Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
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Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony, Duke of Saxony (9 December 1896, Dresden
, Kingdom of Saxony
– 14 June 1971, Neckarhausen
, Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
) was a member of the Saxon Royal Family. Ernst Heinrich was the youngest son of the last Saxon monarch Frederick Augustus III
and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany. From 1923 through 1945 Ernst Heinrich was Administrative Chief of the association „Club House – Alberti nische Linie e.V.“.
, and Moritzburg
under the parenting of his father. The loss of his mother, who left the family permanently in 1902, affected his father and siblings very deeply, according to their own statements. Ernst Heinrich, who was only six at the time, was possibly the child who felt this loss most.
In World War I, Ernst Heinrich served from September 1914 as Ordonnanzoffizier in the General Kommando of XIX. Army Corps at Reims and Lille. After a four-month leave in 1916, he took part in the Battle of the Somme as a member of the staff of the 24th Reserve Division, and in the spring of 1917 he took over leadership of the 9th Company of Reserve-Infantry Regiments No. 104 in Brzetany (east Galicia). He was in the hospital for two months in 1917, after which he commanded the 9th Battery of Artillery Regiments No. 115 in the area around Ypres
. Beginning in May 1918, he led the 1st Squadron of Mounted Guard Regiments in Stary Bychow at Dnieper in Russia, and in August of the same year, he was in charge of the Saxon troops in Dorpat, Reval
and Finland. In November and December 1918, Ernst Heinrich oversaw the return of Saxon troops to Germany.
, sixth and youngest daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, on 12 April 1921 at Schloss Hohenburg. Ernst Heinrich and Sophie had three sons:
Sophie died on 24 May 1941 in Munich
of pneumonia. Following her death, Ernst Heinrich married second (and morganatically
) Virginia Dulon on 28 June 1947 in Paris
. This marriage was without issue.
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony
The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War...
– 14 June 1971, Neckarhausen
Edingen-Neckarhausen
Edingen-Neckarhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Neckar.- Geography :...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) was a member of the Saxon Royal Family. Ernst Heinrich was the youngest son of the last Saxon monarch Frederick Augustus III
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
This article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...
and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany. From 1923 through 1945 Ernst Heinrich was Administrative Chief of the association „Club House – Alberti nische Linie e.V.“.
Life
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony spend his childhood in Dresden, PillnitzPillnitz
Pillnitz is a city quarter in the east of Dresden, Germany. The quarter is situated in the east of Dresden. It can be reached by bus, ship, walking along the river or by bicycle...
, and Moritzburg
Moritzburg
Moritzburg is a municipality in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, between Meißen as early centre of Saxony and the today's capital Dresden. It is most famous for its Baroque castle, Schloss Moritzburg....
under the parenting of his father. The loss of his mother, who left the family permanently in 1902, affected his father and siblings very deeply, according to their own statements. Ernst Heinrich, who was only six at the time, was possibly the child who felt this loss most.
In World War I, Ernst Heinrich served from September 1914 as Ordonnanzoffizier in the General Kommando of XIX. Army Corps at Reims and Lille. After a four-month leave in 1916, he took part in the Battle of the Somme as a member of the staff of the 24th Reserve Division, and in the spring of 1917 he took over leadership of the 9th Company of Reserve-Infantry Regiments No. 104 in Brzetany (east Galicia). He was in the hospital for two months in 1917, after which he commanded the 9th Battery of Artillery Regiments No. 115 in the area around Ypres
Ypres
Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote...
. Beginning in May 1918, he led the 1st Squadron of Mounted Guard Regiments in Stary Bychow at Dnieper in Russia, and in August of the same year, he was in charge of the Saxon troops in Dorpat, Reval
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
and Finland. In November and December 1918, Ernst Heinrich oversaw the return of Saxon troops to Germany.
Marriages and issue
Ernst Heinrich was first married to Princess Sophie of LuxembourgPrincess Sophie of Luxembourg
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg was a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and a Princess of Saxony by marriage. Sophie was the sixth and youngest daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal...
, sixth and youngest daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, on 12 April 1921 at Schloss Hohenburg. Ernst Heinrich and Sophie had three sons:
- Prince Albrecht Friedrich August Johannes Gregor Dedo of Saxony (born 9 May 1922 in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
; died 6 December 2009 in RadebeulRadebeulRadebeul is a town in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well-known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May and a narrow gauge railway connecting Radebeul with the castle of Moritzburg and the town of Radeburg...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
). Never married or had issue. - Prince Georg Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria of Saxony (born 22 December 1923 in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
; died 22 April 1982 in EmdenEmdenEmden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia; in 2006, the city had a total population of 51,692.-History:...
). He married three times: first to Margit Lukas (1923-1957) on 7 August 1952, by whom he had two children, Rüdiger Karl Ernst Timo AldiPrince Ruediger of SaxonyPrince Ruediger of Saxony, Duke of Saxony is the only agnatic great grandson of the last King of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. In line to become a disputed Head of the Royal House of Saxony, he is also known as Ruediger Prinz von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen on account of his parents' morganatic...
(born 23 December 1953) and Iris Hildegard Sophie Margit Gisela (born 21 September 1955); second from 1966-1973 to Charlotte Schwindack (born 1919), from whom he was divorced; and third to Erina Eilts (born 1926) in 1974. Before his marriages, he also had a son by Erika Montanus, Hubertus von Sachsen, (born 25 May 1950). - Prince Rupprecht Hubertus Gero Maria of Saxony (born 12 September 1925 in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
; died 10 April 2003 in PictonPicton, OntarioPicton is an unincorporated community located in Prince Edward County in southern Central Ontario, Canada. It is the county seat and largest community. Picton is located at the south-western end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte, which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) Never married or had issue.
Sophie died on 24 May 1941 in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
of pneumonia. Following her death, Ernst Heinrich married second (and morganatically
Morganatic marriage
In the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage...
) Virginia Dulon on 28 June 1947 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. This marriage was without issue.
Titles and styles
- 9 December 1896 – 14 June 1971: His Royal Highness Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony, Duke of Saxony