Saxe-Eisenach

Saxe-Eisenach (German: Sachsen-Eisenach) was an Ernestine duchy ruled by the Saxon House of Wettin. The state intermittently existed at three different times in the Thuringian region of the Holy Roman Empire. The chief town and capital of all three duchies was Eisenach.

Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach
Herzogtum Sachsen-Eisenach
1596–1638
1640–1644
1662–1809
  Saxe-Eisenach from 1672, shown amongst the other 18th-century Ernestine duchies in Thuringia
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806),
State of the Confederation of the Rhine
CapitalEisenach
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Division of Erfurt
1572
 Partitioned from
    S.-Coburg-Eisenach
1596
 Split between
    Saxe-Weimar
    and Saxe-Altenburg
 
1638
 Partitioned from
    Saxe-Weimar
1640
 Split between
    Saxe-Gotha
    and Saxe-Weimar
1644
 Partitioned from
    Saxe-Weimar
1662
 Merged to form
    S.-Weimar-Eisenach
1809
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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