After the early death of their youngest brother, there was a preliminary division of the Ernestine properties, in which the surviving brothers agreed to have a “Mutschierung”, i. e., a change in government, every three years.
Pärast noorema venna varajast surma toimus ernestiinide omandi esialgne jaotus, milles elusolevad vennad nõustusid Mutschierung'iga (sisuliselt vahetusega valitsemises) igal kolmandal aastal.