Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
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Ernst I Frederick Paul Georg Nikolaus, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 - d. Altenburg, 7 February 1908), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
He was the first son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Ernst succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg when he died, in 1853.
He was married in Dessau on 28 April 1853 to Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (1824-1897). Agnes was a sister of Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt. [1]
They had two children:
- Marie Friederike Leopoldine Georgine Auguste Alexandra Elisabeth Therese Josephine Helene Sophie (b. Eisenberg, 2 August 1854 - d. Camenz, 8 October 1898), married on 19 April 1873 to Albrecht of Prussia.
- Georg Leopold Ernst Joseph Alexander Friedrich Ludwig Johann Albert (b. Altenburg, 1 February 1856 - d. Altenburg, 29 February 1856).
Ernst died without a living male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.
[edit] Ancestry
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Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||||||||||
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Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||||||||||
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Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||||||||
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Friedrich Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Elena Pavlovna of Russia |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Dead.", New York Times, October 24, 1897. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
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| Preceded by Georg |
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1853-1908 |
Succeeded by Ernst II |
