Karl von Heygendorff

Karl von Heygendorff (25 December 1806, in Weimar – 17 February 1895, in Dresden) was a German officer in the army of the Kingdom of Saxony, rising to major general.

Life
He was the illegitimate son of Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and his lover, the actor Karoline Jagemann. His godfather was Goethe.

Marriage and issue
He married three times:
 * 1) on 1 June 1831, to Meta Abegg; this marriage produced three sons (the first of whom died in infancy) before Meta died in childbirth (1835) after delivery of the last.
 * 2) on 10 October 1836 to Therese von Watzdorf; they had one son and three daughters before the death of Therese in 1841.
 * 3) on 24 December 1848, to Rosa, Freiherrin von Koenneritz. They had one son.