Saxe-Jena - Wikipedia
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Duchy of Saxe-Jena Herzogtum Sachsen-Jena (German) | ||||||||
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| 1672–1690 | ||||||||
.svg) Saxe-Jena, shown with the other Ernestine duchies | ||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | |||||||
| Capital | Jena | |||||||
| Government | Principality | |||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||
• Partitioned from | 1672 | |||||||
• Ducal line extinct; | 1690 | |||||||
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The Duchy of Saxe-Jena was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1672 for Bernhard, fourth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Jena was reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar on the extinction of Bernhard's line in 1690.
- Bernhard (1672–1678)
- Johann Wilhelm (1678–1690)
Reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar