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Moritz

Prince of Saxe-Altenburg

Born

24 October 1829
Eisenberg

Died

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

Spouse

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen

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

Names
Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht

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.

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:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Princess Marie Anne	14 March 1864	3 May 1918	married on 16 April 1882 to Prince Georg of Schaumburg-Lippe.
Princess Elisabeth Augusta Marie Agnes	25 January 1865	24 March 1927	married on 27 April 1884 to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia; [upon her marriage, she took the name Elizaveta Mavrikievna in a Russian Orthodox baptism]
Princess Margarethe Marie Agnes Adelaide Karoline Fredericka	22 May 1867	17 June 1882
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg	31 August 1871	22 March 1955	married Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg	11 August 1873	14 April 1953	married on 6 February 1895 to Eduard, Duke of Anhalt; they divorced on 26 January 1918, shortly before he died.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

16. Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

8. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

17. Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau

4. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

18. Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

9. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

19. Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

2. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

20. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

10. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

21. Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

5. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

22. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

11. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

23. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

1. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

24. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

12. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

25. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

6. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

26. Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

13. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

27. Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz

3. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

28. Peter III of Russia

14. Paul I of Russia

29. Catherine II of Russia

7. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia

30. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

15. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg

31. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt

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.

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