Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg

Christian
Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Reign	1675–1707
Predecessor	New Creation
Successor	Disputed
Spouse	Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Issue
Christiane, Duchess of Holstein-Glücksburg
Father	Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg
Mother	Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
Born	6 January 1653(1653-01-06) Gotha
Died	28 April 1707(1707-04-28) (aged 54) Eisenberg

Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg (Gotha, 6 January 1653 – Eisenberg, 28 April 1707) was a duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.

He was the eighth but fifth surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg.

Christian had far-traveled in his youth and was interested already early in History and Art. After the death of his father in 1675, he governed together with his brothers over Saxe-Gotha. He made Eisenberg as his residence, were in 1677 he build the Schloss Christiansburg. After the divisionary treaty of the duchy in 1680, Christian retained Eisenberg and the towns of Ronneburg, Roda and Camburg. During his last years he was very interested in the alquimie.

He died with considerable debts and (like his brothers Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg and Heinrich of Saxe-Römhild) without sons. His lands were disputed between his remaining brothers and their descendants in the "Coburg-Eisenberg-Römhild inherit-ridden", which only in 1735 could be resolved.

Ancestors

Christian's ancestors in three generations

Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach	Father: Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha	Paternal Grandfather: John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar	Paternal Great-grandfather: Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Dorothea Susanne of Simmern
		Paternal Grandmother: Dorothea Maria of Anhalt	Paternal Great-grandfather: Joachim Ernst of Anhalt
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Eleonore of Württemberg
	Mother: Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg	Maternal Grandfather: Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg	Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg
		Maternal Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel	Maternal Great-grandfather: Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Elizabeth of Denmark

Issue

In Merseburg on 13 February 1677, Christian married firstly with Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg. They had only one daughter:

1. Christiane (b. Eisenach, 4 March 1679 - d. Glücksburg, 24 May 1722), who was married on 15 February 1699 to Philip Ernst, Duke of Holstein-Glücksburg (1673–1729).

In Darmstadt, on 9 February 1681, Christian married secondly with Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt. They had no children.

References

• August Beck, Christian, einziger Herzog von Sachsen-Eisenberg. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). vol IV. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, pp. 178–180.
• Wolfgang Huschke: Christian, Herzog von Sachsen-Eisenberg. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 3. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, p. 232. (German)
• Wilfried Warsitzka: Herzog Christian von Sachsen und der Bau der Schlosskirche zu Eisenberg. Wartburg-Verlag, Jena 1992, ISBN 3-86160-065-X

Persondata
Name	Christian, , Duke Of Saxe-Eisenberg
Alternative names
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Date of birth	6 January 1653
Place of birth	Gotha
Date of death	28 April 1707
Place of death	Eisenberg