Albrecht, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, (

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, 27 July 1599 –

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, 20 December 1644) was a ruler of the duchy of

Saxe-Eisenach Saxe-Eisenach (german: Sachsen-Eisenach) was an Ernestine duchy ruled by the Saxon House of Wettin. The state intermittently existed at three different times in the Thuringian region of the Holy Roman Empire. The chief town and capital of all th ...

. He was the seventh (but fourth surviving) son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and

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. His regnal name Albert IV derives from the numbering of the

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as a whole, not specifically to the succession in Saxe-Eisenach. Albrecht received his first instruction from the

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. Later he studied at the

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with his brothers. In the years 1619-1621 he completed his ''Cavalierstour'' (Study Tour) with his younger brother Johann Frederick. The two princes travelled to

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. After his return in 1621, Albrecht occupied himself with administrative duties until 1626. He also represented his absent brothers as regent. In

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on 24 June 1633 Albrecht married Dorothea of Saxe-Altenburg, daughter of

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. The marriage was childless. In accordance with a divisionary treaty concluded with his brothers, Albrecht received

in 1640. He died four years later, after which his state was merged with Saxe-Weimar under

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References

* August Beck: '' Albrecht, Herzog von Sachsen-Eisenach.'' In:

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(ADB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, S. 319. 1599 births 1644 deaths Dukes of Saxe-Eisenach {{Germany-duke-stub