Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Template:Short description Template:Expand German Template:Infobox royalty Bernhard II (17 December 1800 – 3 December 1882) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
Family
Bernhard was the only son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was a younger brother of Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom and Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.[1]
Bernhard succeeded his father when he was three years old (1803); because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Luise Eleonore, acted as regent on his behalf until he reached adulthood in 1821.[1]
Marriage
In Kassel on 23 March 1825, Bernhard married Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). They had two children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | 2 April 1826 | 25 June 1914 | married (1) Princess Charlotte of Prussia; had issue (2) Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; had issue (3) Ellen Franz; no issue |
| Augusta Luise Adelaide Karoline Ida | 6 August 1843 | 11 November 1919 | married Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg; had issue |
On 12 November 1826, after the redistribution of all the family territories after the death of the last Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Bernhard received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld.
Ancestry
See also
References
External links
- Bernhard II at ADB (German)