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German nobleman
A.K.A.
Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg
From
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Work field
Gender
Male
Religion(s):
Place of birth
Eisenberg, Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany
Death
13 May 1907 (aged 77 years)
People who died on this day
Place of death
Arco, Trentino, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
Age
77 years
Family
Mother:
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father:
Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Spouse:
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
Children:
Ernst II
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
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Biography
Prince Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in Arco, Italy), was a member 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |||||||||||||
| Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
| Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar | |||||||||||||
| Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
| Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||||||||||
| Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||||||||||
| Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||||||
| Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||||||
| Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
| Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||||||
| Paul I of Russia | |||||||||||||
| Elena Pavlovna of Russia | |||||||||||||
| Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg | |||||||||||||
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.
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