Saxe-Jena
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The Duchy of Saxe-Jena was one of the Ernestine duchies of the House of Wettin.
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Duchy of Saxe-Jena Herzogtum Sachsen-Jena | |||||||||
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1672–1690 | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Jena | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
1672 1672 | |||||||||
1690 1690 | |||||||||
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Part of the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar was given to Bernhard, the fourth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar in 1672. The second duke had no male heirs to inherit the title, so the territory was taken back by Saxe-Weimar when the second duke died in 1690. .