Moritz | |||||
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Prince of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
Born |
Eisenberg |
24 October 1829||||
Died | 13 May 1907 Arco, Tirol, Austria-Hungary |
(aged 77)||||
Spouse | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
Issue |
Marie Anne, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia Ernest II Princess Margarethe of Saxe-Altenburg Louise, Duchess of Anhalt |
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House | House of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Mother | Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Full name | |
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Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht |
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.
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).
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:
Moritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.