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Princess Charlotte of Saxe Altenburg

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Name
  
Princess of


House
  
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg

Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg

Born
  
4 March 1899 Potsdam, Prussia (
1899-03-04
)

Issue
  
Barbara, Duchess Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prince Alfred

Father
  
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Mother
  
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

Died
  
February 16, 1989, West Germany

Spouse
  
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (m. 1919–1978)

Children
  
Princess Barbara of Prussia, Prince Alfred of Prussia

Parents
  
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

Similar People
  
Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Princess Irene of Hesse an, Prince Henry of Prussia, Duke Christian Louis of, Prince Waldemar of Prussia

Princess Charlotte Agnes of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Prinzessin Charlotte Agnes von Sachsen-Altenburg; 4 March 1899 – 16 February 1989) was the eldest child of Ernst II, the last reigning duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

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Marriage and family

On 11 July 1919 at Hemmelmark, she married Prince Sigismund of Prussia, the second son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia, brother of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.

They had two children:

  • Princess Barbara Irene Adelheid Viktoria Elisabeth Bathildis of Prussia (2 August 1920 – 31 May 1994); married Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and had issue.
  • Prince Alfred Friedrich Ernst Heinrich Conrad of Prussia (17 August 1924 - 5 June 2013); married Maritza Farkas (6 August 1929 – 1 November 1996), no issue.
  • Her granddaughters, Donata and Edwina, are the only remaining senior members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

    Titles and styles

  • 4 March 1899 – 11 July 1919: Her Highness Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
  • 11 July 1919 – 16 February 1989: Her Royal Highness Princess Sigismund of Prussia
  • References

    Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg Wikipedia