Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
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Prince Albert Casimir of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (11 July 1738,
in the world.Biography
Albert was a younger son of King
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
.
Young Albert was specifically chosen by
Maria Theresa of Austria, because marriages of imperial children were usually used for diplomatic purposes. Still, the betrothal and wedding had to wait until the death of her father, Emperor Francis I, and the wedding decorations were black because it occurred during the official mourning period after his death. From his father-in-law's estate, Albert received the territory of Teschen in Austrian Silesia
and was accordingly given the title of Duke of Teschen.
The Silesian
Archduke Charles of Austria
, who became Duke of Teschen and started the Habsburg-Lorraine branch of Dukes of Teschen.
Albert was royal governor of
Belgian royal family) as their seat. There, he assembled the beginnings of his vast art collection, which he took with him when the couple had to flee from Brussels to Vienna in 1793, due to the French Revolution and following his military defeat by invasion forces at the Battle of Jemappes
.
In Vienna, a palace adjoining the
Adam von Bartsch
, the Curator of the Imperial prints collection and the greatest prints scholar of his age.
After the early death of his wife in 1798 of
Archduke Charles of Austria
.
Next door to his palace, in the Vienna's cathedral.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg | |||||||||||||
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| 7. Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick | |||||||||||||
| 15. Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 100.
External links
Media related to Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen at Wikimedia Commons
- Albertina Museum (in German)