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Ernst I
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Photograph, c. 1870
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Reign 3 August 1853 – 7 February 1908
Predecessor George
Successor Ernst II
Born (1826-09-16)16 September 1826
Hildburghausen
Died 7 February 1908(1908-02-07) (aged 81)
Altenburg
Spouse Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (m. 1853–97)
Issue Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia
Full name
Ernst Frederick Paul Georg Nikolaus
House Wettin
Father Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Religion Lutheranism

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 fifty five years, he died without a living direct male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.

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]
Foreign honours[2]

Ancestry[]

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References[]

  1. "Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Dead.". The New York Times. 24 October 1897. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1902), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses Sachsen-Altenburg" pp. 1-2
  3. "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Jørgen Pedersen (2009) (in da). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009. Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 469. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=glw-AQAAIAAJ. 
  5. (in sv) Sveriges statskalender. 1905. p. 440. https://runeberg.org/statskal/1905/0464.html. Retrieved 2018-01-06. 
German royalty
Preceded by
Georg
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
1853–1908
Succeeded by
Ernst II

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