Reign 1848–1853 Predecessor Joseph | Successor Ernst I Name Georg, of | |
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Born 24 July 1796
Hildburghausen ( 1796-07-24 ) Died 3 August 1853(1853-08-03) (aged 57)
Hummelshain Spouse Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Issue Ernst I
Prince Albrecht Frederick
Prince Moritz | ||
Georg Karl Frederick (Hildburghausen, 24 July 1796 – Hummelshain, 3 August 1853) was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
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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).
- 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.
References
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