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Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince Of Saxe-Altenburg
George Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (''William George Moritz Ernest Albert Frederick Charles Constantine Edward Maximilian''; 13 May 1900 – 13 February 1991), was the last head of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg and nominal Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He devoted much of his life to promote anthroposophy. Life Born in Potsdam, Prussia, he was the eldest son of Prince Ernest of Saxe-Altenburg and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, his first wife. At the time of his birth, his father, then the third-in-line to succeed the Ducal throne, lived with his wife in Prussia as a Captain and commander of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards in Potsdam. George Moritz and his three siblings were all born and lived there. The death of his father Prince Moritz on 13 May 1907, made Prince Ernest the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg, and nine months later (7 February 1908) with the death of his uncle Duke Ernest I he became in the new ruler of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Altenburg (german: Sachsen-Altenburg, links=no) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in present-day Thuringia. It was one of the smallest of the German states with an area of 1323 square kilometers and a population of 207,000 (1905) of whom about one fifth resided in the capital, Altenburg. The territory of the duchy consisted of two non-contiguous territories separated by land belonging to the Principality of Reuss. Its economy was based on agriculture, forestry, and small industry. The state had a constitutional monarchical form of government with a parliament composed of thirty members chosen by male taxpayers over 25 years of age. History The duchy had its origins in the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland ''(Terra Plisensis)'', a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243. Upon a partition treaty of 1485, Altenburg fell to Ernst, Elector of Saxony, the progenitor of the Ernesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Augusta Of Saxe-Meiningen
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen (6 August 1843 – 11 November 1919) was the daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel. She was the mother of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Family and early life Augusta was the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen. Her only sibling was Georg, who would succeed their father in 1866. Georg was seventeen years older than she was. Augusta's paternal grandparents were Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Her maternal grandparents were William II, Elector of Hesse and Princess Augusta of Prussia, daughter of Frederick William II of Prussia. Like her brother, Augusta was born in Meiningen. Despite the large age difference, they seemed to have a good relationship. He was a great lover of theatre; in 1856, he wrote his parents stating how happy he was that Augusta was allowed to attend the theatre and how their mother was mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 Births
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German Revolution
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House Of Wettin
The House of Wettin () is a dynasty of Germany, German monarch, kings, Prince Elector, prince-electors, dukes, and counts that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt. The Wettins gradually rose to power within the Holy Roman Empire. Members of the family became the rulers of several Middle Ages, medieval states, starting with the Saxon Eastern March in 1030. Other states they gained were Meissen in 1089, Thuringia in 1263, and Saxony in 1423. These areas cover large parts of Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany as a cultural area of Germany. The family divided into two ruling branches in 1485 by the Treaty of Leipzig: the Ernestine and Albertine branches. The older Ernestine branch played a key role during the Protestant Reformation. Many ruling monarchs outside Germany were later tied to its cadet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Marie Luise Charlotte Of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, she became a princess of Anhalt-Dessau. Family Marie Luise Charlotte was the second child and daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel and his wife Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark. She was an elder sister of Louise of Hesse-Kassel, consort of Christian IX of Denmark: Her other siblings included Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel. Marriage and issue Marie Luise Charlotte married Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, fourth but third surviving son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and his wife, Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg, on 11 September 1832 at Rumpenheimer Schloss in Offenbach am Main. The couple had three children: * ''Adelaide Marie'' (Dessau, 25 December 1833 – Schloss Königst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Frederick Augustus Of Anhalt-Dessau
Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (german: Friedrich August von Anhalt-Dessau) (23 September 1799 – 4 December 1864), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch. Birth and family Frederick was born in Dessau on 23 September 1799 as the fourth (but third surviving son) of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his wife Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg, daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Marriage and issue In Rumpenheim Castle in Offenbach am Main on 11 September 1832, Frederick Augustus married Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (b. Copenhagen, 9 May 1814 - d. Schloss Hohenburg, 28 July 1895). She was a daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel by his wife Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark, a sister of King Christian VIII of Denmark. Marie was an older sister of the later Queen Louise, wife of King Christian IX of Denmark. Frederick and Marie had three daughters: # Adelaide Marie (b. Dessau, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Ida Of Waldeck And Pyrmont
, reign = 23 June 1816 – 21 November 1860 , succession = Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe , house = House of Waldeck-Pyrmont (by birth)House of Lippe (by marriage) , spouse = George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe , issue = Adolf IMathilde, Duchess Eugen of Württemberg Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrince ErnstPrincess IdaPrincess EmmaPrince WilliamPrince HermannElisabeth, Princess Wilhelm of Hanau , image = Ida, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe.jpg , birth_date = , birth_place = Rhoden, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France , father = George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont , mother = Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Princess ''Ida'' Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (german: Ida Caroline Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 26 September 1796 – 12 April 1869) was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William, Prince Of Schaumburg-Lippe
Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 December 1784 – 21 November 1860) was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. Biography He was born in Bückeburg the son of Philipp II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, and his second wife Princess Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal (1761–1799). He succeeded his father as Count of Schaumburg-Lippe on 13 February 1787, but due to his age his mother Princess Juliane acted as regent. However Landgrave William IX of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) occupied all of Schaumburg-Lippe except for Wilhelmstein, after invading it to enforce his claim to Schaumburg-Lippe based on Princess Juliane's supposed morganatic ancestry. The Imperial Court in Vienna however ruled in favour of Georg Wilhelm and ordered Landgrave William IX to withdraw, which he did after a two-month occupation. Schaumburg-Lippe joined the Confederation of the Rhine on 15 December 1807 and was raised to a principality: Georg Wilhelm became the first Prince of Schaumburg-L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Fredericka Of Hesse-Kassel
, house = Hesse-Kassel , father = William II, Elector of Hesse , mother = Princess Augusta of Prussia , birth_date = , birth_place = Kassel , death_date = , death_place = Meiningen, Thüringen, Germany } Princess Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel (6 September 1804 – 1 January 1888) was a Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen by marriage to Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She was the daughter of William II, Elector of Hesse and Princess Augusta of Prussia. Life Marie Frederica was one of six children born to William II, Elector of Hesse by his first spouse Augusta of Prussia. However, her only sibling to live past the age of five was Frederick William, Elector of Hesse. In addition, she had eight half-siblings by her father's second marriage to Emilie Ortlöpp, Countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz. Duchess In 1822, Marie, through the suggestion of her mother's friend, the Swedish countess Charlotta Aurora De Geer, was considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard II, Duke Of Saxe-Meiningen
Bernhard II (17 December 1800, in Meiningen – 3 December 1882, in Meiningen) was a Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. Family He was the only son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Bernhard was a younger brother of Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom and Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Bernhard succeeded his father when he was only three years old (1803); because of this, his mother, the Dowager Duchess Luise Eleonore, acted as regent on behalf of her son until he reached adulthood, in 1821. Marriage In Kassel on 23 March 1825, Bernhard II married Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). They had two children: On 12 November 1826, after the redistribution of all the family territories after the death of the last Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Bernhard II received Hildburghausen and Saalfeld. A very kind family man and proud of his House, Bernhard was a thoughtful husband and father, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Marie Louise Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
, house = Mecklenburg-Schwerin , father = Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , mother = Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia , birth_date = , birth_place = Ludwigslust Palace, Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Elisabethenburg Palace, Meiningen, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, German Confederation Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (german: Herzogin Marie Luise Friederike Alexandrine Elisabeth Charlotte Catherine Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 31 March 180326 October 1862) was daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and consort of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Early life Marie Louise was born at Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, second child and first daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819), (son of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Louise of Saxe-Got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
