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Marie of Saxe-Altenburg – An exiled Queen (Part two)

Thursday, 18 June 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Then came the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, and George supported Austria. However, Austria lost the war, and as a result, Prussia annexed Hanover, causing George and Marie to be expelled from their Kingdom. However, George never abdicated the throne, and following the loss, he and his son went to Vienna while [read more]

Marie of Saxe-Altenburg – An exiled Queen (Part one)

Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Marie of Saxe-Altenburg was born on 14 April 1818 as the daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Amelia of Württemberg. She would be the eldest of six sisters, though two of them would die in infancy. Marie was only seven years old when her younger sister Pauline died at the age of five. [read more]