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Bernhard III Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Georg zu Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen (Wettin, Ernestiner), Herzog

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Birthplace: Meiningen, Thürringen, Deutschland (Germany)
Death: January 16, 1928 (76)
Meiningen, Thürringen, Deutschland (Germany)
Place of Burial: Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
Immediate Family:

Son of George II of Saxe-Meiningen and Hildburghausen, Duke and Charlotte Friedrike Luise Wilhelmine Marianne (Charlotte ) von Preußen, Herzogin zu Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen
Husband of Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Father of Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
Brother of Georg Albrecht Prinz von Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen and Marie Elisabeth Prinzessin von Sachsen-Meiningen
Half brother of Ernst Prinz von Sachsen-Meiningen, Herzog von Sachsen; Friedrich Johann Heinrich Moritz Prinz von Sachsen -Meiningen and Viktor of Sachsen-Meiningen, Victor

Occupation: Herzog von Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen (1914-1918), Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Managed by: Günther Kipp
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About Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

  • Bernhard Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Georg Prinz von Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen.
  • Herzog Bernhard III von Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen (styled as HH Reigining Duke of Saxe-Meiningen und Hildburghausen) on 25 June 1914.
  • He abdicated on 10 November 1918, and was the last ruling duke.

Royal house

House of Wettin

Predecessor: Georg II Successor: Office abolished

  • Head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1918–1928

Predecessor: Georg II Successor: Prince Ernst

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Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen's Timeline

1851
April 1, 1851
Meiningen, Thürringen, Deutschland (Germany)
April 1, 1851
- June 25, 1914
1879
May 12, 1879
Potsdam, Preußen, German Empire
1914
June 25, 1914
- November 10, 1918
Age 63
1928
January 16, 1928
Age 76
Meiningen, Thürringen, Deutschland (Germany)
January 22, 1928
Age 76
Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany