Charles William, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (19 November 1754 – 21 July 1782), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

Family He was the first son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Reign August Friedrich succeeded his father in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1763) when he was only eight years old. Because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Charlotte Amalie, acted as regent during his minority, which ended in 1779. He was succeeded by his last younger surviving brother, Georg.

Marriage In Gedern on 5 June 1780, Karl Wilhelm married Louise of Stolberg-Gedern. boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe; 1= 1. Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 2= 2. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 3= 3. Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal 4= 4. Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 5= 5. Duchess Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 6= 6. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 7= 7. Princess Christine of Saxe-Eisenach 8= 8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha 9= 9. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg 10= 10. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 11= 11. Duchess Elizabeth Juliana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg 12= 12. Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal 13= 13. Countess Catherine of Solms-Laubach 14= 14. John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 15= 15. Margravine Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach 16= 16. Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 17= 17. Princess Dorothea Maria of Anhalt 18= 18. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 19= 19. Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 20= 20. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 21= 21. Princess Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst 22= 22. Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg 23= 23. Princess Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst 24= 24. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 25= 25. Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg 26= 26. Carl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach 27= 27. Countess Amöna Elisabeth of Bentheim-Steinfurt 28= 28. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 29= 29. Countess Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein 30= 30. Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach 31= 31. Duchess Anna Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel