Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825–1901)


Hermann George Bernard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Duke of Saxony, and a general in the Württemberger army.

Life

Hermann was the third son of Prince Bernard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from his marriage to Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. He was a nephew of Queen Adelaide of Great Britain.
In 1840, Hermann enrolled at the military academy of Württemberg. He became a Major General and from 1859, he was commander of the Württemberg Royal Cavalry Division. He received several medals, including the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon, the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary and the Order of the Crown.
He died on 31 August 1901 and was buried at the Pragfriedhof in Stuttgart.
The Weimarstraße in Stuttgart is named after him.

Marriage and issue

Hermann married on 17 June 1851 in Friedrichshafen to Princess Augusta of Württemberg, the youngest daughter of King William I of Württemberg. They had the following children:
He received the following orders and decorations:

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