Albrecht von Sachsen-Weißenfels
Albrecht (also Albert ) von Sachsen-Weißenfels (born April 14, 1659 in Halle , † May 9, 1692 in Leipzig ) was a born prince and (titular) duke of Sachsen-Weißenfels and came from a sideline of the Albertine Wettins .
family
Albrecht was the fifth and youngest son of Duke August von Sachsen-Weißenfels and his first wife Anna Maria von Mecklenburg-Schwerin , daughter of Duke Adolf Friedrich I. von Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
Life
Because of his father's testamentary dispositions, Albrecht did not receive parts of his father's land like two of his older brothers, but only limited income from them.
Without a residence of his own, Albrecht held court with his in-laws in Wertheim and converted to the Catholic faith .
Prince Albrecht was accepted into the Fruitful Society by his father, who was its head . He was given the company name of the cheerful .
He died on May 9, 1692 at the age of 33 in Leipzig and, like his two daughters, was not buried in the family crypt of the Weissenfels Castle Church , but in Erfurt .
Marriage and offspring
His only marriage was on June 22, 1687 in Wertheim with Christiana Theresia von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort , the daughter of Count Ferdinand Karls zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort from his marriage to Anna Maria von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg , daughter of Count Ernst Egon VIII . from Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg . After Albrecht's death, his widow married Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein .
Albrecht and Christine had two daughters together:
- Anna Christine (born July 17, 1690 in Wertheim, † March 5, 1763 in Vienna), Princess of Saxony-Weissenfels
- Maria Auguste (born February 4, 1692 in Wertheim, † February 15, 1692 ibid), Princess of Saxony-Weissenfels
Web links
- Albrecht von Sachsen-Weissenfels on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 18, 2016.
- Johann Huebners ... three hundred and three and thirty genealogical tables, Tab. 169
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SURNAME | Albrecht von Sachsen-Weißenfels |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albert of Saxony-Weissenfels |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Saxony-Weissenfels |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1659 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1692 |
Place of death | Leipzig |