Reign 1853–1908 House House of Wettin Name Ernst Duke | Successor Ernst II Predecessor George | |
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Born 16 September 1826
Hildburghausen ( 1826-09-16 ) Issue Prince Georg, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia Father Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Mother Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Died February 7, 1908, Altenburg, Germany Spouse Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (m. 1853) Children Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg Parents Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Similar People Prince 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:
References
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