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GERMANY - SAXONY-ALTENBURG

(1603-1672 then 1825-1918)

The Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg was created in 1603 for the three brothers of John of Saxe-Weimar. With the extinction of the male line in 1672 the duchy is reunited with the uché of Saxe-Gotha. In 1825, the duchy was reformed. In November 1918, like all German sovereign princes, Duke Ernest II was forced to abdicate..