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Maurice William, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

1688–1731 · 18th century

Maurice William was Duke of Saxe-Merseburg from 1694, a small Albertine Saxon duchy under the sovereignty of the Electorate of Saxony. He was devoted to music and played the bass viol, which earned him the nickname 'Fiddle Duke'. He died without heirs in 1731, and the duchy reverted to Saxony after his uncle's death in 1738.

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Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg

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