Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Ernst I Frederick Paul Georg Nikolaus, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 - d. 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.

Ernst succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg when he died, in 1853.

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. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Dead. |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=October 24, 1897 |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]

They had two children:
* Marie Friederike Leopoldine Georgine Auguste Alexandra Elisabeth Therese Josephine Helene Sophie (b. Eisenberg, 2 August 1854 - d. Camenz, 8 October 1898), married on 19 April 1873 to Albrecht of Prussia.
* Georg Leopold Ernst Joseph Alexander Friedrich Ludwig Johann Albert (b. Altenburg, 1 February 1856 - d. Altenburg, 29 February 1856).

Ernst died without a living male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.

Ancestry

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1= Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
2= Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
3= Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
4= Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
5= Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
6= Friedrich Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
7= Elena Pavlovna of Russia
8= Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
9= Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
10=Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
11=Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
12=Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
13=Luise of Saxe-Gotha
14=Paul I of Russia
15=Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg

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