Saxe-Jena [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Saxe-Jena
The Duchy of Saxe-Jena was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1672 for Bernhard, fourth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Jena was reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar on the extinction of Bernhard's line in 1690.
Dukes of Saxe-Jena.
- Bernhard (1672–1678)
- Johann Wilhelm (1678–1690)
"Reincorporated into Saxe-Weimar"
, except for Saxe-Coburg, which became part of Bavaria.
These states were gradually "de facto" abolished under the Nazi regime via the Gleichschaltung process, whereby they were effectively replaced by Gaue. However, the city-state of Lübeck was formally incorporated into Prussia in 1937 following the Greater Hamburg Act, apparently motivated by Hitler's personal dislike for the city. Most of the remaining states were formally dissolved by the Allies at the end of World War II and ultimately reorganised into the modern states of Germany.