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| Joseph | |||||
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| Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
| Reign | 29 September 1834 – 30 November 1848 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick | ||||
| Successor | George | ||||
| Born | (1789-08-27)27 August 1789 Hildburghausen, Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Died | 25 November 1868(1868-11-25) (aged 79) Altenburg, Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Spouse |
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
(m. 1817; died 1848) | ||||
| Issue |
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
Joseph (Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl; 27 August 1789 – 25 November 1868) was Duke of Saxe-Altenburg from 1834 to 1848.
Biography
Joseph was the second but first surviving son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826) and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Joseph succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg after his death in 1834.
In 1814, Joseph and his brother George fought with the allies against France in the Napoleonic Wars. Later, he held the rank of General Major in Saxon services.
Joseph implemented several buildings in Altenburg, but his government was considered conservative and resistant to reform; for this, he was forced to abdicate during the civil revolution of 1848.
Marriage and issue
In Kirchheim unter Teck on 24 April 1817, Joseph married Amelia of Württemberg, a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg. They had six daughters:
- Marie (b. Hildburghausen, 14 April 1818 – d. Gmunden, 9 January 1907), married on 18 February 1843 to King George V of Hanover.
- Pauline (b. Kirchheim unter Teck, 24 November 1819 – d. Hildburghausen, 11 January 1825) died in childhood.
- Therese (b. Hildburghausen, 9 October 1823 – d. Altenburg, 3 April 1915) died unmarried without issue.
- Elisabeth (b. Hildburghausen, 26 March 1826 – d. Oldenburg, 2 February 1896), married on 10 February 1852 to Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
- Alexandra (upon her marriage, she took the name Alexandra Iosifovna in a Russian Orthodox baptism) (b. Altenburg, 8 July 1830 – d. St. Petersburg, 6 July 1911), married on 11 September 1848 to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia.
- Luise (b. Altenburg, 4 June 1832 – d. Hummelshain, 29 August 1833) died in infancy.
Ancestry
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, December 1833; Joint Grand Master, 29 September 1834
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 24 March 1843
Baden:
- Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity, 1832
- Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1832
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1810
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 30 November 1840
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Kingdom of Hanover: Knight of St. George, 1843
Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 29 May 1847
Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Black Eagle, November 1849
Russian Empire:
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 10 October 1834
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1832
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1825
References
- Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg (1855), "Genealogie des Herzoglichen Hauses" pp. 3-4
- Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1837), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 10
- Anhalt-Köthen (1851). Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen: 1851. Katz. p. 11.
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1858), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 33, 46
- Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1846. Landesamt. 1846. p. 7.
- H. Tarlier (1854). Almanach royal officiel, publié, exécution d'un arrête du roi (in French). Vol. 1. p. 37.
- Staat Hannover (1859). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1859. Berenberg. p. 36.
- Staat Oldenburg (1867). Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: für ... 1867. Schulze. p. 26.
- Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler (1851), "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm IV. ernannte Ritter" p. 23
- Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1855), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 9
- Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1860. Heinrich. 1860. p. 4.
- Württemberg (1858). Königlich-Württembergisches Hof- und Staats-Handbuch: 1858. Guttenberg. p. 31.
| Preceded byFrederick | Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1834–1848 |
Succeeded byGeorg |
- 1789 births
- 1868 deaths
- House of Saxe-Altenburg
- Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg
- People from Hildburghausen
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- Princes of Saxe-Altenburg
- Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class
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- Monarchs who abdicated