Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
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| Prince Albert Casimir of Saxony | ||
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| Portrait by Bacciarelli in circa 1766. | ||
| Reign | 8 April 1766 – 10 February 1822 | |
| Predecessor | Joseph II | |
| Successor | Charles | |
| Alongside | Maria Christina | |
| Tenure | 29 November 1780 – 1 March 1792 | |
| Predecessor | Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine | |
| Successor | Archduke Charles of Austria | |
| Alongside | Maria Christina | |
| Born | 11 July 1738 Moritzburg, Saxony | |
| Died | 10 February 1822 (aged 83) Vienna, Austria | |
| Spouse | Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (m 8 April 1766) | |
| Issue | Princess Maria Theresia | |
| Full name | ||
| Albert Kasimir August Ignaz Pius Franz Xavier | ||
| House | Wettin | |
| Father | Augustus III of Poland | |
| Mother | Maria Josepha of Austria | |
| Burial | Ducal Crypt, Vienna | |
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Prince Albert Casimir of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (Albert Kasimir August Ignaz Pius Franz Xavier; 11 July 1738 – 10 February 1822) was a Saxon prince from the House of Wettin who married into the Habsburg imperial family. He was noted as an art collector and founded the Albertina in Vienna which he he bequeathed to his nephew and adopted son Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen.
Marriage[edit]
On 8 Apr 1766, he married [[Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen|Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria], favourite daughter of Empress Maria Theresa.
Issue[edit]
- Princess Maria Theresia of Saxony (16 May 1767 - 17 May 1767)
Categories:
- 1738 births
- 1822 deaths
- People from Moritzburg
- Saxon princes
- Polish Prince Royals
- Dukes of Teschen
- House of Habsburg-Lorraine (Austria)
- House of Wettin
- Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands
- Burials at the Imperial Crypt
- Burials at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
- Albertine branch
- Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
- Sons of kings
- Knights of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
- Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain)