John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

Who was John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach?

Johann Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach.

He was the second son of Johann Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein.

The death of his older brother, Frederick August—who was killed in battle in 1684—make him the new heir of the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach. Two years later, Johann Georg succeeded his father when he died.

In Kirchheim unter Teck on 20 September 1688 Johann Georg married with Sofie Charlotte of Württemberg-Stuttgart. This union was childless.

When his cousin, the young Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Jena died Johann Georg inherited a part of his duchy, because he was compelled to make a divisionary treaty with the Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, his other cousin and brother-in-law of the late duke.

Johann Georg died suddenly of smallpox, and was succeeded by his brother, Johann Wilhelm.