Saxe-Coburg

Duchy of Saxe-Coburg
Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg (German)
1572–1735
Saxe-Coburg, shown with the other Ernestine duchies
Saxe-Coburg, shown with the other Ernestine duchies
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalCoburg
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraEarly modern Europe
• Division of
    S-Coburg-Eisenach
    and S-Weimar


1572
• Division of S-Coburg
    and S-Eisenach
1596
• Fell to S-Eisenach
1633
• Re-partitioned
    from S-Gotha

1680
• Claimed by
    S-Saalfeld

1699–1735
• Incorporated into
    S-Coburg-Saalfeld
1735
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
Saxe-Gotha
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Saxe-Eisenach

Saxe-Coburg (German: Sachsen-Coburg) was a duchy held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in today's Bavaria, Germany.