Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1854–1898)
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Princess Albert of Prussia | |||||
Born | Eisenberg | 2 August 1854||||
Died | 8 October 1898 Kamenz Castle | (aged 44)||||
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Father | Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Mother | Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau |
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (Marie Friederike Leopoldine Georgine Auguste Alexandra Elisabeth Therese Josephine Helene Sophie; 2 August 1854 – 8 October 1898) was the wife of Prince Albert of Prussia, Regent for the duchy of Brunswick.[1]
Family
Marie was the only surviving child of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau, as her younger brother Georg died as an infant. Because her father had no surviving sons to inherit his title, he was succeeded by Marie's cousin Ernst.
Marriage and issue
Marie arrived at
On 9 April 1873 in
They had the following children:
- Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht (1874–1940)
- Prince Joachim Albrecht (1876–1939); married Marie von Blich-Sulzer and Karoline Kornelia Stockhammer
- Princess Agatha of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Later life
In 1885, Albert was appointed Regent for the
Princess Marie died on 8 October 1898 at
Prince Albert died in 1906. They were buried in the Mausoleum auf dem Hutberge in the park of Schloss Kamenz/Silesia. After World War II, the mausoleum was plundered and they were reburied in the park.[7]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c "Princess Maria of Prussia Dies", The New York Times, 9 October 1898
- ^ a b "Germany", The Manchester Guardian, Berlin, 19 April 1873
- ^ a b "Princess Maria of Saxony Dead", The Washington Post, Berlin, 9 October 1898
- ^ a b c "A Royal Marriage", The New York Times, Berlin, 7 May 1873
- ^ a b "Memorial Notices", The Manchester Guardian, 11 October 1898
- ^ "The Kaiser Goes To A Funeral", The New York Times, 12 October 1898
- ^ "Saxe-Altenburg". Royaltyguide.nl. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.