Background
He was the eighth, but fifth surviving, son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. After the death of his father in 1675, he governed together with his brothers over Saxe-Gotha.
He was the eighth, but fifth surviving, son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. After the death of his father in 1675, he governed together with his brothers over Saxe-Gotha.
Christian had traveled far in his youth and was interested early in History and Artist He made Eisenberg his residence, where in 1677 he built the Schloss Christiansburg. After the divisionary treaty of the duchy in 1680, Christian retained Eisenberg and the towns of Ronneburg, Roda and Camburg.
In Merseburg on 13 February 1677, Christian married firstly with Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg.
They had only one daughter:
Christiane (b Eisenach, 4 March 1679 – d Glücksburg, 24 May 1722), who was married on 15 February 1699 to Philip Ernst, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (1673–1729). In Darmstadt, on 9 February 1681, Christian married secondly with Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt.
They had no children.