Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Reign[]
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- November 30, 1848 - August 3, 1853 (4 years)
- Preceded by Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Succeeded by Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Life Data[]
- Georg Karl Friedrich
- House of Wettin
- Born July 24, 1796
- in Hildburghausen, Germany
- Died August 3, 1853 (57 years)
- in Hummelshain, 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. | Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | August 27, 1789 | November 25, 1868 (79 years) | m.1817 Amelia, Duchess of Württemberg (1799-1848) | 6 children |
| 5. | Fredericke, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | July 18, 1791 | March 25, 1791 (2 months) | ||
| 6. | Therese, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | July 8, 1792 | October 26, 1854 (62 years) | m.1810 Ludwig I, King of Bavaria (1786-1868) | 9 children |
| 7. | Louise, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen | January 28, 1794 | April 6, 1825 (31 years) | m.1813 William, Duke of Nassau (1792-1839) | 8 children |
| 8. | Franz Frederick, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen | April 13, 1795 | May 28, 1800 (5 years) | ||
| 9. | Frederick Wilhelm, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen | 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-Altenburg | July 3, 1804 | May 16, 1852 (48 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 | Marie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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| Birth | March 31, 1803 |
| Father | Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778-1819) |
| Mother | Elena Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1784-1803) |
| Marriage | October 7, 1825 - August 3, 1853 (27 years) |
| Death | October 26, 1862 (59 years) |
Child 1[]
| Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | September 16, 1826 | February 7, 1908 (81 years) | m.1853 Agnes, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau (1824-97) |
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| Child 1 | Marie (1854-98) | m.1873 Albert, Prince of Prussia (1837-1906) | 3 children |
| Child 2 | Georg (1856-56) | ||
Child 2[]
| Albrecht Friedrich, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg | October 31, 1827 | May 28, 1835 (7 years) |
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Child 3[]
| Moritz, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg | October 24, 1829 | May 13, 1907 (77 years) | m.1862 Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (1843-1919) |
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| Child 1 | Marie Anne (1864-1918) | m.1882 George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1846-1911) | 9 children |
| Child 2 | Elisabeth (1865-1927) | m.1884 Konstantin Konstantinovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1858-1915) | 9 children |
| Child 3 | Margarethe (1867-82) | ||
| Child 4 | Ernst II (1871-1955) |
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| Child 5 | Louise Charlotte (1873-1953) | m.1895 Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861-1918) | 6 children |