Ernst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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Ernst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (Königsberg
, 10 June 1727 – Seidingstadt
, 23 September 1780), was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
.
He was the eldest son of Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
and Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau
.
He succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen when he was only eighteen years old in 1745; as a result his mother, the Dowager Duchess Caroline, acted as a regent on his behalf until he reached adulthood, in 1748.
Ernst Frederick was considered to be intelligent, talented, and one of the most handsome princes of his time. He donated a library to the city, but finally his excessive prodigality in exaggerated yard and military splendor drew the attention of the highest places to the financial situation of his country.
The Emperor Joseph II created a Debit Commission under management of the Duchess Charlotte Amalie of Saxe-Meiningen and prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the granduncle of the duke, to investigate the demands of the creditors and adjust the incomes and expenditures to 1769. The financial situation of the country was so disastrous that 35 years duration of this commission could not repair conditions completely.
After he made use in 1757 of the Münzregal (Imperial Regalia
), he was entangled in a complaint of the realm treasury. Finally, the huge fire of the city of Hildburghausen in 1779, forced Ernst Fredercik to move to his hunting residence in Seidingstadt, where he died a year later.
In the Hirschholm Palace
, north of Copenhagen
on 1 October 1749, Ernst Frederick was first married to Princess Louise of Denmark
, daughter of the King Christian VI. They had one daughter:
In the Christiansborg Palace
, Copenhagen
on 20 January 1757, five months after the death of his first wife, Ernst Frederick was married for the second time to Christine Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
. They had one daughter:
In Bayreuth on 1 July 1758, nine months after the death of his second wife, Ernst Frederick was married for the third time to Ernestine
, a daughter of Duke Ernst August I of Saxe-Weimar. They had three children:
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, 10 June 1727 – Seidingstadt
Straufhain
Straufhain is a municipality in the Hildburghausen district of Thuringia, Germany.-Municipality subdivisions:...
, 23 September 1780), was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen was an Ernestine duchy in what is now southern Thuringia, Germany. Its territory was similar to that of the modern Hildburghausen district.-History:...
.
He was the eldest son of Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen , was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.-Young Duke:...
and Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau
Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau
Countess Caroline Amalie of Erbach-Fürstenau , was a countess of Erbach-Furstenau and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen...
.
He succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen when he was only eighteen years old in 1745; as a result his mother, the Dowager Duchess Caroline, acted as a regent on his behalf until he reached adulthood, in 1748.
Ernst Frederick was considered to be intelligent, talented, and one of the most handsome princes of his time. He donated a library to the city, but finally his excessive prodigality in exaggerated yard and military splendor drew the attention of the highest places to the financial situation of his country.
The Emperor Joseph II created a Debit Commission under management of the Duchess Charlotte Amalie of Saxe-Meiningen and prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the granduncle of the duke, to investigate the demands of the creditors and adjust the incomes and expenditures to 1769. The financial situation of the country was so disastrous that 35 years duration of this commission could not repair conditions completely.
After he made use in 1757 of the Münzregal (Imperial Regalia
Regalia
Regalia is Latin plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a Sovereign.The word stems from the Latin substantivation of the adjective regalis, 'regal', itself from Rex, 'king'...
), he was entangled in a complaint of the realm treasury. Finally, the huge fire of the city of Hildburghausen in 1779, forced Ernst Fredercik to move to his hunting residence in Seidingstadt, where he died a year later.
In the Hirschholm Palace
Hirschholm Palace
Hirschholm Palace, also known as Hørsholm Palace, was a royal palace located in present-day Hørsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen, Denmark...
, north of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
on 1 October 1749, Ernst Frederick was first married to Princess Louise of Denmark
Louise of Denmark (1726-1756)
Louise of Denmark was a Danish princess, the daughter of King Christian VI of Denmark and his wife Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach...
, daughter of the King Christian VI. They had one daughter:
- Fredericka Sophie Juliane Caroline (b. Hildburghausen, 5 December 1755 - d. Hildburghausen, 10 January 1756).
In the Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace, , on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the seat of the Folketing , the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Danish Supreme Court...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
on 20 January 1757, five months after the death of his first wife, Ernst Frederick was married for the second time to Christine Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Frederick Christian of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.-Family:...
. They had one daughter:
- Fredericka Sophie Marie Caroline (b. Seidingstadt, 4 October 1757 - d. Seidingstadt, 17 October 1757).
In Bayreuth on 1 July 1758, nine months after the death of his second wife, Ernst Frederick was married for the third time to Ernestine
Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
Princess Ernestine Auguste Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was a princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen.- Life :...
, a daughter of Duke Ernst August I of Saxe-Weimar. They had three children:
- Ernestine Frederike Sophie (b. Hildburghausen, 22 February 1760 - d. Coburg, 28 October 1776), married on 6 March 1776 to Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldFranz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldFranz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld , was a duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. He is a patrilineal ancestor of Elizabeth II, Albert II of Belgium and Simeon B...
. - Christine Sophie Caroline (b. Hildburghausen, 4 December 1761 - d. Öhringen, 10 January 1790), married on 13 March 1778 to her uncle Eugen of Saxe-HildeburghausenErnst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-HildburghausenErnst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen , was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.-Young Duke:...
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(b. Hildburghausen, 29 April 1763 - d. Jagdhaus Hummelshain, Altenburg, 29 September 1834).