Saxe-Altenburg

State · 1806–1870 CE · at its largest around 1820 CE

A small Ernestine Saxon duchy in Thuringia centred on Altenburg, which remained a member state of the German Empire until 1918.

On its lands while it lasted

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 CE – 1832 CE): German poet, playwright, novelist and scientist who lived in Weimar from 1775. Author of Faust and The Sorrows of Young Werther.
• Altenburg (c. 1806 CE): Capital of Saxe-Altenburg (1806–1870).
• Gera (c. 1806 CE): Capital of Principality of Reuss-Gera (1806–1870).
• Weimar (c. 1806 CE): Capital of Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1806–1870).
• Gotha (c. 1836 CE): Capital of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1836–1839).

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