Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany
About Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (27 August 1789 in Hildburghausen – 25 November 1868 in Altenburg), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He 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, he and his brother George fought with the allies against France in the Napoleonic Wars.
- Later he was a General Major in Saxon services. He 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).
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Source: Schloss- und Spielkartenmuseum Altenburg
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Joseph Karl Stieler
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| Alternative names | Karl Joseph Stieler | ||
| Description | German painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 1 November 1781 | 9 April 1858 | |
| Location of birth/death | Mainz | Munich | |
| Work location | Italia; Munich | ||
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Source: Schloss- und Spielkartenmuseum Altenburg
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