Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
| Ernst I | |||||
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| Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
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| Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
| Reign | 1853–1908 | ||||
| Predecessor | George | ||||
| Successor | Ernst II | ||||
| Spouse | Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Georg, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia | ||||
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| House | House of Wettin | ||||
| Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Born |
16 September 1826 Hildburghausen | ||||
| Died |
7 February 1908 (aged 81) Altenburg | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Ernst I. Friedrich Paul Georg Nikolaus von Sachsen-Altenburg ) (Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 – 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. In 1853 he succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was of a retiring disposition and he took little active part in running the country. After a reign that lasted fifty five years, he died without a living direct male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.
Marriage
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 (b. Eisenberg, 2 August 1854 – d. Camenz, 8 October 1898), married on 19 April 1873 to Albrecht of Prussia.
- Georg (b. Altenburg, 1 February 1856 – d. Altenburg, 29 February 1856).
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 | |||||||||||||
| Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||||||
| Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||||||
| Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
| Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||||||
| Paul I of Russia | |||||||||||||
| Elena Pavlovna of Russia | |||||||||||||
| Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg | |||||||||||||
References
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- ↑ "Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Dead.". New York Times. 24 October 1897.
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| Preceded by Georg |
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1853–1908 |
Succeeded by Ernst II |
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