Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in Arco, Austria-Hungary), was a member of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

Family
He was the third but second surviving son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia).

Marriage and issue
In Meiningen on 15 October 1862 Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:

Honours
He received the following orders and decorations: •   Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, November 1847

•  Kingdom of Prussia:

• * Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, 18 October 1861

• * Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class with White Band

• * Red Cross Medal, 1st Class, 27 January 1899

•  Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore

•  Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1848

•  Kingdom of Hanover:

• * Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1852

• * Grand Cross of the Order of Ernst August

•  Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 9 February 1852

•  Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 4 February 1851

•  Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 28 April 1853

•   Lippe:

• * Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Class

• * Red Cross Medal, 1st Class

• 🇬🇷 Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer

•  Russian Empire: Knight of St. Andrew

•  Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Henry the Lion

Moritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.