Eugen, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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| Birthname | Friedrich Wilhelm Eugen | ||||
| born on | 8 October 1730 at 05:30 (= 05:30 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Hildburghausen, Germany, 50n25, 10e44 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m10e44 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   14°37'   29°35 Asc. 06°27'
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Biography
Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen, as the younger son of Duke Ernest Frederick II of Saxe-Hildburghausen and his wife Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau (1700–1758).
In Danish royal service he attained the rank of lieutenant-general of the infantry and in Hildburghausen, he was commander of the Artillery Corps.
In 1765, Prince Eugene founded the porcelain factory at Kloster Veilsdorf. He was the owner of the manor Weitersroda where he founded a new parish and built a new church and a royal villa. In Hildburghausen, he was the tenant of the mint and builder of the so-called Hoheitshaus, one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. Eugene was a skilled mechanic and gunner.
On 13 March 1778, he married his niece, the Princess Caroline (1761–1790), daughter of the Duke Ernest Frederick III Charles of Saxe-Hildburghausen. They had no children. Prince Eugene then moved in with his sister Amalie at Castle Öhringen, where he died on 4 December 1795.
Relationships
- other kin relationship with Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (born 29 April 1763 Jul.Cal. (10 May 1763 greg.)). Notes: Uncle / nephew
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes "between five and six in the morning on 8 October" from "Neu-eröffnetes Welt- und Staats-Theatrum: welches die in allen Theilen der Welt, sonderlich aber in Europa vorfallende Staats-, Kriegs- und Friedens-Affairen ... vorstellet, Volume 2" (Jungnicol, 1730).
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Family : Parenting : Kids none
- Vocation : Military : Military career (Lieutenant-general of the infantry)
- Vocation : Misc. : Mechanic
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Saxe-Hildburghausen)
