Saxe-Gotha

Duchy of Saxe-Gotha Herzogtum Sachsen-Gotha (German)
1640–1680
Coat of arms
Thuringia, showing the combined territory of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg from 1672, before it was again divided in 1680
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Gotha
Government	Principality
Historical era	Early modern Europe
• Partitioned from     Saxe-Weimar	1640
• Acquired half of     Saxe-Eisenach	1644
• Acquired major part     of Saxe-Altenburg	1672
• Partitioned in seven	1680
Preceded by Succeeded by Saxe-Weimar Saxe-Coburg Saxe-Eisenberg Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Saxe-Hildburghausen Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Römhild Saxe-Saalfeld

Saxe-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Gotha) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in the former Landgraviate of Thuringia. The ducal residence was erected at Gotha.