Reign 1834–1848 Died 1868, Altenburg, Germany Name Joseph, of | Successor George Predecessor Frederick House House of Wettin | |
Born 27 August 1789
Hildburghausen, Saxe-Altenburg ( 1789-08-27 ) Issue Marie, Queen of Hanover
Princess Pauline
Princess Henriette
Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Grand Duchess Alexandra of Russia
Princess Luise Father Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen Mother Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Spouse Duchess Amelia of Wurttemberg (m. 1817) Children Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg Parents Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Similar People Marie of Saxe‑Altenburg, Princess Alexandra of Saxe‑A, Louis - Duke of Wurttemberg, George V of Hanover, Princess Marie of Hanover | ||
Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Hildburghausen, 27 August 1789 – Altenburg, 25 November 1868), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
He was the second but first surviving son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826) and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Joseph succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg after his death in 1834.
In 1814, he and his brother George fought with the allies against France in the Napoleonic Wars. Later he was a General Major in Saxon services.
He implemented several buildings in Altenburg, but his government was considered conservative and resistant to reform; for this, he was forced to abdicate during the civil revolution of 1848.
In Kirchheim unter Teck on 24 April 1817 Joseph married Amelia of Württemberg, a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg. They had six daughters: