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Prince Moritz of Saxe Altenburg

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Name
  
Prince of


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Born
  
24 October 1829 Eisenberg (
1829-10-24
)

Died
  
13 May 1907(1907-05-13) (aged 77) Arco, Tirol, Austria-Hungary

Spouse
  
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen

Issue
  
Marie Anne, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna of Russia Ernest II Princess Margarethe of Saxe-Altenburg Louise, Duchess of Anhalt

House
  
House of Saxe-Altenburg

Father
  
Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Mother
  
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Prince Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in Arco, Italy), was a member of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

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Family

He was the third but second surviving son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia).

Marriage and issue

In Meiningen on 15 October 1862 Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:

Decorations and awards

  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
  • Grand Cross of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Saxon Duchies)
  • House Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony)
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order (Hanover)
  • House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)
  • House Order of the White Falcon (Weimar)
  • House Order of Albert the Bear (Anhalt Duchies)

    • Moritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.

    References

    Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg Wikipedia
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