Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg

German prince (1843–1902)

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Prince Albert

Born| (1843-04-14)14 April 1843
Munich
Died| 22 May 1902(1902-05-22) (aged 59)
Serrahn
Spouse|

Marie of Prussia

(m. 1885; died 1888)​

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

(m. 1891)​

Issue|

* Olga, Countess von Pückler-Burghauss
* Marie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz

| Names

Albert Heinrich Joseph Carl Viktor Georg Friedrich
House| Wettin
Father| Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother| Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz

Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg (Albert Heinrich Joseph Carl Viktor Georg Friedrich; Munich, 14 April 1843 - Serrahn, 22 May 1902) was a German prince of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg.[1]

## Biography[edit]

### Family and early life[edit]

Prince Albert was the eldest son (third in order of birth but the only one who survived to adulthood) of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (youngest son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen) and his second wife, Princess Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz.

He entered the Russian army early in life, and attained the rank of Major-General in this service, but subsequently exchanged it for the Prussian army, where he became a general of cavalry.[2]

### Marriages[edit]

He was first married in Berlin on 6 May 1885 to Princess Marie of Prussia, widow of Prince Henry of the Netherlands.[1]

They had two daughters:

* Princess Olga Elisabeth Carola Victoria Maria Anna Agnes Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (Schloß Albrechtsberg, 17 April 1886 – Münster, 13 January 1955); married on 20 May 1913 Karl Frederick, Count of Pückler-Burghauss and Freiherr von Groditz (1886–1945).
* Marie (Schloß Albrechtsberg, 6 June 1888 – Hamburg, 12 November 1947); married on 20 April 1911 Heinrich XXXV, Prince von Reuss of Köstritz (1887–1936, son of Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz); they divorced in 1921, and Heinrich remarried to Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Marie adopted in 1942 Theodor Franz (Graf Praschma) von Sachsen-Altenburg (1934–2012).

Princess Marie died in 1888 from the effects of puerperal fever. A few years later on 13 December 1891, at Remplin, Albert married Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The couple had no children.

Albert was a conspicuous figure in Berlin society, and was a great favorite due to his "clever" mind, genial disposition, pleasant address, and enthusiasm as a sportsman.[3] Marie died in 1888.[3] Sources reported that the Emperor′s "arbitrary manners" became so intolerable to Albert and others, as they were used to the days of social courtesy under the old Wilhelm I.[4]

Prince Albert died on 22 May 1902 at Remplin, his death "sincerely regretted" by all the royal houses in Germany.[1][3]

## Honours[edit]

He received the following orders and decorations:[5]

* Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, May 1861[6]
* Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 17 December 1866[7]
* Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown
* Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
* Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1 January 1863; with Swords, 2 November 1864[8]
* Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1862[9]
* Persian Empire: Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1st Class
* Kingdom of Italy: Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
* Kingdom of Prussia:
* Knight of the Red Eagle, 3rd Class with Swords, 1864; Grand Cross with Swords on Ring, 6 May 1885[10]
* Member of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, with Swords
* Knight of Justice of the Johanniter Order, 1900[11]
* Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
* Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown and Collar
* Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
* Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1889[12]
* Russian Empire:
* Knight of St. George, 4th Class
* Knight of St. Vladimir, 2nd Class with Swords
* Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
* Knight of St. Anna, 3rd Class with Swords

## Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8\. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

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| 4\. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg|

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| 9\. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

| 2\. Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg|

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| 10\. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

| 5\. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|

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| 11\. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

| 1\. Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg|
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| 12\. Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz

| 6\. Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz|

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| 13\. Princess Louise of Nassau-Weilburg

| 3\. Princess Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz|

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| 14\. Charles Gaspard, Prince of Rochefort

| 7\. Gasparine de Rohan-Rochefort|

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| 15\. Marie-Louise-Joséphine de Rohan

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## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
2. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36776\. London. 24 May 1902. p. 8.
3. ^ a b c "Berlin-Malcom Clarke", Minneapolis Tribune, 22 July 1902
4. ^ "Snubbed By The Kaiser", The New York Times, 17 February 1896
5. ^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1902), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses" pp. 7-8
6. ^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1869), "Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 18
7. ^ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1869), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 11
8. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 18
9. ^ Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 80.
10. ^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 27`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
11. ^ Johanniter-Ordensblatt: amtliche Monatschrift der Balley Brandenburg (in German), vol. 43, 1902, p. 133
12. ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1901, p. 70, retrieved 1 December 2020

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