Karl-August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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Karl-August Wilhelm Ernst Friedrich Georg Johann Albrecht von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (partly also listed as Carl-August with and without hyphen; * July 28, 1912 in Wilhelmsthal ; † October 14, 1988 in rails on Lake Constance ) was from 1912 to 1918 the last Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach and Duke of Saxony.

Life

Karl August was born as the son of the last Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1876–1923) from his second marriage to Feodora, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (1890–1972), daughter of Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen . On October 4, 1944, he married Elisabeth Freiin von Wangenheim-Winterstein (1912-2010), daughter of the King. Prussian Chamberlain Othmar Freiherr von Wangenheim . The couple lived at the Wartburg , later at the Behringen castle and estate .

Karl August was an officer in the Wehrmacht and served in a tank regiment. In June 1945 he and his family fled to West Germany, shortly before the Red Army replaced the US occupation in Thuringia . Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach died on October 14, 1988 in rails on Lake Constance without ever having returned to his homeland.

progeny

Karl August and Elisabeth had two daughters and a son:

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karl August Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxony Weimar Eisenach in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible).
personal data
SURNAME Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl-August von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl August Wilhelm Ernst Friedrich Georg Johann Albrecht von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilhelmsthal
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1988
Place of death rails