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William August, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

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William August
Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Reign1668–1671
PredecessorAdolf William
SuccessorJohann Georg I
Born(1668-11-30)30 November 1668
Eisenach
Died23 February 1671(1671-02-23) (aged 2)
Eisenach
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherAdolf Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
MotherMarie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
ReligionLutheran

Wilhelm August, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (30 November 1668 – 23 February 1671) was the youngest and only surviving son of Adolf Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

All his older brothers died before his father, and Wilhelm August, the fifth and youngest child, was born nine days after the death of Adolf Wilhelm (21 November 1668) and succeeded him in the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach from the moment of his birth,[1] under the guardianship of his uncle Johann Georg.

A sickly boy, he died at Eisenach when only two years old, and Eisenach was inherited by his uncle Johann Georg.

References

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  1. ^ Beck, August (1875). “Adolf Wilhelm” in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Volume 1. Historical Commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. pp. 120–121 – via Wikisource.
Preceded by Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1668–1671
Succeeded by