Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1601

Place of Birth: Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1675

Profession: military personnel, aristocrat

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ernest I, called "Ernest the Pious" (25 December 1601 – 26 March 1675), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg.
The duchies were later merged into Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was the ninth but sixth surviving son of Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt.
His mother was a granddaughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, and great-granddaughter of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.