Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
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Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |
Reign | 1732–1772 |
Predecessor | Frederick II |
Successor | Ernst II |
Born | Gotha |
14 April 1699
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gotha |
Spouse | Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen |
Issue | Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Prince Ludwig Princess Fredericka Luise Ernst II Princess Sophie Prince August |
House | House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Father | Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Mother | Magdalene Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Gotha, 14 April 1699 – Gotha, 10 March 1772), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalene Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.
After the death of his father, in 1732, Frederick III assumed the duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
In 1734 he began a flourishing soldier trade with the Emperor, to the Prince of Waldeck and to the King of Prussia, which put him into the position to create a tax in his own duchy. The duchy had to suffer for Frederick with difficulty in the Seven Years' War and he forced the duchy into a war with his neighbour, duke Anton Ulrich of Saxe-Meiningen (The "Wasunger War").
Issue
In Gotha on 17 September 1729, Frederick married Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, his first cousin. They had nine children:
- Frederick Louis, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 20 January 1735 – d. Gotha, 9 June 1756).
- Louis (b. Gotha, 25 October 1735 – d. Gotha, 26 October 1735).
- stillborn son (Gotha, 25 October 1735), twin of Louis.
- stillborn twin sons (1739).
- Fredericka Louise (b. Gotha, 30 January 1741 – d. Gotha, 5 February 1776).
- Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 30 January 1745 – d. Gotha, 20 April 1804).
- Sophie (b. Gotha, 9 March 1746 – d. Gotha, 30 March 1746).
- August (b. Gotha, 14 August 1747 – d. Gotha, 28 September 1806).
From 1748 to 1755 he was regent of the duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach on behalf of Ernst August II Konstantin. From 1750, he acted as regent alongside his kinsmen Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Ancestors
References
- August Beck: Friedrich II., Herzog von Sachsen-Gotha und Altenburg. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, S. 3–5.
- Christian Ferdinand Schulze, Leben des Herzogs von Sachsen-Gotha und Altenburg Friedrich II., Digitaliat
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Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Born: 14 April 1699 Died: 10 March 1772 |
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Preceded by | Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1732–1772 |
Succeeded by Ernst II |