Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
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| Moritz | |||||
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| Prince of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
| Born | 24 October 1829 Eisenberg |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Arco, Tirol, Austria-Hungary |
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| Spouse | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
| Issue | Marie Anne, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna of Russia Ernest II Princess Margarethe of Saxe-Altenburg Louise, Duchess of Anhalt |
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| House | House of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht of Saxe-Altenburg (Eisenberg, 24 October 1829 – Arco, Italy, 13 May 1907), was a German prince of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Family
He was the third but second surviving son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia).
Marriage and issue
In Meiningen on 15 October 1862 Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Princess Marie Anne | 14 March 1864 | 3 May 1918 | married on 16 April 1882 to Prince Georg of Schaumburg-Lippe. |
| Princess Elisabeth Augusta Marie Agnes | 25 January 1865 | 24 March 1927 | married on 27 April 1884 to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia; [upon her marriage, she took the name Elizaveta Mavrikievna in a Russian Orthodox baptism] |
| Princess Margarethe Marie Agnes Adelaide Karoline Fredericka | 22 May 1867 | 17 June 1882 | |
| Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | 31 August 1871 | 22 March 1955 | married Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg | 11 August 1873 | 14 April 1953 | married on 6 February 1895 to Eduard, Duke of Anhalt; they divorced on 26 January 1918, shortly before he died. |
Ancestry
Decorations and awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
- Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Saxon Duchies)
- House Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony)
- Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order (Hanover)
- House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)
- House Order of the White Falcon (Weimar)
- House Order of Albert the Bear (Anhalt Duchies)
Moritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.
- Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias
- House of Saxe-Altenburg
- 1829 births
- 1907 deaths
- People from Saale-Holzland-Kreis
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Red Eagle
- Grand Crosses of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
- Recipients of the Order of the Rue Crown
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
- Recipients of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis
- Recipients of the Order of the White Falcon
- Recipients of the Order of Albert the Bear
