- First name
- Ernst
- Last name
- I of Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
- Date of Birth
- 1601
- Date of Death
- 1675
- Born in
- Altenburg
- Died in
- Gotha
Ernst I of Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg brought about a ‘Golden Age’ in his own land. He promoted the education of common people and introduced a system of modern marriage laws. He was in communication with opticians, such as Hevelius, who built hand-held refracting telescopes for him. See: Vogel, 1990; Keil, 1999.