Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German duke
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Place of Birth: Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany
About Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (German: Ernst I.
- Friedrich Paul Georg Nikolaus von Sachsen-Altenburg) (16 September 1826 in Hildburghausen – 7 February 1908 in Altenburg), was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
- He was the first son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
- In 1853 he succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
- He was of a retiring disposition and he took little active part in running the country.
- After a reign that lasted fifty five years, he died without a living direct male heir; because of this, he was succeeded by his nephew, Ernst.
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