Heir To Ernst I, 1826-1844
At the time of the personal union of the two duchies, the heir-apparent to the Duke was the elder of his two sons by Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg,
- the Hereditary Prince Ernst August Karl Johannes Leopold Alexander Eduard, who had been born in 1818.
Duke Ernst I died on 29 January 1844, and was succeeded by his eldest son, who became Ernst II.
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