Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Ernst I
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Reign	1853–1908
Predecessor	George
Successor	Ernst II
Born	(1826-09-16)16 September 1826 Hildburghausen
Died	7 February 1908(1908-02-07) (aged 81) Altenburg
Spouse	Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau
Issue	Prince Georg, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia
Full name Ernst Frederick Paul Georg Nikolaus
House	House of Wettin
Father	Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother	Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Religion	Lutheranism

Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Ernst I. Friedrich Paul Georg Nikolaus von Sachsen-Altenburg ) (Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 – Altenburg, 7 February 1908), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the first son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1853 he succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was of a retiring disposition and he took little active part in running the country. After a reign that lasted fifty five years, he died without a living direct male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.

Marriage

He was married in Dessau on 28 April 1853 to Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (1824–1897). Agnes was a sister of Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt.^[1]

They had two children:

• Marie (b. Eisenberg, 2 August 1854 – d. Camenz, 8 October 1898), married on 19 April 1873 to Albrecht of Prussia.
• Georg (b. Altenburg, 1 February 1856 – d. Altenburg, 29 February 1856).

Ancestry

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