Ernest II may refer to:
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Ernest II, Duke of Swabia
Ernest II (c. 1007 – 17 August 1030) was Duke of Swabia from 1015 to 1030. A member of the House of Babenberg, he was the son of Ernest I and Gisela of Swabia.
Ernest became duke following the senior Ernest's death in 1015. Since he was a minor ...
(died in 1030)
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Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Ernest is a given name derived from the Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious", often shortened to Ernie.
Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
People
*Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian ...
(1418–1466)
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Ernest II, Count of Mansfeld-Vorderort Ernest II, Count of Mansfeld-Vorderort (6 December 1479 - 9 May 1531, Artern) was a German nobleman from the Mansfeld-Vorderort line of the House of Mansfeld. He was the fifth child and third son of Albert III (V), Count of Mansfeld, Lord in Mansf ...
(1479–1531)
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Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1564–1611)
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Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Gotha (town), Gotha, 30 January 1745 – Gotha, 20 April 1804) was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg from 1772 to 1804. He was the third but second surviving son of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Go ...
(1745–1804)
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Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest II (; 21 June 181822 August 1893) was Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 29 January 1844 to his death in 1893. He was born in Coburg to Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. His father be ...
(1818–1893)
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Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (''Ernst Kasimir Friedrich Karl Eberhard''; 9 June 1842 – 26 September 1904) was the head of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line of the House of Lippe. From 1897 until his death he was the regent of the Principality o ...
(1842–1904)
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Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Ernst, 7th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Ernst Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Maximilian, 7. Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 13 September 1863 – 11 December 1950) was a German aristocrat and Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He served as the Regent of ...
(1863–1950)
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Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Ernst II (31 August 1871 – 22 March 1955) was the last reigning duke of Saxe-Altenburg and a German general active during World War I.
Early life
He was the fourth child and only son of Prince Moritz, the youngest son of Georg, Duke of Saxe- ...
(1871–1955)
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Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Ernst August II Konstantin, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (2 June 1737 – 28 May 1758), was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Early life
He was the second (fifth in order of birth) but eldest and only surviving son of Ernst August& ...
(1737–1758)
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Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (17 December 1707 in Hildburghausen – 13 August 1745 in Hildburghausen), was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Young duke
He was the third but eldest surviving son of Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Sax ...
(1707–1745)
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Ernst Günther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst"
* Anton Ernst (born ...
(1863–1921)
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Ernst Ludwig II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Ernst Ludwig II (Coburg, 8 August 1709 – Meiningen, 24 February 1729), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
He was the third but second surviving son of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his first wife, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha.
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(1709–1729)
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