Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in Arco, Austria-Hungary), was a member of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
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| Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
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| Born | 24 October 1829 Eisenberg, Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Died | 13 May 1907 (aged 77) Arco, Tirol, Austria-Hungary | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| House | House of Wettin | ||||
| Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
Family
He was the third but second surviving son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia).
Marriage and issue
In Meiningen on 15 October 1862 Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Princess Marie Anne | 14 March 1864 | 3 May 1918 | married on 16 April 1882 to Prince Georg of Schaumburg-Lippe. |
| Princess Elisabeth Augusta Marie Agnes | 25 January 1865 | 24 March 1927 | married on 27 April 1884 to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia; [upon her marriage, she took the name Elizaveta Mavrikievna in a Russian Orthodox baptism] |
| Princess Margarethe Marie Agnes Adelaide Karoline Fredericka | 22 May 1867 | 17 June 1882 | |
| Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | 31 August 1871 | 22 March 1955 | married Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg | 11 August 1873 | 14 April 1953 | married on 6 February 1895 to Eduard, Duke of Anhalt; they divorced on 26 January 1918, shortly before he died. |
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:[1]
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Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, November 1847[2].svg.png.webp)
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, 18 October 1861[3]
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class with White Band
- Red Cross Medal, 1st Class, 27 January 1899[4]
Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore.svg.png.webp)
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1848[5]
Kingdom of Hanover:
- Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1852[6]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Ernst August
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 9 February 1852[7].svg.png.webp)
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 4 February 1851[8]
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 28 April 1853[9]
Lippe:
- Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Class
- Red Cross Medal, 1st Class
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Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Russian Empire: Knight of St. Andrew
Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Henry the Lion
Moritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.
Ancestry
References
- Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1902), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses" pp. 3-4
- Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1855), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 19
- "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1877, p. 30 – via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Rote Kreuz-Medaille", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), Berlin, 1895, p. 268 – via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Sachsen (1866). Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1865/66. Heinrich. p. 4.
- Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 77.
- Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1879. Schulze. 1879. p. 32.
- Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1855), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 9
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
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