Reign[]
Title | Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Reign | June 25, 1914 - November 10, 1918 (4 years) |
Predecessor | Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
Successor | Monarchy Abolished |
Life Data[]
Full Name | Bernhard Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Georg |
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House | Saxe-Meiningen |
Birth | April 1, 1851 |
Birthplace | Meiningen, Germany |
Death | January 16, 1928 (76 years) |
Deathplace | Meiningen, Germany |
Parents[]
Father | Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Birth | April 2, 1826 |
First Marriage | Charlotte, Princess of Prussia (1831-55, m. 1850-55, 5 years widowed) |
Second Marriage | Feodora, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1839-72, m. 1858-72, 14 years widowed) |
Third Marriage | Ellen Franz, Baroness von Heldburg (1839-1923, m. 1873-1914, 41 years died) |
Death | June 25, 1914 (88 years) |
Mother | Charlotte, Princess of Prussia |
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Birth | June 21, 1831 |
Death | March 30, 1855 (23 years) |
Siblings[]
Sibling 1 | Georg Albrecht, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Birth | April 12, 1852 |
Death | January 27, 1855 (2 years) |
Sibling 2 | Marie Elisabeth, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Birth | September 23, 1853 |
Death | February 22, 1923 (69 years) |
Paternal Half-Sibling 1 | Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Birth | September 27, 1859 |
Marriage | Katharina Jensen, Baroness von Saalfeld (1874-1945, m. 1892-1941, 49 years died) |
Children | Georg Wilhelm, Elisabeth Helene, Ernst Friedrich, Ralf Erich, Sven Hans, Enzio Heinrich |
Death | December 29, 1941 (82 years) |
Paternal Half-Sibling 2 | Friedrich, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Birth | October 12, 1861 |
Marriage | Adelaide, Countess of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1870-1948, m. 1889-1914, 25 years died) |
Children | Feodora, Adelaide, Georg, Ernst, Luise, Bernhard |
Death | August 23, 1914 (52 years) |
Paternal Half-Sibling 3 | Viktor, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Birth | May 14, 1865 |
Death | May 17, 1865 (3 days) |
Paternal Grandparents[]
Paternal Grandfather | Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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Birth | December 17, 1800 |
Father | Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1761-1803) |
Mother | Louise Eleonore, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1763-1837) |
Marriage | March 23, 1825 - December 3, 1882 (57 years, died) |
Death | December 3, 1882 (81 years) |
Paternal Grandmother | Marie Frederica, Princess of Hesse-Kassel |
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Birth | September 6, 1804 |
Father | William II, Elector of Hesse (1777-1847) |
Mother | Augusta, Princess of Prussia (1780-1841) |
Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Death | January 1, 1888 (83 years) |
Maternal Grandparents[]
Maternal Grandfather | Albert, Prince of Prussia |
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Birth | October 4, 1809 |
Father | Frederick William III, King of Prussia (1770-1840) |
Mother | Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810) |
First Marriage | Marianne, Princess of the Netherlands (1810-83, m. 1830 - 1849, 19 years divorced) |
Second Marriage | Rosalie von Rauch, Countess of Hohenau (1820-79, m. 1853 - 1872, 19 years died) |
Death | October 14, 1872 (63 years) |
Maternal Grandmother | Marianne, Princess of the Netherlands |
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Birth | May 9, 1810 |
Father | William I, King of the Netherlands (1772-1843) |
Mother | Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia (1774-1837) |
Children | 1 son, 3 daughters |
Death | May 29, 1883 (73 years) |
Marriage[]
Wife | Charlotte, Princess of Prussia |
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Birth | July 24, 1860 |
Father | Frederick III, Emperor of Germany (1831-88) |
Mother | Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (1840-1901) |
Marriage | February 18, 1878 - October 1, 1919 (41 years, widowed) |
Death | October 1, 1919 (59 years) |
Child 1[]
Full Name | Feodora Viktoria Auguste Marie Marianne |
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Birth | May 12, 1879 |
Death | August 26, 1945 (66 years) |
Husband | Heinrich XXX, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1864-1939) | September 24, 1898 - March 23, 1939 (40 years, widowed) |
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