Frederick William I, Duke Of Saxe-Weimar
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Friedrich Wilhelm I (25 April 1562 in
Weimar Weimar is a city in the state (Germany), German state of Thuringia, in Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany between Erfurt to the west and Jena to the east, southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together w ...
– 7 July 1602 in Weimar) was a duke of
Saxe-Weimar Saxe-Weimar () was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia. The chief town and capital was Weimar. The Weimar branch was the most genealogically senior extant branch of the House of W ...
. He was the eldest son of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and
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.


Life

At the time of the death of his father (1573), Friedrich Wilhelm was still under age; for this, a tutelary government for the duchy was appointed. The Dowager Duchess, Dorothea Susanne, could however not prevent the Elector Augustus of Saxony – from the Albertine line – from being designated as the regent in her place. In 1586, Friedrich Wilhelm was declared an adult and began his independent government over in Saxe-Weimar. Five years later, in 1591, the Elector Christian I of Saxony died and was succeeded by his eldest son Christian II. Because the new Elector was still under age, the regency of the Electorate was assigned to
Sophie of Brandenburg Sophie of Brandenburg (6 June 1568 – 7 December 1622) was Electress of Saxony by marriage to Christian I, Elector of Saxony. She was regent from 1591 to 1601 during the minority of their son Christian II of Saxony, Christian II. Biograp ...
, widow of Christian I and mother of the heir. While she became regent, Friedrich Wilhelm was asked to assist and given the title of ''Administrator des Sächsischen Kurstaates'' (Administrator of the Saxon Electorate). He took residence in
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, and neglected the government of his duchy (which was instead led by his younger brother
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, who had to take part – in accordance with the Ernestine House Law – anyway in the government). In 1601, Sophie's regency in the Electorate of Saxony ended with the majority of Elector Christian II, and Friedrich Wilhelm returned to Weimar. Since he died one year later, he did not leave large traces in the history of the duchy.


Marriage and children

In
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on 5 May 1583 Friedrich Wilhelm married firstly with
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, daughter of
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. They had six children: #Dorothea Marie (b. Weimar, 8 May 1584 – d. Weimar, 9 September 1586) died in early childhood. #Johann Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (b. Weimar, 30 June 1585 – d. Weimar, 23 January 1587) died in early childhood. #Friedrich (b. Weimar, 26 September 1586 – d. Weimar, 19 January 1587) died in early childhood. # Dorothea Sophia (b. Weimar, 19 December 1587 – d. Weimar, 10 February 1645),
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(1618) #Anna Marie (b. Weimar, 31 March 1589 – d. Dresden, 15 December 1626) died unmarried and without issue. #stillborn son (Vacha, 21 July 1590). In
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on 9 September 1591 Friedrich Wilhelm married secondly with Anna Maria, daughter of
Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg Philipp Ludwig of Neuburg (2 October 1547 – 22 August 1614) was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1569 until 1614. Life Philipp Ludwig was born in Zweibrücken in 1547 as the eldest son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his fathe ...
. They had six children: #
Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Johann Philipp (25 January 1597 – 1 April 1639), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was born in Torgau, the eldest (but fourth in order of birth) surviving son of Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Ne ...
(b. Torgau, 25 January 1597 – d. Altenburg, 1 April 1639) #Anna Sophie (b. Torgau, 3 February 1598 – d. Öls, 20 March 1641), married on 4 December 1618 to Duke Karl Friedrich of Münsterberg-Öls. # Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Torgau, 12 February 1599 – killed in battle, 24 October 1625) # Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1600–1632) (b. Torgau, 13 April 1600 – d. army camp outside Brieg, 2 December 1632) # Dorothea (b. Torgau, 26 June 1601 – d. Altenburg, 10 April 1675), married on 24 June 1633 to Albrecht, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach. # Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (b. posthumously, Weimar, 12 February 1603 – d. Altenburg, 22 April 1669)


References

NB: This entry quotes German Wikipedia: :de:Friedrich Wilhelm I. (Sachsen-Weimar) as a source.


Ancestry

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