What key details about ernest ii , duke of saxe-gotha-altenburg  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: ernest ii , duke of saxe-gotha-altenburg -lrb- gotha , 30 january 1745 -- gotha , 20 april 1804 -rrb- , he was the third but second surviving son of frederick iii , duke of saxe-gotha-altenburg and luise dorothea of saxe-meiningen . the death of his older brother frederick in 1756 made him the heir to the duchy of saxe-gotha-altenburg .
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- issue is ernest prince ludwig , hereditary prince of saxe-gotha-altenburg augustus frederick iv- death place is gotha- succession is duke of saxe-gotha-altenburg- reign is 1772 -- 1804- successor is augustus- spouse is princess charlotte of saxe-meiningen- predecessor is frederick iii- mother is luise dorothea of saxe-meiningen- death date is 20 april 1804- house is house of saxe-gotha-altenburg- titles is '' '' the hereditary prince of saxe-gotha-altenburg , duke in saxony hrh '' hsh '' prince of saxe-gotha-altenburg , duke in saxony '' the duke of saxe-gotha-altenburg '' hsh- father is frederick iii , duke of saxe-gotha-altenburg- birth date is 30 january 1745- name is ernest ii- image size is 180px- image is ernst-ii 1775.jpg- birth place is gotha