William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Wilhelm Ernst Karl Alexander Frederick Heinrich Bernhard Albert Georg Hermann (10 June 1876 - 24 April 1923) was the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Herzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach

Biography

He was born in Weimar, the eldest son of Karl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the Hereditary Grand Duke, and his wife Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Weimar (ˈvaɪmaʁ is a City in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of Thuringia (Thüringen north of the Thüringer Wald,

He succeeded his grandfather Karl Alexander as Grand Duke on 5 January 1901 as his father had predeceased him. Charles Alexander Augustus John Grand Duke of Saxony (Carl Alexander August Johann 24 June 1818 - 5 January 1901) was the ruler of Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

Wilhelm Ernst created the new Weimar state with the direction of Hans Olde, Henry van de Velde and Adolf Brütt. Henry Van de Velde ( 3 April 1863 &ndash 25 October 1957) was a Belgian painter architect and interior designer Also, he renewed the University of Jena by Theodor Fischer from Munich as well as that Weimar theatres. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.

In the course of the construction of the monument setting for Karl Alexander by Adolf Brütt the old part of the town was distinguished altogether by a protection regulation from the development area of the new Weimar and the art nouveau. The statue, in marble, was finished in 1911. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

The Dutch throne

According to the Dutch Constitution, Wilhelm Ernst was in line to succeed to throne of the Netherlands (he was the grandson of Sophie of the Netherlands) after Queen Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie 31 August 1880 &ndash 28 November 1962) was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the The Dutch people, beginning in the 20th century feared this, for the possibility of German influence or even annexation of the Netherlands.

In order to prevent this, some lawyers tried to change the Constitution to exclude Wilhelm Ernst of the succession of the throne of the Netherlands. Another way, however, was this: he or his offspring -if Wilhelmina would die childless- would have to choose between the Dutch and the Weimar throne. The birth of Wilhelmina's daughter Juliana in 1909 made the chance for any member of the house Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach to inherit the Dutch throne smaller and with the amendment to the constitution of 1922 -according to which the right to succession was restricted to the offspring of Wilhelmina- disappeared entirely. Juliana (Juliana Emma Louise Marie Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau 30 April 1909 &ndash 20 March 2004) was Queen regnant of the Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Abdication

On 9 November 1918 Wilhelm Ernst -along with the rest of the German monarchs following the defeat of Germany in World War I- was forced to abdicated. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All His throne and all his lands were relinquished and he fled with his family to exile in Silesia, where he died four years later. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people

Despite all his work for Weimar during his government, Wilhelm Ernst was a hated ruler. This was for his private life, when he was known to be a sadist; the day of his abdication, he was called the "most unpopular prince in all Germany". ^[1]

He died in Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Silesia. Henryków (Heinrichau is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ziębice, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people

Ancestry

Family and children

In Bückeburg on 30 April 1903 Wilhelm Ernst married firstly with Karoline Reuss of Greiz. Bückeburg is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Principality of Reuss Elder Line (Fürstentum Reuß ältere Linie was a state in Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. This marriage was childless and ended in 1905 with the death of Karoline under mysterious circumstances. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

In Meiningen on 21 January 1910, Wilhelm Ernst married secondly with Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Prince Friedrich Johann of Saxe-Meinigen. Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the Southern part of the state of Thuringia and the district seat of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Frederick Johann Bernhard Hermann Heinrich Moritz of Saxe-Meiningen (b They had four children:

1. Sophie Luise Adelheid Marie Olga Carola (b. Weimar, 20 March 1911 - d. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hamburg, 21 November 1988), married to Prince Frederick Günther of Schwarzburg. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Friedrich Günther Prince of Schwarzburg ( 5 March, 1901 - 9 November, 1971) was the final head of the House of Schwarzburg and heir
2. Karl August Wilhelm Ernst Friedrich Georg Johann Albrecht, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (b. Not to be confused with his grandfather Charles Augustus Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844-1894. Schloss Wilhelmsthal, 28 July 1912 - d. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Schienen am Bodensee, 14 October 1988). Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
3. Bernhard Friedrich Viktor (b. Weimar, 3 March 1917 - d. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Wiesbaden, 23 March 1986). Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
4. Georg Wilhelm Albert Bernhard (b. Heinrichau, Silesia, 24 November 1921). Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar

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