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| Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
| Reign | 30 November 1848 – 3 August 1853 | ||||
| Predecessor | Joseph | ||||
| Successor | Ernst I | ||||
| Born |
24 July 1796 Hildburghausen | ||||
| Died |
3 August 1853 (aged 57) Hummelshain | ||||
| Spouse | Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1825) | ||||
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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 Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He fought in the Austrian ranks against Napoleonic France in the 1813–1814 war.
Georg succeeded his brother Joseph as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg when he abdicated, in 1848.
Marriage and issue[]
In Ludwigslust on 7 October 1825 Georg married with Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was a daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia.
They had three sons:
- Ernst I Frederick Paul Georg Nikolaus (b. Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 – d. Altenburg, 7 February 1908); married Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau.
- Albrecht Frederick August Bernhard Ludwig Anton Carl Gustav Eduard (b. Hildburghausen, 31 October 1827 – d. Ludwigslust, 28 May 1835) died in childhood.
- Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht (b. Eisenberg, 24 October 1829 – d. Arco, Italy, 13 May 1907); married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen.
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- Heinrich Ferdinand Schoeppl: Die Herzoge von Sachsen-Altenburg. (Das Herzogliche Haus von Sachsen-Altenburg; Bd. 1). Altenburger Verlag, Altenburg 1992 (Nachdr. d. Ausg. Bozen 1917).
- Rudolf Armin Human: Chronik der Stadt Hildburghausen. Verlag Frankenschwelle, Hildburghausen 1999, ISBN 3-86180-082-9 (Nachdr. d. Ausg. Hildburghausen 1886).
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