Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
About Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
- Adolf Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (Weimar, 15 May 1632 – Eisenach, 21 November 1668), was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach. He was the fourth but second surviving son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau. When Adolf was nineteen years old, he traveled around several different countries, in particular France.
- Subsequently, in 1656 entered the service of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden (who was at that time engaged in the Northern Wars against Poland) as a colonel, where Adolf was characterised by his courage and bravery.
- However, after a meeting in Funen with an imperial ambassador, Adolf transferred to the Imperial Army with the rank of colonel.
- In 1661, he traveled again to Sweden, and King Charles Gustav offered him the rank of major general of the infantry with a pay of 2000 talents; Adolf declined. When his father died (1662) Adolf, with his older brother Johann Ernst, divided the paternal estates.
- He received Eisenach and its Schloss Wilhelmsburg, with its large garden, where he made his residence.
- His two younger brothers, Johann Georg and Bernhard, received only incomes from the duchies of their older brothers.
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