| Ernst I | |||||
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 Photograph,c. 1870 | |||||
| Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
| Reign | 3 August 1853 – 7 February 1908 | ||||
| Predecessor | George | ||||
| Successor | Ernst II | ||||
| Born | (1826-09-16)16 September 1826 Hildburghausen | ||||
| Died | 7 February 1908(1908-02-07) (aged 81) Altenburg | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia | ||||
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Ernst I. Friedrich Paul Georg Nikolaus von Sachsen-Altenburg) (16 September 1826 inHildburghausen – 7 February 1908 inAltenburg), was a duke ofSaxe-Altenburg. He was the first son ofGeorg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg andMarie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1853, he succeeded his father as Duke ofSaxe-Altenburg. He was of a retiring disposition and he took little active part in running the country. After a reign that lasted 55 years, he died without a living direct male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew,Ernst.
He was married inDessau on 28 April 1853 toAgnes of Anhalt-Dessau (1824–1897). Agnes was a sister ofFriedrich I, Duke of Anhalt.[1]
They had two children:
Ernestine duchies:
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach:Grand Cross of the White Falcon,24 February 1849[3]
Saxony:Knight of the Rue Crown,1848[4]
Ascanian duchies:Grand Cross of Albert the Bear,3 January 1852;[5] with Swords,1872[6]
Baden:[7]
Bavaria:Knight of St. Hubert,1853[8]
Brunswick:Grand Cross of Henry the Lion, with Swords,1876[9]
Hanover:
Schaumburg-Lippe:
Mecklenburg:
Nassau Ducal Family:Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau
Oldenburg:Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown and Collar,9 February 1852[11]
Kingdom of Prussia:
Württemberg:Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown,1868[12]
Austrian Empire:Grand Cross of St. Stephen,1859[13]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of theRoyal Order of Leopold
Denmark:Knight of the Elephant,28 October 1882[14]
Netherlands:Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Ottoman Empire:Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds
Kingdom of Romania:Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Russian Empire:
Kingdom of Serbia:Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo
Sweden-Norway:Knight of the Seraphim,24 February 1864[15]
Grand Duchy of Tuscany:Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. Stephen
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