Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
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Place of Birth: Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany
About Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
- Albrecht, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, (Altenburg, 27 July 1599 – Eisenach, 20 December 1644) was a ruler of the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach.
- He was the seventh (but fourth surviving) son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt.
- His regnal name Albert IV derives from the numbering of the duchy of Saxony as a whole, not specifically to the succession in Saxe-Eisenach. Albrecht received his first instruction from the Field Marshal Frederick of Kospoth.
- Later he studied at the University of Jena with his brothers. In the years 1619-1621 he completed his Cavalierstour (Study Tour) with his younger brother Johann Frederick.
- The two princes travelled to France and Switzerland. After his return in 1621, Albrecht occupied himself with administrative duties until 1626.
- He also represented his absent brothers as regent. In Weimar on 24 June 1633 Albrecht married Dorothea of Saxe-Altenburg, daughter of Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.
- The marriage was childless. In accordance with a divisionary treaty concluded with his brothers, Albrecht received Eisenach in 1640.
- He died four years later, after which his state was merged with Saxe-Weimar under Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar.
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