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John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

1658–1729 · 18th century

John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, was the seventh son of Ernest the Pious of Saxe-Gotha. He received Saalfeld in 1680, and after the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg died out in 1699 he gained much of Coburg, founding the line of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. His descendants later married into many royal houses of Europe.

John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
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Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

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