| Ernst I | |||||
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Photograph, c. 1870
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| Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
| Reign | 3 August 1853 – 7 February 1908 | ||||
| Predecessor | George | ||||
| Successor | Ernst II | ||||
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| Born | (1826-09-16)16 September 1826 Hildburghausen | ||||
| Died | 7 February 1908(1908-02-07) (aged 81) Altenburg | ||||
| Spouse |
(m. 1853; died 1897) | ||||
| 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 in Hildburghausen – 7 February 1908 in Altenburg), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the first son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1853 he succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was of a retiring disposition and he took little active part in running the country. After a reign that lasted fifty five years, he died without a living direct male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.
He was married in Dessau on 28 April 1853 to Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (1824–1897). Agnes was a sister of Friedrich 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 the Royal 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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