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Bernhard III SAXMEI

Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen





Reign[]

Title Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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
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
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
Birth June 21, 1831
Death March 30, 1855 (23 years)


Siblings[]

Sibling 1 Georg Albrecht, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Birth April 12, 1852
Death January 27, 1855 (2 years)


Sibling 2 Marie Elisabeth, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen
Birth September 23, 1853
Death February 22, 1923 (69 years)


Paternal Half-Sibling 1 Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
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
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
Birth May 14, 1865
Death May 17, 1865 (3 days)


Paternal Grandparents[]

Paternal Grandfather Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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
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
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
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
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
Birth May 12, 1879
Death August 26, 1945 (66 years)


Marriages
Husband Heinrich XXX, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1864-1939) September 24, 1898 - March 23, 1939 (40 years, widowed)
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