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Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg from 1853 to 1908 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Ernst I. Friedrich Paul Georg Nikolaus von Sachsen-Altenburg) (16 September 1826 in Hildburghausen – 7 February 1908 in Altenburg), 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 55 years, he died without a living direct male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.
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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) died in infancy.
Honours and decorations
- German honours[2]
Ernestine duchies:
- Joint Grand Master of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 3 August 1853
- Service Award Cross (25 years)
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 24 February 1849[3]
Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1848[4]
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 3 January 1852;[5] with Swords, 1872[6]
Baden:[7]
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1881
- Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1881
Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1853[8]
Brunswick: Grand Cross of Henry the Lion, with Swords, 1876[9]
Hanover:
- Knight of St. George, 1855[10]
- Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
- Grand Cross of the Order of Ernst August
Schaumburg-Lippe:
- Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Class with Crown
- Military Merit Medal
Mecklenburg:
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Collar
- Military Merit Cross, 2nd Class (Schwerin)
Nassau Ducal Family: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown and Collar, 9 February 1852[11]
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 1st Class
- Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
- Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order
- Iron Cross, 2nd Class
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1868[12]
- Foreign honours[2]
Austrian Empire: Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1859[13]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Leopold
Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 28 October 1882[14]
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds
Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Russian Empire:
- Knight of St. Andrew
- Knight of St. George, 4th Class
Kingdom of Serbia: Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo
Sweden-Norway: Knight of the Seraphim, 24 February 1864[15]
Grand Duchy of Tuscany: Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. Stephen
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Ancestry
References
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