Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (4 February 1761 in Frankfurt – 24 December 1803 in Meiningen), was Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 1782 to 1803. He was known as a reformer and considered a model prince by many of his peers.
Georg succeeded his older and childless brother, Karl Wilhelm in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen in 1782. He ruled based on the principles of "enlightened absolutism" emphasizing in particular the importance of education. He initiated the building of the Gymnasium later named Bernhardinum after his son. Georg I also opened the ducal library to the public, reformed the (Protestant) church practices in his princedom and initiated new social policies. Under a pen name, he published philosophical treatises. As a result, many of his fellow princes considered him a model ruler and his duchy as the German state where enlightened absolutism reached its apogee.[1]
Andrea Jakob, Meininger Museen: Herzog Georg I. von Sachsen-Meiningen - Ein Präzedenzfall für den aufgeklärten Absolutismus 2005, Südthüringer Forschungen Heft 33, ISBN3-910114-06-7
^ abc. Meininger Museen. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 104.
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Georg I Frederick Karl Duke of Saxe Meiningen 4 February 1761 in Frankfurt 24 December 1803 in Meiningen was Duke of Saxe Meiningen from 1782 to 1803 He was known as a reformer and considered a model prince by many of his peers Georg IDuke of Saxe MeiningenReign21 July 1782 24 December 1803PredecessorKarl WilhelmSuccessorBernhard IIBorn 1761 02 04 4 February 1761Meiningen Saxe Meiningen Holy Roman EmpireDied24 December 1803 1803 12 24 aged 42 Meiningen Saxe Meiningen Holy Roman EmpireSpouseLuise Eleonore of Hohenlohe LangenburgIssueAdelaide Queen of the United Kingdom Ida Princess Bernhard of Saxe Weimar Eisenach Bernhard IINamesGeorg I Friedrich KarlHouseSaxe MeiningenFatherAnton Ulrich Duke of Saxe MeiningenMotherCharlotte Amalie of Hesse PhilippsthalReligionLutheranism Contents 1 Family 2 Reign 3 Marriage and heir 4 Death 5 See also 6 Ancestry 7 ReferencesFamily EditGeorg was born on 4 February 1761 in Frankfurt as the fourth but second surviving son of Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse Philippsthal His father was 73 years old at the time and died two years later in 1763 1 Reign EditGeorg succeeded his older and childless brother Karl Wilhelm in the Duchy of Saxe Meiningen in 1782 He ruled based on the principles of enlightened absolutism emphasizing in particular the importance of education He initiated the building of the Gymnasium later named Bernhardinum after his son Georg I also opened the ducal library to the public reformed the Protestant church practices in his princedom and initiated new social policies Under a pen name he published philosophical treatises As a result many of his fellow princes considered him a model ruler and his duchy as the German state where enlightened absolutism reached its apogee 1 Marriage and heir EditIn Langenburg on 27 November 1782 Georg married Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe Langenburg After ten years they began to have children finally having four Adelaide Luise Therese Karoline Amalie b Meiningen 13 August 1792 d Bentley Priory Middlesex 2 December 1849 married on 11 July 1818 to the Duke of Clarence later King William IV of the United Kingdom Ida b Meiningen 25 June 1794 d Weimar 4 April 1852 married on 30 May 1816 to Bernhard of Saxe Weimar Eisenach stillborn daughter Meiningen 16 October 1796 Bernhard II Erich Freund Duke of Saxe Meiningen b Meiningen 17 December 1800 d Meiningen 3 December 1882 Death EditGeorg I died of a fever on 24 December 1803 at Meiningen 1 See also EditSchloss and park AltensteinAncestry EditAncestors of Georg I Duke of Saxe Meiningen 2 16 John II Duke of Saxe Weimar8 Ernest I Duke of Saxe Gotha17 Dorothea Maria of Anhalt4 Bernhard I Duke of Saxe Meiningen18 John Philip Duke of Saxe Altenburg9 Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe Altenburg19 Elisabeth of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel2 Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen20 Augustus the Younger Duke of Brunswick Luneburg10 Anthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel21 Dorothea of Anhalt Zerbst5 Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel22 Frederick Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Norburg11 Duchess Elizabeth Juliana of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Norburg23 Eleanor of Anhalt Zerbst1 Georg I Duke of Saxe Meiningen24 William VI Landgrave of Hesse Kassel12 Philip Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal25 Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg6 Charles I Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal26 Carl Otto Count of Solms Laubach13 Countess Catherine of Solms Laubach27 Countess Amona Elisabeth of Bentheim Steinfurt3 Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse Philippsthal28 John George I Duke of Saxe Eisenach14 John William III Duke of Saxe Eisenach29 Countess Johannetta of Sayn Wittgenstein7 Princess Christine of Saxe Eisenach30 Charles Gustav of Baden Durlach15 Margravine Christine Juliane of Baden Durlach31 Duchess Anna Sophie of Brunswick WolfenbuttelReferences EditAndrea Jakob Meininger Museen Herzog Georg I von Sachsen Meiningen Ein Prazedenzfall fur den aufgeklarten Absolutismus 2005 Sudthuringer Forschungen Heft 33 ISBN 3 910114 06 7 a b c Biografie Georg I German Meininger Museen Archived from the original on 15 September 2011 Retrieved 8 September 2014 Genealogie ascendante jusqu au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l Europe actuellement vivans Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living in French Bourdeaux Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel 1768 p 104 Wikimedia Commons has media related to George I Duke of Saxe Meiningen Georg I Duke of Saxe MeiningenHouse of Saxe MeiningenCadet branch of the House of WettinBorn 4 February 1761 Died 24 December 1803Regnal titlesPreceded byKarl Wilhelm Duke of Saxe Meiningen1782 1803 Succeeded byBernhard II This article about a German duke is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georg I Duke of Saxe Meiningen amp oldid 1154017861, wikipedia, 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