Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
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| Frederick IV | |
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| Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |
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| Reign | 1822–1825 |
| Predecessor | Augustus |
| Successor | Dissolution Ernst III of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Frederick of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
| House | House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Father | Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Mother | Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Born | 28 November 1774 Gotha |
| Died | 11 February 1825 (aged 50) Gotha |
Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Gotha, 28 November 1774 – Gotha, 11 February 1825), was the last duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
He was the third but second surviving son of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Charlotte de Saxe-Meiningen.
After the death of his older brother August without sons (1822), Frederick (the only surviving male of the house) inherited the duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
Frederick fought - after military training - in the Napoleonic campaigns and was heavily wounded. As a consequence of these injuries, he was constantly ill until his death. Because of his illness, he traveled for a long time seeking a cure. During these stays outside of his duchy, he left the government in hands of his secret advisor Bernhard August von Lindenau.
He only reigned three years and died unmarried; with him, the line of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ended. After his death, his lands were repartitioned among his Wettin relations. Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld received Gotha, and changed his title to Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, although the two duchies remained technically separate.
[edit] Ancestors
| Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Father: Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Paternal Grandfather: Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha |
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| Mother: Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen |
Maternal Grandfather: Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Philippine Elisabeth Caesar |
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| Preceded by Emil |
Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1822–1825 |
Succeeded by Ernst I of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld as Duke of Saxe-Gotha Frederick of Saxe-Hildburghausen as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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