Saxe-Gotha

Duchy of Saxe-Gotha
Herzogtum Sachsen-Gotha (German)
1640–1680
Coat of arms of Saxe-Gotha
Coat of arms
Thuringia, showing the combined territory of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg from 1672, before it was again divided in 1680
Thuringia, showing the combined territory of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg from 1672, before it was again divided in 1680
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalGotha
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraEarly modern Europe
• Partitioned from
    Saxe-Weimar
1640
• Acquired half of
    Saxe-Eisenach
 
1644
• Acquired major part
    of Saxe-Altenburg
 
1672
• Partitioned in seven
1680
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saxe-Weimar
Saxe-Coburg
Saxe-Eisenberg
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Römhild
Saxe-Saalfeld

Saxe-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Gotha) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in the former Landgraviate of Thuringia. The ducal residence was erected at Gotha.


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