Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg

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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

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[]

Family and early life[]

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[]

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); 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[]

He received the following orders and decorations:^[5]

Ancestry[]

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