Saxe-Gotha
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.
Duchy of Saxe-Gotha Herzogtum Sachsen-Gotha | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Coat of arms
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Thuringia, showing the combined territory of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg from 1672, before it was again divided in 1680 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Gotha | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1644 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1672 | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Partitioned in seven | 1680 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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