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16-453: The Wilhelm-Ernst-Gymnasium was founded in 1712 at the behest of William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , to replace the Stadt- und Landschule (school of the town and the region) of 1561. Among the teachers were Johann Heinrich Voss , Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer and Johann Karl August Musäus . In 1776 Weimar General Superintendent Johann Gottfried Herder took over as the director and headmaster , and

32-604: A Herder museum", to commemorate the work of the poet, translator, philosopher and theologian at the site of his former workplace. Senior Deputy Vice Presidents and Directors of the high school (in order of tenure): Known teachers and professors of the high school (in order of teaching time): Notable students and graduates of the high school (in order of birth): 50°58′53″N 11°19′47″E  /  50.98139°N 11.32972°E  / 50.98139; 11.32972 William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (19 October 1662 – 26 August 1728)

48-803: A fortress before he accepted his dismissal. On 23 August 1690, William Ernest and Charlotte Marie were divorced after seven years of childless and extremely unhappy union. Two months later, on 4 November, duke John William of Saxe-Jena (Charlotte Marie's brother), died without heirs, and Wilhelm Ernst took possession of part of his duchy after a treaty was signed with the Saxe-Eisenach branch of his family. William Ernest never remarried and died at Weimar without heirs; his nephew Ernest August I became his successor. Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar John Ernest III (22 June 1664 in Weimar – 10 May 1707 in Weimar),

64-465: A keyboardist), but as a mere musician, he most likely was considered a servant. He left to take up a position as organist of a church at Arnstadt . Bach returned to Weimar in 1708, after Johann Ernst's death, as court organist. Bach worked with one of Johann Ernst's sons, also called Johann Ernst , who had a keen interest in music. The prince's interest in collecting music was sufficiently well known that in 1713, when one of Bach's pupils, P. D. Kräuter,

80-615: A larger school building on 10 October 1887, called Goethe Gymnasium Weimar since 1991. The old building served from 1910 as the Großherzoglich-Sächsische Baugewerkenschule Weimar . From 1953, the building housed a Museum of Natural History and a Polytechnisches Zentrum , classrooms and production areas for technical teaching. The school building, in the Baroque style , was built from 1712 to 1716 next to

96-675: The Volkshochschule Weimar. The Classical Weimar , an ensemble of the former high school, the Herder House and the church St. Peter und Paul, is currently restored for € 5,4 million from the Investitionsprogramm Nationale UNESCO Welterbestätten (National Investment Program UNESCO World Heritage Sites) of the Federal Government . No agreement for a future use was reached. One idea is to set up

112-485: The church St. Peter und Paul on the Herderplatz and inaugurated by state architect Christian II Richter. It bears the inscription " Soli Deo Gloria " (Glory to God alone). It is a three-storey building with a high mansard roof . The facade is highlighted by a three-axis avant-corps , crowned by a spire light . A sweeping, double flight staircase dominates the square. In 1976, the once spacious foyer , which linked

128-542: The duke from 1708, first as organist, then as Konzertmeister (leader of the orchestra) in Weimar. When Johann Samuel Drese died in 1716, Bach solicited his post of Kapellmeister (head of the court musical establishment), but William Ernest appointed Drese's incompetent son for the post instead; furious, Bach solicited his dismissal from the Duke's service. Annoyed at Bach's impertinence, William Ernest had Bach jailed for four weeks in

144-527: The family lands. At that time, the guardian of Charlotte and his younger brother, the duke Johann William of Saxe-Jena, was the duke John George I of Saxe-Eisenach, their only surviving uncle. When he died in 1686, the guardianship of the duke of Saxe-Jena was taken by William Ernest, his cousin and brother-in-law. William Ernest was a strict Lutheran and commanded that only men who could read and comment on Lutheran theological writings be admitted to his armed forces. The composer Johann Sebastian Bach worked for

160-507: The government of the duchy and permitted John Ernest the nominal title of co-duke ( Mitherr ) until his death in 1707. After the death of his brother he made John Ernest's son, Ernest August I, co-duke, but with no real power. Six months after the death of his father (2 November 1683), William Ernest married in Eisenach with Charlotte Marie , his cousin and eldest surviving daughter of his uncle Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena , in order to secure

176-452: The ground floor to the top floor, was closed in favor of an additional classroom, and a massive staircase was built as a steel structure with concrete steps. On the ground floor and the first floor, the building has six large classrooms and a hall with a preserved stucco ceiling. The upper floors held previously apartments for the teachers. The premises of were used after 1990 by a non-commercial local broadcaster, Radio Lotte , to 2008, and by

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192-415: The only, autocratic, ruler of the duchy. However, until the time of his death, Johann Ernst served as co-duke, without any significant influence on the government. In the first half of 1703, Johann Sebastian Bach served as a court musician at Weimar. He was still in his teens and developing a reputation as an organist. Little is known of his precise role (he may have been taken on as a violinist rather than

208-405: Was a duke of Saxe-Weimar . He was born in Weimar , the eldest son of Johann Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Princess Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg . When his father died in 1683, he succeeded him as duke; however, he was compelled to rule jointly with his younger brother Johann Ernst III . Because John Ernest III was alcoholic , William Ernest took full control of

224-425: Was a duke of Saxe-Weimar . He was the second son of Johann Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , and Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. After the death of his father in 1683, he inherited the duchy of Saxe-Weimar with his older brother Wilhelm Ernst as co-ruler ( Mitherr ). Johann Ernst was an alcoholic; this, and his non-interest in the government, was taken advantage of by his brother, who became

240-502: Was also superintendent of all the schools of the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach . From 1784, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach permitted the Reformed congregation to use the hall for church services. By 1800 the school installed a library. In the 19th century the building served as a humanistisches Gymnasium . Growing numbers of students led to a move to

256-599: Was requesting leave of absence to study in Weimar, he mentioned the French and Italian music that the prince was expected to introduce there. The prince also composed, and Bach wrote the Organ Concerto No.1 in G Major, BWV 592 , and Concerto for Organ solo in C major, BWV 595, after a theme by the prince. In Zerbst on 11 October 1685 Johann Ernst married firstly Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst . They had five children: In Kassel on 4 November 1694 and only two months after

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