, image = Prinz Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg.jpg
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, spouse =
, issue =
Marie Anne, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia Princess Margarethe
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Louise Charlotte, Princess Edward of Anhalt
, house =
House of Wettin
, father =
Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Georg Karl Frederick (24 July 1796 in Hildburghausen – 3 August 1853 in Hummelshain) was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Family
He was the fourth but second surviving son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826) and Duch ...
, mother =
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
, birth_date =
, birth_place =
Eisenberg,
Saxe-Altenburg
, death_date =
, death_place =
Arco
ARCO ( ) is a brand of gasoline stations currently owned by Marathon Petroleum after BP sold its rights. BP commercializes the brand in Northern California, Oregon and Washington, while Marathon has rights for the rest of the United States an ...
,
Tirol,
Austria-Hungary
, place of burial=
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in
Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in
Arco
ARCO ( ) is a brand of gasoline stations currently owned by Marathon Petroleum after BP sold its rights. BP commercializes the brand in Northern California, Oregon and Washington, while Marathon has rights for the rest of the United States an ...
,
Austria-Hungary), was a member of the
ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Family
He was the third but second surviving son of
Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Georg Karl Frederick (24 July 1796 in Hildburghausen – 3 August 1853 in Hummelshain) was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Family
He was the fourth but second surviving son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826) and Duch ...
and
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of
and his first wife
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia).
Marriage and issue
In
Meiningen
Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021). on 15 October 1862 Moritz married
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:
[''Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg'' (1902), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses]
pp. 3
4
Moritzstraße in
Altenburg
Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region betw ...
is named after the Prince.
Ancestry
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moritz, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
House of Saxe-Altenburg
1829 births
1907 deaths
People from Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Recipients of the Iron Cross, 2nd class
Generals of Cavalry (Prussia)
Princes of Saxe-Altenburg