Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1878–1900)
Prince Bernhard | |
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House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | |
Father | Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Mother | Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Religion | Lutheranism |
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Bernhard Carl Alexander Hermann Heinrich Wilhelm Oscar Friedrich Franz Peter; 18 April 1878 – 1 October 1900) was a member of the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and a Lieutenant in the Prussian Army. He bore the titles "Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Duke of Saxony" with the style "Highness".[1]
Birth and family
Prince Bernhard was born in
Suitor to Dutch Queen Wilhelmina
Closely related to the
When Queen Wilhelmina did not return Prince Bernhard's affection he was reported to have become depressed, dying at the age of 22 in Weimar. His sudden death was reported to be the result of tuberculosis although there were rumors he may have committed suicide.[2] Shortly after his death Queen Wilhelmina's engagement was announced to Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Ancestry
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