August Frederick Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

August Frederick Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

August Frederick Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningencite book|title=American Journal of Numismatics|publisher=Boston Numismatic Society|date=1875|pages=p75|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KIwUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA76-IA5&dq=%22Duke+of+Saxe-Meiningen%22++%22August+Frederick%22&as_brr=3&ei=TPuJSNqINp_0iwG8-qTpAQ] (b. Frankfurt, 19 November 1754 - d. Sonneberg, 21 July 1782), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

He was the first son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

August Frederick succeeded his father in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1763) when he was only eight years old. Because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Charlotte Amalie, acted as regent during his minority, which ended in 1779.

In Gedern on 5 June 1780, August Frederick married Luise of Stolberg-Gedern. They had no children.

He was succeeded by his last younger surviving brother, Georg

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