Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg
| Christian | |
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| Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg | |
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| Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg | |
| Reign | 1675–1707 |
| Predecessor | New Creation |
| Successor | Disputed |
| Born |
6 January 1653 Gotha |
| Died | 28 April 1707 (aged 54) Eisenberg |
| Spouse |
Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Issue | Christiane, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg |
| House | House of Wettin |
| Father | Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg |
| Mother | Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg |
Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg (Gotha, 6 January 1653 – Eisenberg, 28 April 1707) was a duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.
He was the eighth, but fifth surviving, son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg.
Christian had traveled far in his youth and was interested early in History and Art. After the death of his father in 1675, he governed together with his brothers over Saxe-Gotha. He made Eisenberg his residence, where in 1677 he built the Schloss Christiansburg. After the divisionary treaty of the duchy in 1680, Christian retained Eisenberg and the towns of Ronneburg, Roda and Camburg. During his last years he was very interested in alchemy.
He died with considerable debts and, like his brothers Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg and Heinrich of Saxe-Römhild, without sons. His lands were disputed between his remaining brothers and their descendants in the "Coburg-Eisenberg-Römhild inheritance dispute", which took until 1735 to be resolved.
In Merseburg on 13 February 1677, Christian married firstly with Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg. They had only one daughter:
In Darmstadt, on 9 February 1681, Christian married secondly with Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt. They had no children.
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