Prince Johann Georg of Saxony
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Early life
Johann Georg was the sixth of eight children and the second son of George of Saxony, the penultimate king of Saxony, and his wife Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal. The prince was raised in Dresden and received a strict Roman Catholic upbringing.
Johann Georg's early education was conducted by private teachers until 1881, when he began his military training. From 1889 through 1890, Johann Georg and his younger brother Maximilian studied law together in Freiburg im Breisgau. After switching to the University of Leipzig, Johann Georg mainly attended lectures on history and art history. In 1909, the prince received an honorary doctorate from the University of Leipzig.
Royal career
In October 1902, he was sent on a mission to the various courts of Europe to announce the accession of his father King Georg to the throne four months earlier. He was received by King Edward VII in London on 12 October, and also visited Windsor Castle.[1]
The Emperor of Austria appointed him Honorary Colonel of the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1902, and the prince visited Vienna in January 1903 to acknowledge this honour and the good relation between the families.[2]
Marriage
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Johann Georg first married Duchess Maria Isabella of Württemberg, third child and second daughter of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, on 5 April 1894 in Stuttgart, Württemberg; they did not have children.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Maria Isabella died on 24 May 1904 at age 32 in Dresden.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
His second marriage was to Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, fourth child and first daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta, and his wife Antonietta, on 30 October 1906 in Cannes, France.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This marriage too was without issue.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Residences
From 1902, Johann Georg resided at Schloss Weesenstein approximately 30 km from Dresden, high above Müglitztal. In 1918, after the end of World War I and the abdication of his brother Frederick Augustus III, Johann Georg sold Schloss Weesenstein and moved his permanent residence to Freiburg im Breisgau.
Honours
- Template:Country data Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown, 1881[3]
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- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen, 1891
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1898
- Template:Country data Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1905[5]
- Template:Country data Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of the Order of St. Hubert, 1898[6]
- Template:Country data Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 6 April 1892[7]
- Template:Country data Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle[8]
- Template:Country data Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon, 1890[9]
- File:Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1892[10]
- File:Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 20 October 1908[11]
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Ancestry
References
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- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 41
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 9
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- ↑ Justus Perthes, Almanach de Gotha 1923 (1923) pp. 108-109
- ↑ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16
- ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1896), "Königliche Orden" p. 29
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External links
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- 1869 births
- 1938 deaths
- House of Wettin
- Albertine branch
- Saxon princes
- Nobility from Dresden
- German Roman Catholics
- Members of the First Chamber of the Diet of the Kingdom of Saxony
- Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
- Sons of kings