Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

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.

Family

He was the third but second surviving son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia).

Marriage and issue

In Meiningen on 15 October 1862 Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:

Moritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.

Ancestry

References

1. Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
2. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1865–1927)
3. Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
4. Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
5. Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt
6. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
7. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
8. Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
9. Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia
10. Prince Joachim of Prussia
11. Prince Moritz
12. Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
13. Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia
14. Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
15. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen
16. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
17. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
18. Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen
19. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
20. Eduard, Duke of Anhalt