Joseph,_Duke_of_Saxe-Altenburg
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg from 1834 to 1848
Joseph (Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl; 27 August 1789 – 25 November 1868) was Duke of Saxe-Altenburg from 1834 to 1848.
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| 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 | ||||
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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.
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).
- Therese (b. Hildburghausen, 9 October 1823 – d. Altenburg, 3 April 1915).
- 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).
He received the following orders and decorations:[1]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, December 1833;[2] Joint Grand Master, 29 September 1834
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 24 March 1843[3]
Baden:[4]
- Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity, 1832
- Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1832
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1810[5]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 30 November 1840[6]
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Kingdom of Hanover: Knight of St. George, 1843[7]
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[8]
Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Black Eagle, November 1849[9]
Russian Empire:
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 10 October 1834[10]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1832[11]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1825[12]
- Anhalt-Köthen (1851). Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen: 1851. Katz. p. 11.
- Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1846. Landesamt. 1846. p. 7.
- 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.
- Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1860. Heinrich. 1860. p. 4.
- Württemberg (1858). Königlich-Württembergisches Hof- und Staats-Handbuch: 1858. Guttenberg. p. 31.
| Preceded by | Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1834–1848 |
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