August Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen^[1] (19 November 1754 – 21 July 1782), was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

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Karl Wilhelm
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Reign	27 January 1763 - 21 July 1782
Predecessor	Anton Ulrich
Successor	Georg I
Regent	The Dowager Duchess
Born	(1754-11-19)19 November 1754 Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Died	21 July 1782(1782-07-21) (aged 27) Sonneberg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
Names August Frederick Karl Wilhelm
House	Saxe-Meiningen
Father	Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Mother	Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Religion	Lutheranism

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He was the first son of Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

August Friedrich succeeded his father in the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (1763) when he was only eight years old. Because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Charlotte Amalie, acted as regent during his minority, which ended in 1779. He was succeeded by his last younger surviving brother, Georg.

In Gedern on 5 June 1780, Karl Wilhelm married Louise of Stolberg-Gedern.^[1] They had no children. The widowed Louise later married Duke Eugen of Württemberg and had issue.