What is Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld?
{{Infobox Former Country | native_name = ''Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld'' | conventional_long_name = Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | common_name = Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | | continent = Europe | region = Central Europe | country = Germany | era = Middle Ages | status = Vassal | status_text = [[States of the Holy Roman Empire|State]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] <br> [[States of the Confederation of the Rhine|State]] of the [[Confederation of the Rhine]] <br> [[States of the German Confederation|State]] of the [[German Confederation]] | empire = Holy Roman Empire | government_type = Principality | | year_start = 1699 | year_end = 1825 | | event_pre = Division of Erfurt | date_pre = [[1572]] | event_start = [[Saxe-Coburg|Coburg]] and [[Saxe-Saalfeld|Saalfeld]] [[personal union|united]] | date_start = [[August 6]], [[1699]] | event1 = Duchy renamed by the decision of<br>[[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor]] about <br>the Ernestine succession | date_event1 = &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>[[1735]] | event_end = Lost [[Saalfeld]], gained<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Gotha (town)|Gotha]], [[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|renamed]] | date_end = &nbsp;<br>[[February 11]] [[1825]] | | p1 = Saxe-Coburg | image_p1 = [[Image:Sin escudo.svg|20px|Image missing]] | p2 = Saxe-Saalfeld | image_p2 = [[Image:Sin escudo.svg|20px|Image missing]] | s1 = Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | image_s1 = [[Image:Sin escudo.svg|20px|Image missing]] | | image_flag = <!-- - Default: Flag of {{{common_name}}}.svg - --> | image_coat = <!-- - Default: Coat of arms of {{{common_name}}}.svg - --> | | image_map = SajoniaCoburgSaalfeld.jpg | image_map_caption = Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld, shown within the other [[Ernestine duchies]] | | capital = [[Saalfeld]] until [[1764]],<br>then [[Coburg]] }} The Duchy of '''Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld''' was one of the ''[[Ernestine duchies]]''. Ernest, who became elector of Saxony in 1464, divided his territory between his sons, and over the years more and more small duchies existed. Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was reformed on 29 July 1735, although Coburg and Saalfel