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{{Infobox Former Country
|native_name            = ''Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach''
|conventional_long_name = Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
|common_name            = Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
|
|continent              = Europe
|region                 = Central Europe
|country                = Germany
|era                    = Early modern Europe
|status                 = Vassal
|empire                 = Holy Roman Empire
|government_type        = Principality
|
|year_start             = 1572
|year_end               = 1638
|life_span              = 1572-1596<br>1633-1638
|
|event_start              = Split off from [[Saxe-Weimar|S-Weimar]]
|date_start               =
|event1            = Division into [[Saxe-Coburg|S-Coburg]]<br>{{spaces|4}}and [[Saxe-Eisenach|S-Eisenach]]
|date_event1             = 1596
|event2                 = S-Coburg fell to S-Eisenach
|date_event2          = 1633
|event_end         = Divided between [[Saxe-Weimar|S-Weimar]] and [[Saxe-Altenburg|S-Altenburg]]
|date_end            =
|
|p1                     = Saxe-Weimar
|image_p1               = [[File:Armoiries Saxe.svg|20px|Saxe-Weimar]]
|s1                     = Saxe-Altenburg
|image_s1               = [[File:Blason Duché de Saxe-Altenbourg (Grandes Armes).svg|20px|Saxe-Altenburg]]
|s2                     = Saxe-Weimar
|image_s2               = [[File:Armoiries Saxe.svg|20px|Saxe-Weimar]]
|
|image_flag             = <!--- Default: Flag of {{{common_name}}}.svg --->
|image_coat             = Armoiries Saxe.svg
|symbol                 = Coat of arms of Saxony
|
|capital                = [[Coburg]]
}}
'''Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach''' was a duchy within the [[Holy Roman Empire]].  It existed during two fairly short periods: 1572-1596 and 1633-1638.  Its territory was part of the modern states of [[Bavaria]] and [[Thuringia]].

== History ==
The duchy was created by the [[Division of Erfurt]] in 1572 which implemented a decision of the [[Diet of Speyer (1570)|Diet of Speyer]] in 1570 to separate [[Coburg]] and [[Eisenach]] from the Duchy of [[Saxe-Weimar]] and give them to [[John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg|John Casimir]] and [[John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach|John Ernest]], the two sons of [[John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony|John Frederick II]].  However, because the two princes were still minors at the time, the country was at first ruled by [[Prince-elector|Elector]] [[August, Elector of Saxony|August]] of [[Saxony]].

In 1586 the guardianship and regency ended, and John Casimir and John Ernest began to jointly to rule the duchy.  John Ernest soon withdrew and returned to his hunting lodge in [[Marksuhl]].  In 1590 he formally renounced all of his participation in the government of the duchy for five years.  After the end of this period, the two brothers agreed to split the country.  John Casimir kept [[Saxe-Coburg]], while John Ernest received [[Saxe-Eisenach]].

When John Casimir died childless in 1633, John Ernest inherited his possessions and [[Coburg]] and [[Eisenach]] were combined again for a short period.  When John Ernest died childless as well in 1638, the line of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach ended and the country was divided between Saxe-Weimar and [[Saxe-Altenburg]], the other two Ernestine duchies existing at that time.

Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Eisenach would not again belong to a common state, until all Ernestine duchies merged to form [[Thuringia]] in 1920.

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[[Category:History of Bavaria]]
[[Category:History of Thuringia]]
[[Category:Dukes of Saxe-Coburg]]
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