Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg

Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (Marie Agnes Louise Charlotte; 11 August 1873 – 14 April 1953) was a German noblewoman. She was a princess of Saxe-Altenburg by birth and a Princess of Anhalt by marriage.

Princess Louise Charlotte
Princess Edward of Anhalt
Born	(1873-08-11)11 August 1873 Altenburg
Died	14 April 1953(1953-04-14) (aged 79) Altenburg
Spouse	Prince Eduard of Anhalt ​ ​ (m. 1895; div. 1918)​
Issue	Princess Friederike Prince Leopold Princess Marie-Auguste Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt Prince Eugen Prince Wolfgang
Names Marie Agnes Louise Charlotte
House	Saxe-Altenburg
Father	Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother	Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen

Life

She was born on 11 August 1873 and was the daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. Her father was a son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and a younger brother of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

Louise Charlotte's mother was the daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel. Her uncle Ernst I was succeeded as ruling Duke of Saxe-Altenburg by her brother Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

Louise Charlotte died in Altenburg in 1953, at the age of 79.

Marriage and issue

She married Prince Eduard of Anhalt, a younger son of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, in Altenburg on 6 February 1895. They divorced on 26 January 1918, a few months before he reigned briefly as Duke of Anhalt. They had six children together:

• Frederique Margaretha (11 June 1896 - 18 November 1896)
• Leopold Frederick Maurice Ernest Constantine Aribert Eduard (10 February 1897- 26 December 1898)
• Marie-Auguste (1898-1983), married Prince Joachim of Prussia, the youngest son of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
• Joachim Ernst, the last ruling Duke of Anhalt
• Eugen (1903-1980), married Anastasia Jungmeier (1901-1970); their daughter Princess Anastasia (b. 1940) married Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
• Wolfgang Albert Maurice Frederick William Ernest (1912-1936), died at the age of 23

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg

16. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 8. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 17. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar 4. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 9. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 19. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 2. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg 20. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 10. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 21. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 5. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 22. Paul I of Russia 11. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia 23. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg 1. Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg 24. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 12. George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 25. Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal 6. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 26. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 13. Princess Louise Eleanore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 27. Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern 3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen 28. William I, Elector of Hesse 14. William II, Elector of Hesse 29. Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway 7. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel 30. Frederick William II of Prussia 15. Princess Augusta of Prussia 31. Princess Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt