Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena (Weimar, 14 October 1638 – Jena, 3 May 1678), was duke of Saxe-Jena.
He was the seventh child but fourth surviving son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau.
Bernhard attended the University of Jena from February 1654 until November 1657.
Subsequently, he was pulled into political affairs when his father sent him to Paris in order to strengthen the relations of Ernestine line with the King Louis XIV, hopefully through a marriage.
The French king, however, made him wait eighteen months for an audience.
The stay in France finally led to his marriage to Marie Charlotte de la Trémoille, daughter of Henri de La Trémoille and Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne.
Her family were residents of the French court where they bore the rank of "princes étrangers".
The wedding took place in Paris on 10 June 1662.
Shortly after, the couple moved to Jena, where their five children were born:
In 1662 Bernhard and his brothers divided the paternal inheritance, and he received Jena.
The marriage of Bernhard and Marie Charlotte was totally unhappy, and, were they seemingly irreconcilable, the duke had decided to marry one of the ladies of his court, Marie Elisabeth of .
He solemnly promised that he would divorce his wife and marry her, and she ceded to his advances.
They had one daughter:
Meanwhile, Bernhard's efforts to have his marriage annulled were unsuccessful, as no theologian or jurist could give him grounds for divorce; and he appeared to reconcile himself with Marie Charlotte.
Nevertheless, on 20 October 1672 he promised in writing to his mistress that he would never forget her, but would care and protect her as if she were his true wife, and giving her the style of "Lady of Alstädt" and an annual rent of 1000 Taler.
Then, in 1674, they were married by a former Jesuit priest named Andreas Wigand, converted to Lutheranism in 1671.
Thus, Bernhard became one of the few cases of bigamy among princes.
The contract declared the children to be legitimate and noble, until such time as an Imperial Act could bring them to a higher rank.
She was given as "Morgengabe" a sum of 20,000 Taler and assigned the Schloss Dornburg as her residence.
She was obliged to keep the marriage secret until the death of the duke's first wife; should she reveal it
, the duke would cease to be bound by the contract.
On 8 November 1676
Marie Elisabeth was raised by the Emperor to the rank of an Imperial Countess ("Reichgräfin"), along with her daughter, and any other legitimate children of hers, with the title of Countess of Altstädt ("Gräfin von Altstädt") and the style of hoch- und wohlgebohrne.
When Bernhard died, was succeeded by his only surviving son Johann Wilhelm, born of his first wife after their reconciliation in 1675.
Marie Elisabeth obtained her "Morgengabe", not without some difficulty.
She survived her "husband" thirty-eight years.
Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen
Luise Dorothea of Saxe- Meiningen( 10 August 1710 – 22 October 1767) was a member of German royalty.
She was born in Meiningen, the daughter of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe- Meiningen and Dorothea Marie of Saxe- Gotha.
She was the wife of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe- Gotha- Altenburg.
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1890–1972)
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
(Feodora Karola Charlotte Marie Adelheid Auguste Mathilde; 29 May 1890 – 12 March 1972) was the eldest child of Prince Friedrich Johann of Saxe-Meiningen, a younger son of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld, a daughter of Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
By marriage, she was known as Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Hubba bint Hulail
Hubba bint Hulail was the grandmother of Hashim ibn' Abd Manaf, thus the great- great- great- grandmother of the Islamic" Nabī"( Prophet) Muhammad ibn Abdullah.
Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena
Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena (20 December 1669 in Jena – 6 January 1703 in Gräfentonna), was a German princess member of the House of Wettin in the branch of Saxe-Jena and by marriage
Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.
She was the fourth child of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena by his wife Marie Charlotte, daughter of Henry de La Trémoille, 3rd Duke of Thouars, 2nd Duke of La Tremoille, and Prince of Talmond and Taranto.
The early death of her two brothers and older sister before her own birth left Charlotte Marie as the only child of her parents for several years, until the birth of her younger brother and future 2nd Duke of Saxe-Jena, Johann Wilhelm in 1675.
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen
Princess Charlotte of Saxe- Meiningen( 11 September 1751, Frankfurt am Main, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire – 25 April 1827, Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia) was a member of the House of Saxe- Meiningen and a Princess of Saxe- Meiningen by birth and a member of the House of Saxe- Gotha- Altenburg and Duchess consort of Saxe- Gotha- Altenburg through her marriage to Ernest II, Duke of Saxe- Gotha- Altenburg.
Tjuyu
Tjuyu( sometimes transliterated as Thuya or Thuyu) was an Egyptian noblewoman and the mother of queen Tiye, and the wife of Yuya.
She is the grandmother of Akhenaten, and great grandmother of Tutankhamun.
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Dorothea Marie of Saxe- Gotha-Altenburg( 22 January 1674 – 18 April 1713) was the wife of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe- Meiningen.
She was the daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe- Gotha- Altenburg and his first wife, Magdalena Sybille of Saxe- Weissenfels.
She married Ernst Ludwig I on the 19 September 1704.
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Jena
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe- Jena( Jena, 28 March 1675 – Jena, 4 November 1690), was a duke of Saxe- Jena.
He was the youngest but sole surviving son of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe- Jena by his wife Marie Charlotte, daughter of Henry de La Trémoille, 3rd Duke of Thouars, 2nd Duke of La Tremoille, and Prince of Talmond and Taranto.
Princess Marie of Hanover
Princess Marie of Hanover (2 December 1849 – 4 June 1904) was the younger daughter of King George V of Hanover and of his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg.

Question: Who is the paternal grandmother of Charlotte Marie Of Saxe-Jena?
Answer: Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau