Karl-August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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:
- Elisabeth Sophie (* 1945)
- Michael-Benedikt (* 1946)
- Beatrice-Maria (* 1948)
literature
- Bernhard Post , Dietrich Werner: rulers in the turn of the ages. Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1876–1923. Glaux, Jena 2006, ISBN 978-3-931743-94-9 .
Web links
- Family table of those of Saxe-Weimar (Ernestiner)
- Karl August Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karl August Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxony Weimar Eisenach in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible).
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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 |