Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg

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Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
Born (1804-07-03)3 July 1804
Hildburghausen
Died 16 May 1852(1852-05-16) (aged 47)
Munich
Spouse Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Princess Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz
Issue Therese, Duchess of Dalarna
Antoinette, Duchess of Anhalt
Prince Ludwig Joseph
Prince Johann Friedrich
Prince Albert
Marie Gasparine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Full name
Eduard Karl Wilhelm Christian
House House of Wettin
Father Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz


Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (Eduard Karl Wilhelm Christian; 3 July 1804 – 16 May 1852) was a German prince of the ducal house of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826).


First marriage[edit]

On 25 July 1835, he married Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

Issue[edit]

  1. Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg (21 December 1836 - 9 November 1914) married Prince August of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna.
  2. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (17 April 1838 - 13 October 1908) married Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt.
  3. Ludwig Joseph of Saxe-Altenburg (24 September 1839 - 13 February 1844)
  4. Johann Friedrich of Saxe-Altenburg (8 January 1841 - 25 February 1844)



Second marriage[edit]

On 8 March 1842, he married Princess Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz, daughter of Heinrich XIX.

Issue[edit]

  1. Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg (14 April 1843 - 22 May 1902) married (1) Princess Marie of Prussia and (2) Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
  2. Princess Marie Gasparine of Saxe-Altenburg (28 June 1845 - 5 July 1930) married Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.


Titles and styles[edit]

  • 3 July 1804 – 12 November 1826 His Serene Highness Prince Eduard of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duke of Saxony.
  • 12 November 1826 – 16 May 1852 His Serene Highness Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxony.