Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
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| Ernst I | |
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| Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |
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| Reign | 1853 - 1908 |
| Predecessor | George |
| Successor | Ernst II |
| Spouse | Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau |
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| Prince Georg, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia |
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| Ernst Frederick Paul Georg Nikolaus | |
| House | House of Wettin |
| Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Mother | Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Born | 16 September 1826 Hildburghausen |
| Died | 7 February 1908 (aged 81) Altenburg |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Ernst I Frederick Paul Georg Nikolaus, 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.
Ernst succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg when he died, in 1853.
[edit] 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.[1]
They had two children:
- Marie Friederike Leopoldine Georgine Auguste Alexandra Elisabeth Therese Josephine Helene Sophie (b. Eisenberg, 2 August 1854 - d. Camenz, 8 October 1898), married on 19 April 1873 to Albrecht of Prussia.
- Georg Leopold Ernst Joseph Alexander Friedrich Ludwig Johann Albert (b. Altenburg, 1 February 1856 - d. Altenburg, 29 February 1856).
Ernst died without a living male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.
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- ^ "Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Dead.". New York Times. 24 October 1897.
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| Preceded by Georg |
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1853-1908 |
Succeeded by Ernst II |
