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	Albert Heinrich Joseph Carl Viktor Georg Friedrich

Prince Albert
Prince Albert
Born	14 April 1843; Munich
Died	22 May 1902 (aged 59); Serrahn
Spouse	; Marie of Prussia (m. 1885; died 1888) ; Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (m. 1891)
Issue	Olga, Countess von Pückler-Burghauss; Marie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz;
Names
Names
	Albert Heinrich Joseph Carl Viktor Georg Friedrich
House	Wettin
Father	Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother	Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg (Albert Heinrich Joseph Carl Viktor Georg Friedrich; Munich, 14 April 1843 – Serrahn, 22 May 1902) was a German prince of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Family and early life[edit]

Prince Albert was the eldest son (third in order of birth but the only one who survived to adulthood) of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (youngest son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen) and his second wife, Princess Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz.

He entered the Russian army early in life, and attained the rank of Major-General in this service, but subsequently exchanged it for the Prussian army, where he became a general of cavalry.^[2]

Marriages[edit]

He was first married in Berlin on 6 May 1885 to Princess Marie of Prussia, widow of Prince Henry of the Netherlands.^[1]

They had two daughters:

Princess Olga Elisabeth Carola Victoria Maria Anna Agnes Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (Schloß Albrechtsberg, 17 April 1886 – Münster, 13 January 1955); married on 20 May 1913 Karl Frederick, Count of Pückler-Burghauss and Freiherr von Groditz (1886–1945).
Marie (Schloß Albrechtsberg, 6 June 1888 – Hamburg, 12 November 1947); married on 20 April 1911 Heinrich XXXV, Prince von Reuss of Köstritz (1887–1936, son of Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz); they divorced in 1921, and Heinrich remarried to Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Marie adopted in 1942 Theodor Franz (Graf Praschma) von Sachsen-Altenburg (1934–2012).

Princess Marie died in 1888 from the effects of puerperal fever. A few years later on 13 December 1891, at Remplin, Albert married Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The couple had no children.

Albert was a conspicuous figure in Berlin society, and was a great favorite due to his "clever" mind, genial disposition, pleasant address, and enthusiasm as a sportsman.^[3] Marie died in 1888.^[3] Sources reported that the Emperor′s "arbitrary manners" became so intolerable to Albert and others, as they were used to the days of social courtesy under the old Wilhelm I.^[4]

Prince Albert died on 22 May 1902 at Remplin, his death "sincerely regretted" by all the royal houses in Germany.^[1]^[3]

Honours[edit]

He received the following orders and decorations:^[5]

Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, May 1861^[6]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 17 December 1866^[7]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown
Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1 January 1863; with Swords, 2 November 1864^[8]
Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1862^[9]
Persian Empire: Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1st Class
Kingdom of Italy: Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 3rd Class with Swords, 1864; Grand Cross with Swords on Ring, 6 May 1885^[10]
- Member of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, with Swords
- Knight of Justice of the Johanniter Order, 1900^[11]
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown and Collar
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1889^[12]
Russian Empire:
- Knight of St. George, 4th Class
- Knight of St. Vladimir, 2nd Class with Swords
- Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Knight of St. Anna, 3rd Class with Swords

Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg

8. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

4. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

9. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

2. Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg

10. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

5. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

11. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

1. Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg

12. Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz

6. Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz

13. Princess Louise of Nassau-Weilburg

3. Princess Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz

14. Charles Gaspard, Prince of Rochefort

7. Gasparine de Rohan-Rochefort

15. Marie-Louise-Joséphine de Rohan

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36776. London. 24 May 1902. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Berlin-Malcom Clarke", Minneapolis Tribune, 22 July 1902
^ "Snubbed By The Kaiser", The New York Times, 17 February 1896
^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1902), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses" pp. 7-8
^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1869), "Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 18
^ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1869), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 11
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 18
^ Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 80.
^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 27{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Johanniter-Ordensblatt: amtliche Monatschrift der Balley Brandenburg (in German), vol. 43, 1902, p. 133
^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1901, p. 70, retrieved 1 December 2020

[lundy-1] Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg". Retrieved 14 October 2010.

[2] "Obituary". The Times. No. 36776. London. 24 May 1902. p. 8.

[mt1-3] "Berlin-Malcom Clarke", Minneapolis Tribune, 22 July 1902

[nyt1-4] "Snubbed By The Kaiser", The New York Times, 17 February 1896

[Staatshandbuch-5] Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1902), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses" pp. 7-8

[6] Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1869), "Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 18

[7] Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1869), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 11

[8] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 18

[9] Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 80.

[prus-10] "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 27{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[11] Johanniter-Ordensblatt: amtliche Monatschrift der Balley Brandenburg (in German), vol. 43, 1902, p. 133

[12] "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1901, p. 70, retrieved 1 December 2020

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 * Olga, Countess von Pückler-Burghauss
 * Marie, Princess Reuss of Köstritz}}
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 Prince Albert was the eldest son (third in order of birth but the only one who survived to adulthood) of [[Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg]] (youngest son of [[Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen]]) and his second wife, Princess Luise Caroline [[Reuss Junior Line|Reuss of Greiz]].
-He entered the Russian army early in life, and attained the rank of Major-General in this service, but subsequently exchanged it for the Prussian army, where he became a general of cavalry.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Obituary|day_of_week=Saturday |date=24 May 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36776| }}</ref>
+He entered the Russian army early in life, and attained the rank of Major-General in this service, but subsequently exchanged it for the Prussian army, where he became a general of cavalry.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Obituary|date=24 May 1902 |page=8 |issue=36776}}</ref>
 ===Marriages===
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 They had two daughters:
-# Olga Elisabeth Carola Victoria Maria Anna Agnes Antoinette (b. Schloß Albrechtsberg, 17 April 1886 - d. Münster, 13 January 1955), married on 20 May 1913 to [[Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss|Karl Frederick, Count of Pückler-Burghauss and Freiherr von Groditz]].
+* Princess Olga Elisabeth Carola Victoria Maria Anna Agnes Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (Schloß Albrechtsberg, 17 April 1886 – Münster, 13 January 1955); married on 20 May 1913 [[Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss|Karl Frederick, Count of Pückler-Burghauss and Freiherr von Groditz]] (1886–1945).
-# Marie (b. Schloß Albrechtsberg, 6 June 1888 - d. Hamburg, 12 November 1947), married on 20 April 1911 to Prince Heinrich XXXV [[Reuss Junior Line|Reuss of Köstritz]]; they divorced in 1921 when Heinrich remarried to [[Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld]].
+* Marie ([[Albrechtsberg Palace (Dresden)|Schloß Albrechtsberg]], 6 June 1888 – [[Hamburg]], 12 November 1947); married on 20 April 1911 Heinrich XXXV, Prince von [[Reuss Junior Line|Reuss of Köstritz]] (1887–1936, son of [[Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz]]); they divorced in 1921, and Heinrich remarried to [[Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld]]. Marie adopted in 1942 Theodor Franz ([[:de:Praschma|Graf Praschma]]) von Sachsen-Altenburg (1934–2012).
+Princess Marie died in 1888 from the effects of [[puerperal fever]].
+A few years later on 13 December 1891, at [[Remplin]], Albert married [[Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]. The couple had no children.
 Albert was a conspicuous figure in Berlin society, and was a great favorite due to his "clever" mind, genial disposition, pleasant address, and enthusiasm as a [[Sportsperson|sportsman]].<ref name=mt1/> Marie died in 1888.<ref name=mt1>{{Citation
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-Prince Albert became a ''Rechtsritter'' (Knight of Justice) of the [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)|Order of Saint John]] in 1900.  He died on 22 May 1902 at [[Remplin]], his death "sincerely regretted" by all the royal houses in Germany.<ref name=lundy/><ref name=mt1/>
+Prince Albert died on 22 May 1902 at [[Remplin]], his death "sincerely regretted" by all the royal houses in Germany.<ref name=lundy/><ref name=mt1/>
+==Honours==
+He received the following orders and decorations:<ref name = "Staatshandbuch">''Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg'' (1902), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses" [https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00242426/Parladrusa_Staatshandbuch_SA_166810592_1902_0023.tif?logicalDiv=jportal_jparticle_00473170 pp. 7]-8</ref>
+{{columns-list|colwidth=25em|
+* {{flagicon|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Altenburg}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Meiningen}} [[Ernestine duchies]]: Grand Cross of the [[Saxe-Ernestine House Order]], ''May 1861''<ref>''Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg'' (1869), "Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden" [https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00243702/Parladrusa_Staatshandbuch_SA_166810592_1869_0032.tif?logicalDiv=jportal_jparticle_00472815 p. 18]</ref>
+* {{flag|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach}}: [[Order of the White Falcon|Grand Cross of the White Falcon]], ''17 December 1866''<ref>''Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach'' (1869), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" [https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00285410/Staatshandbuch_Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach_1869_0021.tif?logicalDiv=jportal_jpvolume_00095968 p. 11]</ref>
+* {{flag|Kingdom of Saxony}}: [[Order of the Rue Crown|Knight of the Rue Crown]]
+* {{Flagicon image|Flagge Großherzogtümer Mecklenburg.svg}} [[Mecklenburg]]: [[House Order of the Wendish Crown|Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown]], with Crown in Ore
+* {{flagicon image|Flag of Anhalt Duchies.png}} [[House of Ascania|Ascanian duchies]]: [[Order of Albert the Bear|Grand Cross of Albert the Bear]], ''1 January 1863''; with Swords, ''2 November 1864''<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt'' (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TYEp3N5O48EC&pg=PA18 18]</ref>
+* {{flag|Kingdom of Hanover}}: Grand Cross of the [[Royal Guelphic Order]], ''1862''<ref>{{cite book|author=Staat Hannover|title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bAFTAAAAcAAJ|year=1865|publisher=Berenberg|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bAFTAAAAcAAJ/page/n97/mode/2up 80]}}</ref>
+* {{flagicon image|Early 20th Century Qajar Flag.svg}} [[Qajar Iran|Persian Empire]]: [[Order of the Lion and the Sun]], 1st Class
+* {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}: [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus|Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]]
+* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg}} [[Kingdom of Prussia]]:
+** [[Order of the Red Eagle|Knight of the Red Eagle]], 3rd Class with Swords, ''1864''; Grand Cross with Swords on Ring, ''6 May 1885''<ref name="prus">{{citation|title=Königlich Preussische Ordensliste|volume=1|chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878831&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021|page=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878831&view=1up&seq=35&skin=2021 27]|chapter=Rother Adler-orden|lang=German|location=Berlin|year=1886}}</ref>
+** Member of the Royal [[House Order of Hohenzollern]], with Swords
+** Knight of Justice of the [[Johanniter Order]], ''1900''<ref>{{citation|title=Johanniter-Ordensblatt: amtliche Monatschrift der Balley Brandenburg|language=German|volume=43|year=1902|page=133}}</ref>
+** [[Iron Cross]] (1870), 2nd Class
+* {{flag|Oldenburg}}: [[House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis|Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig]], with Golden Crown and Collar
+* {{flag|Netherlands}}: [[Order of the Netherlands Lion|Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion]]
+* {{flag|Austria-Hungary}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Leopold (Austria)|Imperial Order of Leopold]], ''1889''<ref>{{Citation |title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie |year=1901 |page=[http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=shb&datum=1901&page=350&size=45 70] |chapter=Ritter-Orden |chapter-url=http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=shb&datum=1901&size=45&page=335 |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
+* {{flag|Russian Empire}}:
+** [[Order of St. George|Knight of St. George]], 4th Class
+** [[Order of St. Vladimir|Knight of St. Vladimir]], 2nd Class with Swords
+** [[Order of St. Alexander Nevsky|Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky]]
+** [[Order of St. Anna|Knight of St. Anna]], 3rd Class with Swords
+}}
 ==Ancestry==
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 |5= 5. [[Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
 |6= 6. [[Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz]]
-|7= 7. Princess Gasparine of Rohan-Rochefort
+|7= 7. Gasparine de Rohan-Rochefort
 |8= 8. [[Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen]]
 |9= 9. [[Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar]]
-|10= 10. [[Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg]]
+|10= 10. [[Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
 |11= 11. [[Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
 |12= 12. [[Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz]]
-|13= 13. Princess Louise of Nassau-Weilburg
+|13= 13. [[Louise, Princess Reuss of Greiz|Princess Louise of Nassau-Weilburg]]
-|14= 14. Charles de Rohan, Prince of Rochefort
+|14= 14. Charles Gaspard, Prince of Rochefort
-|15= 15. Marie-Louise de Rohan
+|15= 15. Marie-Louise-Joséphine de Rohan
-|16= 16. [[Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen]]
+<!-- |16= 16. [[Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen]]
 |17= 17. [[Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau]]
 |18= 18. [[Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]
-|19= 19. [[Margravine Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth]]
+|19= 19. [[Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth]]
-|20= 20. [[Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg]]
+|20= 20. [[Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
 |21= 21. [[Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen]]
 |22= 22. [[Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
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 |26= 26. [[Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg]]
 |27= 27. [[Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau]]
-|28= 28. [[Charles Jules, Prince of Rochefort|Charles de Rohan, Prince of Rochefort]]
+|28= 28. [[Charles Jules, Prince of Rochefort]]
-|29= 29. Marie-Henriette d'Orléans-Rothelin
+|29= 29. Marie Henriette Charlotte d'Orléans-Rothelin
-|30= 30. [[Henri Louis, Prince of Guéméné|Henri de Rohan, Prince of Rohan-Guéméné]]
+|30= 30. [[Henri Louis, Prince of Guéméné]]
-|31= 31. [[Victoire de Rohan]]
+|31= 31. [[Victoire de Rohan]], Lady of Clisson -->
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 [[Category:1843 births]]
 [[Category:1902 deaths]]
-[[Category:People from Munich]]
+[[Category:Nobility from Munich]]
 [[Category:House of Saxe-Altenburg]]
 [[Category:Generals of Cavalry (Prussia)]]
 [[Category:Princes of Saxe-Altenburg]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion]]
+[[Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross, 2nd class]]

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