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John Ernst was born on August 22nd, 1658 in Gotha, Sachsen Coburg Gotha, Thuringia.1   John Ernst's father was Ernst I Saxe Gotha and his mother was Elizabeth Sophie.  His paternal grandparents were Johann Von Sachsen and Dorothea Marie Von Anhalt. He had twelve brothers and eight sisters, named Johann Ernst, Joann Ernst, Frederick I, Albert, Bernhard I Saxe, UNKNOWN, Heinrich, Ernst Saxe Hildburghausen Duke, Johann Philipp, UNKNOWN, Christian, Johann Sachsen, Elizabeth Dorothea Of Saxe, Unknown Elisabeth, Johanna Elisabeth, Sofie, Dorothea Maria, Johanna, Sophia and Elisabeth. He had three half-brothers named UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN and Duke.  He died at the age of 71 on December 17th, 1729 in Saalfeld, Sachsen Meiningen, Thuringia.1 


John Ernst's first family with Charlotte Johanna Von Waldeck

‌John Ernst and Charlotte Johanna were married in a religious ceremony on December 2nd, 1690 in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.1   They had three sons and four daughters, named Wilhelm Friedrich Saxe Coburg, Charles Ernest, Franz, Sophie Wilhelmine Van Saksen Saalfeld, Henriette Albertine Saxe Coburg, Luise Emilie Saxe Coburg and Charlotte Saxe Coburg.


John Ernst's second family with Sophia Hedwig

‌John Ernst and Sophia were married in a religious ceremony in Merseburg.1   They had a son and two daughters, named Christian Ernest, Christiana and Charlotte.

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