Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Joseph (Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl; 27 August 1789 – 25 November 1868) was Duke of Saxe-Altenburg from 1834 to 1848.
Early life
Joseph was born on 27 August 1789, the second but first surviving son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826) and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Education and military service
The birth of Joseph was greeted with cannon fire in Hildburghausen. He was educated by Friedrich August Scheler, the Coburg court lawyer. in 1806, at his mother's request, Joseph began his studies at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. On 9 January 1814, Joseph was enlisted as a volunteer officer in the Prussian army and assigned to Lieutenant General, Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf. Together with his brother Georg, he fought in the Wars of Liberation against France. On 19 August 1816, Joseph left active service as a major in the Guard Uhlan Regiment. He later held the rank of General Major in Saxon services.
Succession
In 1826, following the extinction of the senior line of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Ernestine duchies were reorganized.
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