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Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

1562–1602 · 16th century

Frederick William I was a Saxon duke of the Ernestine line who received the lands around Weimar in the Erfurt Division of 1572. From 1591 to 1601 he also acted as regent of the Electorate of Saxony for the young elector Christian II. After his death Weimar passed to his brother John, while his own sons received a separate share as the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.

Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
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