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Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in Arco, Austria-Hungary), was a member of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
George Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (William George Moritz Ernest Albert Frederick Charles Constantine Edward Maximilian; 13 May 1900 – 13 February 1991), was the last head of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg and nominal Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, was a member of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
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Saxe-Altenburg had an area of 1,323 km2 (510 sq. mi.) and a population of 207,000 in 1905. Its capital was Altenburg. The duchy consisted of two separate areas: the Ostkreis, containing the cities of Altenburg, Schmölln, Gößnitz, Lucka und Meuselwitz (including the exclave of Mumsdorf), Roschütz, Hilbersdorf, Neukirchen by Waldenburg and Rußdorf by...
The duchy had its origins in the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland (Terra Plisensis), a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243. Following the partition of Leipzig in 1485, Altenburg fell to Ernst, Elector of Saxony, the progenitor of the Ernestine Wettins. After the Capitulation of Wittenberg in 1547,...
Elder line
1. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1603–1639) 2. Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1639–1669) 3. Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1669–1672) Line extinct, inherited by Saxe-Gotha, thereupon Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Junior line
1. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826–1834) (Previously Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen) 2. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1834–1848) 3. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1848–1853) 4. Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1853–1908) 5. Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1908–1918)
Christiansburg Castle at EisenbergThe Old Hunting Lodge at HummelshainThe New Hunting Lodge at HummelshainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Saxe-Altenburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Apr 23, 2022 · Explore genealogy for Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg born 1829 Eisenberg, Saxe-Altenburg died 1907 Arco, Tirol, Austria-Hungary including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + more in the free family tree community.
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- October 24, 1829
- Augusta (Sachsen-Meiningen) Sachsen-Altenburg
- May 13, 1907
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George Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (William George Moritz Ernest Albert Frederick Charles Constantine Edward Maximilian; 13 May 1900 – 13 February 1991), was the last head of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg and nominal Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
