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Ernst II SAXALT

Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg










Reign
February 7, 1908 - November 13, 1918  (10 years)

Preceded by Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Duchy abolished on November 13, 1918  (98 years)




Birth
August 31, 1871
Altenburg, Germany
House of Wettin


Death
March 22, 1955
Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf, Germany
83 years


Parents
Moritz, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg  (1829-1907) (78 years)
married 1862-1907 (45 years, died)
Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen  (1843-1919) (76 years)


Siblings
1. Marie Anne, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe  (1864-1918) (54 years)
2. Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Russia  (1865-1927) (62 years)
3. Margarethe, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg  (1867-82) (15 years)
4. Louise Charlotte, Princess of Anhalt  (1874-1953) (79 years)


Paternal Grandparents
Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg  (1796-1853) (57 years)
married 1825-53 (28 years, died)

Marie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1803-62) (59 years)

(Children: 3 sons)


Maternal Grandparents
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen  (1800-82) (82 years)
married 1825-82 (57 years, died)

Marie Frederica, Princess of Hesse-Kassel  (1804-88) (84 years)

(Children: 1 son, 1 daughter)


Marriages
1. 1898-1920 (22 years, divorced)  Adelaide, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe  (1875-1971) (96 years)
2. 1934-55 (21 years, widowed)  Maria Triebel  (1893-1955) (62 years)



Children
1. Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg  (1899-1989) (90 years)
married 1919-78 (59 years, widowed)  Sigismund, Prince of Prussia  (1896-1978) (82 years)
Children: Barbara, Alfred
2. Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg  (1900-91) (91 years)
3. Elisabeth, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg  (1903-91) (88 years)
4. Frederick Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg  (1905-85) (80 years)
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