Saxe-Hildburghausen

Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen
*Herzogtum Sachsen-Hildburghausen*
Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen Herzogtum Sachsen-Hildburghausen
1680–1826
	Flag Coat of arms
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire (1680–1806); State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813); State of the German Confederation (1815–1826);
Capital	Heldburg (to 1684); Hildburghausen (from 1684)
Government	Duchy
Duke
• 1680–1715	Ernest (first)
• 1780–1826	Frederick (last)
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Partitioned from Saxe-Gotha	1680
• Reichsunmittelbarkeit	1702
• Passed to Saxe-Meiningen	1826
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Saxe-Gotha
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Saxe-Meiningen

Saxe-Hildburghausen (German: Sachsen-Hildburghausen) was an Ernestine duchy and Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in the southern side of the present State of Thuringia in Germany. It existed from 1680 to 1826 but its name and borders are currently used by the District of Hildburghausen.

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