Early life: punctuation
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| [[File:GER-TH-SM-Meiningen (Schloss Elisabethenburg, Blick von Osten) — 2009 uploaded 2011-09-24.jpg|thumb|left|[[Elisabethenburg Palace]], the residence of the dukes of [[Saxe-Meiningen]]]] | [[File:GER-TH-SM-Meiningen (Schloss Elisabethenburg, Blick von Osten) — 2009 uploaded 2011-09-24.jpg|thumb|left|[[Elisabethenburg Palace]], the residence of the dukes of [[Saxe-Meiningen]]]] |
| Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at [[Meiningen]], [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]], the eldest child of [[Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen]] and [[Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Luise Eleonore]], daughter of [[Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]. She was baptised at the castle chapel on 19 August and was titled ''Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Duchess in Saxony'' with the style ''[[Serene Highness]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The London Gazette, Issue 17378, Page 1261|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/17378/page/1261|date=14 July 1818}}</ref> Her godparents numbered 21, including her mother, the [[Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily|Holy Roman Empress]], the [[Maria Carolina of Austria|Queen of Naples and Sicily]], the [[Maria Theresa of Austria (1767–1827)|Crown Princess of Saxony]], the [[Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen|Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg]], the [[Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Duchess of Saxe-Coburg]], the [[Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757–1830)|Duchess of Saxe-Weimar]], the [[Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]], and the [[Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld|Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld]].{{sfn|Sandars|1915|p=17}} | Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at [[Meiningen]], [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]], the eldest child of [[Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen]], and [[Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Luise Eleonore]], daughter of [[Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]. She was baptised at the castle chapel on 19 August and was titled ''Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Duchess in Saxony'' with the style ''[[Serene Highness]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The London Gazette, Issue 17378, Page 1261|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/17378/page/1261|date=14 July 1818}}</ref> Her godparents numbered 21, including her mother, the [[Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily|Holy Roman Empress]], the [[Maria Carolina of Austria|Queen of Naples and Sicily]], the [[Maria Theresa of Austria (1767–1827)|Crown Princess of Saxony]], the [[Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen|Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg]], the [[Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Duchess of Saxe-Coburg]], the [[Landgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757–1830)|Duchess of Saxe-Weimar]], the [[Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]], and the [[Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld|Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld]].{{sfn|Sandars|1915|p=17}} |
| [[Saxe-Meiningen]] was a small state, covering about {{convert|423|sqmi|km2}}. It was the most liberal German state and, unlike its neighbours, permitted a free press and criticism of the ruler.{{sfn|Allen|1960|pp=64–65}} At the time, no statute existed which barred a female ruling over the small duchy and it was not until the birth of her brother, [[Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen|Bernhard]], in 1800, that the law of [[primogeniture]] was introduced.{{sfn|Sandars|1915|p=15}} | [[Saxe-Meiningen]] was a small state, covering about {{convert|423|sqmi|km2}}. It was the most liberal German state and, unlike its neighbours, permitted a free press and criticism of the ruler.{{sfn|Allen|1960|pp=64–65}} At the time, no statute existed which barred a female ruling over the small duchy and it was not until the birth of her brother, [[Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen|Bernhard]], in 1800, that the law of [[primogeniture]] was introduced.{{sfn|Sandars|1915|p=15}} |
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