Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Herzogtum Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (German)
1672–1826
Flag of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Coat of arms
Territories of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg within the Ernestine duchies of Thuringia, before 1826
Territories of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg within the Ernestine duchies of Thuringia, before 1826
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire,
State of the Confederation of the Rhine,
State of the German Confederation
CapitalGotha
GovernmentDuchy
Duke 
• 1680–1691
Frederick I (first)
• 1822–1825
Frederick IV (last)
Historical eraEarly modern Europe
1672
• Duchy established
1672
• Partitioned between Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Saxe-Hildburghausen
1826
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saxe-Gotha
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Hildburghausen

Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German: Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg) was a duchy ruled by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in today's Thuringia, Germany. The extinction of the line in 1825 led to a major re-organisation of the Thuringian states.


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