Reign1853–1908 HouseHouse of Wettin NameErnst Duke
SuccessorErnst II PredecessorGeorge
Born16 September 1826
Hildburghausen (1826-09-16) IssuePrince Georg, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia FatherGeorg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg MotherMarie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin DiedFebruary 7, 1908, Altenburg, Germany SpousePrincess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (m. 1853) ChildrenPrincess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg ParentsGeorg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Similar PeoplePrince Albert of Prussia, Grand Duchess Elena Pa, Princess Marianne of the Net
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Ernst I. Friedrich Paul Georg Nikolaus von Sachsen-Altenburg ) (Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 – Altenburg, 7 February 1908), 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.
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).
