George I | |||||
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Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | |||||
Reign | 21 July 1782 – 24 December 1803 | ||||
Predecessor | Karl Wilhelm | ||||
Successor | Bernhard II | ||||
Born | Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, Holy Roman Empire | 4 February 1761||||
Died | 24 December 1803 Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 42)||||
Spouse | Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
Issue | Adelaide, Queen of the United Kingdom Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Bernhard II | ||||
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House | Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
Father | Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
Mother | Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal | ||||
Religion | Lutheranism |
George I (German: Georg Friedrich Karl; 4 February 1761 – 24 December 1803), was Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 21 July 1782 until his death in 1803. He was known as a reformer and considered a model prince by many of his peers.