Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Charlotte Agnes of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Prinzessin Charlotte Agnes von Sachsen-Altenburg; 4 March 1899 – 16 February 1989) was the eldest child of Ernst II, the last reigning duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
| Princess Charlotte | |||||
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| Princess Sigismund of Prussia | |||||
 Princess Charlotte with her family c. 1906. In the picture: Duke Ernst II, Princess Elisabeth, Hereditary Prince George Moritz, Duchess Adelaide with Prince Frederick, and in the back Princess Charlotte. | |||||
| Born | 4 March 1899 Potsdam, Prussia | ||||
| Died | 16 February 1989 (aged 89) Schloss Hemmelmark, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||
| Burial | Esparza, Costa Rica | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Sigismund of Prussia (m. 1919; died 1978) | ||||
| Issue | Barbara, Duchess Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prince Alfred | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Father | Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
Marriage and family
On 11 July 1919 at Hemmelmark, she married Prince Sigismund of Prussia, the second son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia, brother of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.[1]
They had two children:
- Princess Barbara Irene Adelheid Viktoria Elisabeth Bathildis of Prussia (2 August 1920 – 31 May 1994); married Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and had issue.
- Prince Alfred Friedrich Ernst Heinrich Conrad of Prussia (17 August 1924 - 5 June 2013); married Maritza Farkas (6 August 1929 – 1 November 1996), no issue.
Her granddaughters, Donata and Edwina, are the only remaining senior members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Titles and styles
- 4 March 1899 – 11 July 1919: Her Highness Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
- 11 July 1919 – 16 February 1989: Her Royal Highness Princess Sigismund of Prussia
Ancestry
Notes
- Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants, page 162.
- Prinzessin Charlotte Agnes von Sachsen-Altenburg Herzogin von Sachsen
- Charlotte Agnes Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg
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