Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg

Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe- Altenburg ( born May 13, 1900 in Potsdam, † 13 February 1991 in Rendsburg ) was Hereditary Prince of Saxe -Altenburg. Since the duchy in 1918 ceased to exist during the abdication of all German princes and burst in the newly established state of Thuringia May 1, 1920 he never took over government. He was a supporter and promoter of anthroposophy.

Life

Georg Moritz was the second child and first son of Duke Ernst II of Saxe -Altenburg and his wife, the Duchess Adelheid nee Princess of Schaumburg -Lippe. His father, at that time not yet Regent of the Duchy, was living at that time with his wife and daughter as a captain and company commander of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards in Potsdam. The crown prince was followed by two other siblings, on April 6, 1903 Princess Elizabeth, and on May 15, 1905 Prince Friedrich Ernst. On 13 May 1907, the grandfather of the hereditary prince and a year by his brother, Duke Ernst I died later on February 7, 1908, his father took over the regency of the duchy. On this occasion, the ducal family of Potsdam moved to Altenburg. By the age of 13 the Prince lived in Altenburg. End of March 1913 brought his father to Dresden, where his further education was at King George High School. He received his military training in the 8th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 153

Already in his youth, Georg Moritz had turned anthroposophy. Beginning of the 1930s, the encounter with Siegfried Pickert was crucial for him. Center of his life shifted in these circles in the castle Hamborn, where he was actively involved as representatives of the anthroposophical teaching since 1931.

Although the Nazi regime banned the anthroposophy, the work could be continued with disabled children in Hamborn castle until June 1941, thanks to mediation by Georg Moritz. Finally, however, it was suppressed by the Gestapo and taken to the CEO of the institution Adolf Ammerschläger and Georg Moritz for nine and a half months in protective custody.

In 1946, Georg Moritz back to Castle Hamborn, where he campaigned anew for employees, guests of the convalescent home and especially for those who live there in the boarding school youth. Until 1968 he worked among other things on the board of the local social relief organization. He lived modestly in a small apartment in the castle, surrounded by an extensive library.

On February 13, 1991 Georg Moritz died as a result of pneumonia in Rendsburg hospital. With the death of Georg Moritz ' the line Saxe-Altenburg became extinct in the male line, the name is, however, continued as a result of adoption of the Count Praschma.

Georg Moritz was the godfather of German journalists and nobility experts Rolf Seelmann- Eggebert.

Swell

• German
• Ernestine
• House of Saxe -Hildburghausen
• Anthroposophist
• Born 1900
• Died in 1991
• Man