Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
Prince Edward | |||||
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Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Duke of Saxony | |||||
Born | Bushy House, London | 11 October 1823||||
Died | 16 November 1902 Portland Place, London | (aged 79)||||
Burial | |||||
Spouse |
Lady Augusta Katherine Gordon-Lennox (m. 1851) | ||||
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Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | |||||
Father | Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | ||||
Mother | Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
Occupation | Military officer |
Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach,
Career
Edward was born to
After being naturalised as a British subject, Edward's military career began on 1 June 1841, when, having trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he joined the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot as an ensign.[3] He was promoted to ensign in the Grenadier Guards and lieutenant in the Army on 8 June 1841 and lieutenant in his regiment and captain in the Army on 19 May 1846[4] before becoming adjutant of his battalion in November 1850.[5]
Edward was promoted to
Edward was appointed an
In retirement Edward was a commissioner of the Patriotic Fund.[16] He also became colonel of the 10th Regiment of Foot[17] and then colonel of the 1st Regiment of Life Guards.[18] He was promoted to field marshal on 22 June 1897[19] following which there was adverse comment in The Times that his career had included no great military achievements.[1]
Prince and Princess Edward had for several years a summer residence at
Edward died on 16 November 1902 at Portland Place in London and was buried in Chichester Cathedral,[21] in the crypt of his wife's family, the dukes of Richmond and Lennox.[1]
Family
On 27 November 1851 Edward married,
Ancestry
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Honours
Edward received the following orders and decorations:[23]
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 20 November 1839[24]
- Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, November 1842[25]
- Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1849[26]
- United Kingdom:
- Crimea Medal, 1854
- Companion of the Bath (military), 24 January 1857;[27] Knight Commander, 24 May 1881;[28] Knight Grand Cross, 21 June 1887[29]
- Knight of St. Patrick, 18 December 1890[30]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 8 March 1901[31]
- French Empire: Knight of the Legion of Honour, 2 August 1856[32]
- Ottoman Empire:
- Crimean War Medal, 1856
- Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class, 2 March 1858[33]
- Netherlands:
- Grand Cross of the Military William Order, 7 April 1858[34]
- Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore, 19 May 1867[35]
- Kingdom of Prussia: Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, 8 September 1874[36]
- Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1876[37]
- Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 9 July 1881[38]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Heathcote, p. 115
- ^ The Times (14 October 1823): 3.
- ^ a b Heathcote, p. 114
- ^ "No. 20605". The London Gazette. 19 May 1846. p. 1835.
- ^ "No. 21156". The London Gazette. 22 November 1850. p. 3096.
- ^ "No. 21564". The London Gazette. 22 June 1854. p. 1937.
- ^ "No. 21619". The London Gazette. 7 November 1854. p. 3353.
- ^ "No. 21640". The London Gazette. 12 December 1854. p. 4052.
- ^ "No. 21793". The London Gazette. 5 October 1855. p. 3683.
- ^ "No. 23484". The London Gazette. 2 April 1869. p. 2053.
- ^ "No. 23627". The London Gazette. 24 June 1870. p. 3109.
- ^ "No. 24503". The London Gazette. 14 September 1877. p. 5235.
- ^ "No. 24789". The London Gazette. 5 December 1879. p. 7216.
- ^ "No. 25512". The London Gazette. 18 September 1885. p. 4388.
- ^ "No. 26097". The London Gazette. 14 October 1890. p. 5454.
- ^ "No. 26078". The London Gazette. 12 August 1890. p. 4377.
- ^ "No. 24648". The London Gazette. 26 November 1878. p. 6495.
- ^ "No. 25880". The London Gazette. 4 December 1888. p. 6940.
- ^ "No. 26867". The London Gazette. 25 June 1897. p. 3570.
- ^ "Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar at North Berwick". The Times. No. 36909. London. 27 October 1902. p. 4.
- ^ "Funeral of Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar", The Times (20 November 1902): 12.
- ^ "Saxe-Weimar' H.S.H. Princess Edward". Historic Autographs. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Genealogie des Großherzoglichen Hauses", Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (in German), Weimar: Böhlau, 1900, pp. 8–9, archived from the original on 25 June 2020, retrieved 5 April 2020
- ^ "Großherzoglich Hausorden der Wachsamkeit oder vom Weißen Falken", Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (in German), Weimar: Böhlau, 1851, p. 7, retrieved 5 April 2020[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden", Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (in German), Coburg and Gotha, 1843, p. 7, retrieved 5 April 2020
- ^ Staat Hannover (1860). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1860. Berenberg. p. 71.
- ^ "No. 21962". The London Gazette. 27 January 1857. p. 277.
- ^ "No. 24976". The London Gazette. 24 May 1881. p. 2673.
- ^ "No. 25716". The London Gazette. 28 June 1887. p. 3497.
- ^ Shaw, p. 105
- ^ "No. 27292". The London Gazette. 8 March 1901. p. 1647.
- ^ "No. 21909". The London Gazette. 4 August 1856. p. 2701.
- ^ "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1252.
- ^ "Militaire Willems-Orde: Saxen-Weimar-Eisenach, W.A.E. hertog van" [Military William Order: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, W.A.E. Duke of]. Ministerie van Defensie (in Dutch). 7 April 1858. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1878 (in German). Neustrelitz: Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn. 1878. p. 11.
- ^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, p. 23, retrieved 18 August 2021 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ "Königlicher Orden: Orden der Württembergischen Krone", Hof und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Württemberg (in German), Stuttgart: Druck von W. Kohlhammer, 1896, p. 28, retrieved 5 April 2020
- ^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (in German), Darmstadt: Im Verlag der Invalidenanstalt, 1883, p. 14, retrieved 29 December 2020
Sources
- Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736–1997. Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-696-5.
- Shaw, Willam (2012). The Knights of England: a Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day. Forgotten Books. ISBN 9780806304434.