Bernhard I Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Biography

Bernhard I Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Gotha 10 September 1649 – Meiningen 27 April 1706) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.He was the sixth but third surviving son of Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg.After the death of his father in 1675 the duchy was jointly governed by him and his brothers; but the duchy was dividedfive years later (in 1680); as a result of this divisionary treaty Bernhard received Meiningen Wasungen Salzungen Untermassfeld Frauenbreitungen and Ichtershausen.