John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

John Ernest
Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Landgrave of Thuringia
Reign1542–1553
PredecessorJohn Frederick I
SuccessorJohn Frederick II
Born10 May 1521
Coburg
Died8 February 1553(1553-02-08) (aged 31)
Coburg
SpouseCatherine, daughter of Philip I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Names
Johann Ernst [1]
HouseHouse of Wettin
Ernestine Line
FatherJohn, Elector of Saxony
MotherMargaret of Anhalt-Köthen
ReligionLutheran

John Ernest (German: Johann Ernst) (10 May 1521 – 8 February 1553) was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg and a member of the House of Wettin.[1]

  1. ^ a b "John Ernest, Duke of Saxony-Coburg". BritishMuseum.com. The British Museum. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

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