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John William III | |
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Duke of Saxe-Eisenach | |
Reign | 1698–1729 |
Predecessor | John George II |
Successor | Wilhelm Heinrich |
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Born | (1666-10-17)17 October 1666 Friedewald |
Died | 14 January 1729(1729-01-14) (aged 62) Eisenach |
Spouse | Amalie of Nassau-Dietz Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels Marie Christine Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim |
Issue | Wilhelm Heinrich Johannette, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels Karoline, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine Christiane, Princess of Nassau-Usingen |
House | House of Wettin |
Father | John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach |
Mother | Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein |
Religion | Lutheranism |
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (17 October 1666 – 14 January 1729), was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and came from the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin.
John William III was born in Friedewald, the third son of John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein. His twin brother, Maximilian, died at the age of two.
He succeeded his brother John George II as duke of Saxe-Eisenach when he died childless in 1698. John William III was crowned duke of Saxe-Eisenach.[1] Saxe-Eisenach experienced a cultural boon under his reign, which was in no small part due to the duke's court band, whose most prominent member was Georg Philipp Telemann.[2]
InOranjewoud on 28 November 1690, John William married with Amalie (The Hague, 25 November 1655 – Allstedt, 16 February 1695), a daughter of William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz. They had two children:
InWolfenbüttel on 27 February 1697 — two years of the death of his first wife — John William married secondly with Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach, a daughter of Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach. They had seven children:
InWeissenfels on 28 July 1708 — one year after the death of his second wife — John William married thirdly with Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels, a daughter of Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. They had three children:
In the Schloss Philippsruhe on 29 May 1727 — one year after the death of his third wife — John William married fourthly with Marie Christine Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim, Dowager Princess of Baden-Durlach. This union was childless. John William died at Eisenach.
John William III Born: 17 October 1666 Died: 14 January 1729 | ||
Preceded by | Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 1698–1729 |
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