Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (10 November 1691 – 26 July 1741), was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach.
| Wilhelm Heinrich | |
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| Duke of Saxe-Eisenach | |
| Reign | 1729–1741 |
| Predecessor | Johann Wilhelm |
| Successor | Ernst August I |
| Born | 10 November 1691 Oranjewoud |
| Died | 26 July 1741 (aged 49) Eisenach |
| Spouse | Albertine Juliane of Nassau-Idstein Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| House | House of Wettin |
| Father | Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach |
| Mother | Amalie of Nassau-Dietz |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
He was born in Oranjewoud, the eldest and only surviving son of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and his first wife Amalie of Nassau-Dietz.
Wilhelm Heinrich first married Albertine Juliane of Nassau-Idstein (daughter George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein) in Idstein on 15 February 1713. This marriage was childless. He married his second wife Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt in Berlin on 3 June 1723, just eight months after the death of Albertine Juliane. The second marriage was also childless.
Wilhelm Heinrich acceded to the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach in 1729 upon the death of his father and was succeeded by his second cousin, duke Ernst August I of Saxe-Weimar. The personal union between Eisenach and Weimar created by this succession was only nominal until 1809, when the two patrimonies were formally united. He died in Eisenach.
| Preceded by Johann Wilhelm |
Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 1729–1741 |
Succeeded by Ernst August I |
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