John Ernest IV

John Ernest IV
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Reign6 August 1699 –
17 February 1729
SuccessorChristian Ernest
Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld
Reign26 March 1675 –
17 February 1729
PredecessorNew creation
Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Reign6 August 1699 –
17 February 1729
PredecessorAlbert V
Born(1658-08-22)22 August 1658
Gotha, Saxe-Gotha, Holy Roman Empire
Died17 February 1729(1729-02-17) (aged 70)
Saalfeld, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
SpouseSophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg
Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen
IssuePrincess Christiane Sophie
Christian Ernest
Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine
Prince Wilhelm Frederick
Prince Karl Ernst
Princess Sophia Wilhelmina
Princess Henriette Albertine
Princess Louise Emilie
Princess Charlotte
Francis Josias
Princess Henriette Albertine
HouseWettin
FatherErnest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
MotherElisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
ReligionLutheran

John Ernest IV (German: Johann Ernst; 22 August 1658 in Gotha – 17 February 1729 in Saalfeld) was a reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.