Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Reign[]
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- September 29, 1834 - November 30, 1848 (14 years)
- Preceded by Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Succeeded by Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Life Data[]
- Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl
- House of Wettin
- Born August 27, 1789
- in Hildburghausen, Germany
- Died November 25, 1868 (79 years)
- in Altenburg, Germany
Parents[]
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | April 29, 1763 | September 29, 1834 (71 years) | September 3, 1785 - May 14, 1818 (32 years) |
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| Mother | Charlotte Georgine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | November 17, 1769 | May 14, 1818 (48 years) |
Siblings[]
| 1. | Joseph Georg, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen | June 12, 1786 | July 30, 1786 (1 month) | ||
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| 2. | Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | June 17, 1787 | December 12, 1847 (60 years) | m.1805 Paul, Prince of Württemberg (1785-1852) | 5 children |
| 3. | Caroline, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | July 29, 1788 | July 29, 1788 (Stillbirth) | ||
| 4. | Fredericke, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | January 18, 1791 | March 25, 1791 (2 months) | ||
| 5. | Therese, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | July 8, 1792 | October 26, 1854 (62 years) | m.1810 Ludwig I, King of Bavaria (1786-1868) | 9 children |
| 6. | Louise, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | January 24, 1794 | April 6, 1825 (31 years) | m.1813 William, Duke of Nassau (1792-1839) | 8 children |
| 7. | Franz Frederick, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen | April 13, 1795 | May 28, 1800 (5 years) | ||
| 8. | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | July 24, 1796 | August 3, 1853 (57 years) | m.1825 Marie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803-62) | 3 children |
| 9. | Frederick Wilhelm, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg | October 4, 1801 | July 1, 1870 (68 years) | ||
| 10. | Maximilian, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen | February 19, 1803 | March 29, 1803 (1 month) | ||
| 11. | Eduard, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen | July 3, 1804 | May 16, 1852 (47 years) |
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Paternal Grandparents[]
| Paternal Grandfather | Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | June 10, 1727 | September 23, 1780 (53 years) | July 1, 1758 - September 23, 1780 (22 years) |
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| Paternal Grandmother | Ernestine, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | January 4, 1740 | June 10, 1786 (46 years) | 3 children |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Maternal Grandfather | Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | October 10, 1741 | November 6, 1816 (75 years) | September 18, 1768 - May 22, 1782 (13 years) |
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| Maternal Grandmother | Friederike, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt | August 20, 1752 | May 22, 1782 (29 years) | 10 children |
Marriage[]
| Wife | Amelia, Duchess of Württemberg |
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| Birth | June 28, 1799 |
| Father | Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1756-1817) |
| Mother | Henriette, Princess of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857) |
| Marriage | April 24, 1817 - November 28, 1848 (31 years) |
| Death | November 28, 1848 (49 years) |
Child 1[]
| Marie, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg | April 14, 1818 | January 9, 1907 (88 years) | m.1843 George V, King of Hanover (1819-78) |
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| Child 1 | Ernest Augustus (1845-1923) | m.1878 Thyra, Princess of Denmark (1853-1933) | 6 children |
| Child 2 | Frederica (1848-1926) | m.1880 Alphons, Baron von Pawel-Rammingen (1843-1932) | 1 child |
| Child 3 | Marie (1849-1904) | ||
Children 2-3[]
| Pauline, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | November 24, 1819 | January 11, 1825 (5 years) |
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| Therese, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg | October 9, 1823 | April 3, 1915 (91 years) |
Child 4[]
| Elisabeth, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg | March 26, 1826 | February 2, 1896 (69 years) | m.1852 Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1827-1900) |
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| Child 1 | Frederick Augustus II (1852-1931) |
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| Child 2 | Georg Ludwig (1855-1939) | ||
Child 5[]
| Alexandra, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg | July 8, 1830 | July 6, 1911 (80 years) | m.1848 Konstantin Nikolaevich, Grand Duke of Russia (1827-92) |
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| Child 1 | Nicholas Konstantinovich (1850-1918) | m.1882 Nadezhda von Dreyer (1861-1929) | 2 children |
| Child 2 | Olga Konstantinovna (1851-1926) | m.1867 George I, King of Greece (1845-1913) | 8 children |
| Child 3 | Vera Konstantinovna (1854-1912) | m.1874 Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1846-77) | 3 children |
| Child 4 | Konstantin Konstantinovich (1858-1915) | m.1884 Elisabeth, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg (1865-1927) | 9 children |
| Child 5 | Dmitry Konstantinovich (1860-1919) | ||
| Child 6 | Vyacheslav Konstantinovich (1862-79) | ||
Child 6[]
| Luise, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg | June 4, 1832 | August 29, 1833 (1 year) |
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