Saxe-Jena
One of the Saxon Duchies of the Wettin Dynasty
Duchy of Saxe-Jena Herzogtum Sachsen-Jena | |||||||||
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1672–1690 | |||||||||
Saxe-Jena, shown with the other Ernestine duchies | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Jena | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Saxe-Weimar | 1672 | ||||||||
• Ducal line extinct; restored to Saxe-Weimar | 1690 | ||||||||
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The Duchy of Saxe-Jena was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1672 for Bernhard, fourth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Jena was reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar on the extinction of Bernhard's line in 1690.
Dukes of Saxe-Jena
- Bernhard (1672–1678)
- Johann Wilhelm (1678–1690)
Reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar
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Ernestine duchies after the Division of Erfurt (1572)
- Saxe-Weimar (1572–1806)
- Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach (1572–1596, 1633-1638)
- Saxe-Coburg (1596–1633, 1681–1699)
- Saxe-Eisenach (1596–1638, 1640–1644, 1672–1806)
- Saxe-Altenburg (1603–1672, 1826–1918)
- Saxe-Gotha (1640–1680)
- Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1681–1826)
- Saxe-Marksuhl (1662–1672)
- Saxe-Jena (1672–1690)
- Saxe-Eisenberg (1680–1707)
- Saxe-Hildburghausen (1680–1826)
- Saxe-Römhild (1680–1710)
- Saxe-Saalfeld (1680–1735)
- Saxe-Meiningen (1681–1918)
- Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735–1826)
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1806–1918)
- Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826–1918)