Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg Biography
Prince Moritz of Saxe-AltenburgHouseHouse of WettinFatherGeorg, Duke of Saxe-AltenburgMother*ss Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in Arco, Austria-Hungary), was a member of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Family
He was the third but second surviving son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and *ss Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Grand *ss Elena Pavlovna of Russia).
Marriage and issue
In Meiningen on 15 October 1862 Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:
- Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, November 1847
- Kingdom of Prussia:
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, 18 October 1861
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Cl* with White Band
- Red Cross Medal, 1st Cl*, 27 January 1899
- Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
- :Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1848
- :Kingdom of Hanover:
- Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1852
- Grand Cross of the Order of Ernst August
- :Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 9 February 1852
- :Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 4 February 1851
- Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 28 April 1853
- Lippe:
- Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Cl*
- Red Cross Medal, 1st Cl*
- Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
- :Russian Empire: Knight of St. Andrew
- :Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Henry the Lion
Moritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.
