Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
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Wilhelm Georg Moritz Ernst Albert Frederick Karl Konstantin Eduard Max, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (13 May 1900 – 13 February 1991) was the last head of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg
and nominal duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He devoted much of his life to promote anthroposophy
.
, Prussia
, he was the eldest son of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
, his first wife.
When his father died in 1955, Georg Moritz became the head of the house of Saxe-Altenburg and nominal Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
He never married and his only brother and heir presumptive
, Frederick, died unmarried in 1985.
With his death in Rendsburg
, Germany, the house of Saxe-Altenburg became extinct. Its representation was merged with the one of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
.
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...
and nominal duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He devoted much of his life to promote anthroposophy
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
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Life
Born in PotsdamPotsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
, Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
, he was the eldest son of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe was daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and consort of the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernst II.-Early life:...
, his first wife.
When his father died in 1955, Georg Moritz became the head of the house of Saxe-Altenburg and nominal Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
He never married and his only brother and heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
, Frederick, died unmarried in 1985.
With his death in Rendsburg
Rendsburg
Rendsburg is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. As of 2006, it had a population of 28,476.-History:...
, Germany, the house of Saxe-Altenburg became extinct. Its representation was merged with the one of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach. It was raised to a Grand duchy in 1815 by resolution of the Vienna Congress. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony , but this name was...
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