Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg

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Prince Moritz of Saxony-Altenburg

Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht von Sachsen-Altenburg (* October 24, 1829 in Eisenberg ; † May 13, 1907 in Arco ) was a prince of Sachsen-Altenburg from the Ernestine branch of the Wettins and presumptive heir to the throne of the Duchy of Saxony- Altenburg .

Life

Moritz was the younger son of Duke Georg von Sachsen-Altenburg and his wife, Duchess Marie zu Mecklenburg (1803-1862). After his training in Jena and Dresden, he initially served in the Bavarian military . On April 26, 1851 he joined the Prussian Army and was employed as a second lieutenant in the Guard Hussar Regiment in Potsdam . He was promoted to Rittmeister by September 1855 and on August 13, 1859 was promoted to major with the uniform of the regiment to the officers à la suite of the army. Moritz last held the rank of general of the cavalry on March 22, 1895 .

Ludwig Döll : Prince Moritz of Saxony-Altenburg (1842)

Moritz was president of the Osterlandes history and antiquity research society . The natural history museum in Altenburg is named after Moritz Mauritianum . After an extensive journey, he quit military service in 1857 and studied at the University of Bonn .

On October 15, 1862, the prince in Meiningen married Auguste (1843-1919), daughter of Duke Bernhard II. Erich Freund von Sachsen-Meiningen . On the occasion of his marriage, he received the newly donated Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order from King Wilhelm I of Prussia .

In the Franco-Prussian War , Prince Moritz and Duchess Agnes were actively involved in the German Red Cross , of which he was honorary chairman of the regional association until 1904.

Since Moritz 'older brother Ernst I did not have a male heir to the throne from his marriage, Moritz was considered the Hereditary Prince of the Duchy. He died a year before his brother, which is why the claim to the throne passed to his son Ernst .

Moritz was the holder of numerous awards, including the house order of the Rautenkrone and the grand crosses of the Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order , the Guelphen Order , the Oldenburg House Order and Order of Merit , the House Order of the White Falcon and the House Order of Albrecht the Bear . Moritzstrasse in Altenburg is named after the prince.

progeny

Moritz had the following children from his marriage:

⚭ 1882 Prince Georg zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1846–1911)
  • Elisabeth (1865–1927) "Jelisaweta Mawrikijewna"
⚭ 1884 Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinowitsch (1858–1915)
  • Margarete (1867-1882)
  • Ernst II (1871–1955), Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
⚭ 1. 1898 (closed 1920) Princess Adelheid zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1875–1971)
⚭ 2. 1934 Maria Triebel (1893–1957)
⚭ 1895 (closed 1918) Duke Eduard von Anhalt (1861–1918)

literature

  • Gustav von Glasenapp : Military Biographies of the Officer Corps of the Prussian Army. Berlin 1868, p. 300.
  • Otto Koepert: Moritz, Prince of Saxony-Altenburg, Duke of Saxony: a picture of life. Printed and published by Oskar Bonde, 1908.
  • Heinrich Ferdinand Schoeppl: The dukes of Saxony-Altenburg. Bozen 1917, reprint Altenburg 1992.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Communications from the Society for Research into History and Antiquity of the Osterland, 1858, p. 134. ( digitized version )
  2. ↑ Natural History Museum Mauritanum ( Memento from July 18, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ St. Benno Calendar; or Catholic Church and People's Calendar, 1867, p. 144. ( digitized version )
  4. ↑ State and Adreßhandbuch of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg. Altenburg 1855, p. 2. ( digitized version )
personal data
SURNAME Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht von Sachsen-Altenburg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Eisenberg
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1907
Place of death Arco