Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels
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Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels (b. Halle
, 14 April 1659 - d. Leipzig
, 9 May 1692), was a German prince of the House of Wettin.
He was the fifth and youngest son of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
, and his first wife, Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
.
By the will of his father (1680), Albrecht only received an income
from his older brother's lands.
In Wertheim
on 22 June 1687, Albrecht married Christine Therese of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. Without lands of his own, the couple spend most of their time with Christine's relatives in Wertheim. They had two daughters:
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
, 14 April 1659 - d. Leipzig
Leipzig
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, 9 May 1692), was a German prince of the House of Wettin.
He was the fifth and youngest son of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels , was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt of the House of Wettin and administrator of the archbishopric of Magdeburg....
, and his first wife, Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a German noblewoman, a member of the House of Mecklenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels....
.
By the will of his father (1680), Albrecht only received an income
Income
Income is the consumption and savings opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. However, for households and individuals, "income is the sum of all the wages, salaries, profits, interests payments, rents and other forms of earnings...
from his older brother's lands.
In Wertheim
Wertheim
Wertheim may refer to:* Wertheim vacuum cleaner, a brand of vacuum cleaner* Wertheim am Main, Baden-Württemberg, Germany* Wertheim , a chain of German department stores...
on 22 June 1687, Albrecht married Christine Therese of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. Without lands of his own, the couple spend most of their time with Christine's relatives in Wertheim. They had two daughters:
- Anna Christine (b. Wertheim, 17 July 1690 - d. Vienna, 5 March 1763).
- Maria Auguste (b. Wertheim, 4 February 1692 - d. Wertheim, 15 February 1692).