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Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988)

Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Carl August Wilhelm Ernst Friedrich Georg Johann Albrecht; 28 July 1912 – 14 October 1988), was a German prince and head of the grand ducal house of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Charles Augustus
  • Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Head of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Tenure24 April 1923 – 14 October 1988
PredecessorWilhelm Ernst
SuccessorMichael
Born(1912-07-28)28 July 1912[1]
Schloss Wilhelmsthal[1]
Died14 October 1988(1988-10-14) (aged 76)
Schienen am Bodensee
SpouseBaroness Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein
Issue
Names
  • German: Carl August Wilhelm Ernst Friedrich Georg Johann Albrecht
  • English: Charles Augustus William Ernest Frederick George John Albert
HouseSaxe-Weimar-Eisenach
FatherWilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
MotherFeodora of Saxe-Meiningen

Life edit

He was born in Schloss Wilhelmsthal as the eldest son and heir of Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and his second wife, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen. His father's reign came to an end on 9 November 1918, as a result of the German revolution.

When his father died on 24 April 1923, Charles Augustus succeeded him as head of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.[citation needed]

Charles Augustus died at Schienen and was succeeded as head of the grand ducal house by his son, Michael.

Marriage and issue edit

Charles Augustus was married at the Wartburg Castle on 5 October 1944 to Baroness Elisabeth of Wangenheim-Winterstein (Tübingen, 16 January 1912 – Munich, 15 March 2010), daughter of Othmar Baron von Wangenheim-Winterstein and wife, Baroness Maud von Trützschler. They had three children:[2]

  • Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (22 July 1945); she married Mindert Diderik de Kant on 10 July 1981 and they were divorced in 1983.
  • Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (15 November 1946); he married Renate Henkel on 4 July 1970 and they were divorced in 1974. He remarried Dagmar Hennings in 1980. They have one daughter.
  • Princess Beatrice-Maria of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (11 March 1948); she married Martin Davidson on 9 December 1977. They have one daughter:
    • Bettina Davidson (1979)

Ancestry edit

Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988)
Born: 28 July 1912 Died: 14 October 1988
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1923–1988
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Head of the House of Wettin
24 April 1923 - 14 October 1988

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gothaischer Hof Kalender zum Nutzen und Vergnügen (in German). Perthes. 1942. p. 100.
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1963. p. 12.

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