Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

The Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was one of the Ernestine duchies. Ernest, who became elector of Saxony in 1464, divided his territory between his sons, and over the years more and more small duchies existed.

Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
1699–1825
Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld, shown within the other Ernestine duchies
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire State of the Confederation of the Rhine State of the German Confederation
Capital	Saalfeld until 1764, then Coburg
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Division of Erfurt	1572
• Coburg and Saalfeld united	August 6, 1699 1699
• Duchy renamed by the decision of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor about the Ernestine succession	1735
• Lost Saalfeld, gained     Gotha, renamed	February 11 1825 1825
Preceded by Succeeded by Saxe-Coburg Saxe-Saalfeld Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was reformed on 29 July 1735, although Coburg and Saalfeld had had the same ruler since 1699. As only men could be the rulers of the duchies, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ceased to exist in 1825, when the last male descendant of the dukes of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg died. The various dukes reorganised their territories. Saalfeld went the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, Altenburg went to the Duke of Saxe-Hildburgausen, who gave Hildburghausen to the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. Gotha and Coburg were combined into the new duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Reign starts	Reign ends	Duke
29 July 1735	4 September 1745	Christian Ernst
jointly with
29 July 1735	16 September 1764	Franz Josias
16 September 1764	8 September 1800	Ernst Frederick
8 September 1800	9 December 1806	Franz Frederick
9 December 1806	27 January 1807	Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig
27 January 1807	28 July 1807	Occupied by France for one night
28 July 1807	12 November 1826	Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig