What is Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg?
Q: What is Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg?
A: Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was a country in what is today Thuringia, Germany.
Q: How was it formed?
A: It was formed in 1672 when Frederick Wilhelm III, the last duke of Saxe-Altenburg died and Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha inherited his possessions.
Q: When did the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg officially come into existence?
A: The Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg officially came into existence in 1680 when Ernest's eldest son, Frederick, took control of the parts of the country Gotha and Altenburg.
Q: What happened to the royal house of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg when it became extinct in 1825?
A: When the royal house of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg became extinct in 1825, Saxe-Gotha was given to Saxe-Coburg Saalfield and Saxe Altenberg passed to the Duke of Sax Hildburghausen.
Q: What happened after World War I?
A: After World War I ended and German monarchies were abolished, bothSaxegothaandSaxe Altenburggot absorbed into thenewly createdstateofThuringiain1920.
Q: Who inherited Frederick Wilhelm III's possessions?
A: Ernest I, Duke ofSaxegotahad marriedFrederickWilhelm's cousinElisabeth Sophieand he inheritedFrederickWilhelmIII's possessionswhen he diedin1672.
