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     Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg was born on 14 April 1843.² He was the son of Eduard Karl Wilhelm Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Luise Caroline Prinzessin Reuss zu Greiz.¹ He married, firstly, Marie Elisabeth Luise Friederike Prinzessin von Preußen, daughter of Friedrich Karl Nikolaus Prinz von Preußen and Marie Anne Prinzessin von Anhalt-Dessau, on 6 May 1885.² He married, secondly, Helene Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, daughter of Georg Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Ekaterina Mikhailovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, on 13 December 1891 at Remplin, Germany^G.² He died on 22 May 1902 at age 59 at Serrahn, Germany^G.²
     He gained the title of Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg.¹

     Helene Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 16 January 1857 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.² She was the daughter of Georg Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Ekaterina Mikhailovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia.² She married Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg, son of Eduard Karl Wilhelm Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Luise Caroline Prinzessin Reuss zu Greiz, on 13 December 1891 at Remplin, Germany^G.² She died on 28 August 1936 at age 79 at Remplin, Germany^G.²
     She gained the title of Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz.¹ She was given the name of Helene Marie Alexandra Elisabeth Auguste Katherine at birth.

     Marie Gasparine Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg was born on 28 June 1845. She was the daughter of Eduard Karl Wilhelm Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Luise Caroline Prinzessin Reuss zu Greiz.¹ She married Karl Günther Fürst zu Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on 12 June 1869 at Altenburg, Germany^G. She died on 5 July 1930 at age 85 at Sondershausen, Germany^G.

     Karl Günther Fürst zu Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was born on 7 August 1830 at Arnstadt, Germany^G. He married Marie Gasparine Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, daughter of Eduard Karl Wilhelm Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Luise Caroline Prinzessin Reuss zu Greiz, on 12 June 1869 at Altenburg, Germany^G. He died on 28 March 1909 at age 78.
     He gained the title of Fürst zu Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.¹

     Georg Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 11 January 1824 at Neustrelitz, Brandenburg, Germany^G.³ He was the son of Georg Großherog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Marie Wilhelmine Frederike Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel.⁴ He married Ekaterina Mikhailovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Helene Charlotte Prinzessin von Württemberg, on 16 February 1851 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ He died on 20 June 1876 at age 52 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³
     He gained the title of Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (styled as Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.⁵)

     Ekaterina Mikhailovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 28 August 1827 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ She was the daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Helene Charlotte Prinzessin von Württemberg. She married Georg Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, son of Georg Großherog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Marie Wilhelmine Frederike Prinzessin von Hessen-Kassel, on 16 February 1851 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ She died on 12 May 1894 at age 66 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³
     She gained the title of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Mikhailovna of Russia.¹

     Olga Elisabeth Carola Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg was born on 17 April 1886 at Schloss Albrechtsberg, Dresden, Germany. She was the daughter of Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Marie Elisabeth Luise Friederike Prinzessin von Preußen.¹ She married Karl Friedrich Graf von Pückler-Burghauss on 20 May 1913. She died on 13 January 1955 at age 68.
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg.¹ Her married name became von Pückler-Burghauss.

     Karl Friedrich Graf von Pückler-Burghauss was born on 7 October 1886. He married Olga Elisabeth Carola Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, daughter of Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Marie Elisabeth Luise Friederike Prinzessin von Preußen, on 20 May 1913. He died on 13 May 1945 at age 58 at Cimelice, Poland^G.
     He gained the title of Graf von Pückler-Burghauss.¹ He gained the title of Baron von Groditz.¹

     Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg was born on 6 June 1888 at Albrechtsberg Castle, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany^G.² She was the daughter of Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Marie Elisabeth Luise Friederike Prinzessin von Preußen.¹ She married Heinrich XXXV Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz, son of Heinrich VII Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz and Marie Alexandrine Anne Sophie Auguste Helene Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, on 20 April 1911 at Altenburg, Germany^G.² She and Heinrich XXXV Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz were divorced on 4 March 1921.² She died on 12 November 1947 at age 59 at Hamburg, Germany^G.²
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg.¹

     Heinrich XXXV Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz was born on 1 August 1887 at Mauer, Austria^G.² He was the son of Heinrich VII Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz and Marie Alexandrine Anne Sophie Auguste Helene Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.² He married, firstly, Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, daughter of Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prinz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Marie Elisabeth Luise Friederike Prinzessin von Preußen, on 20 April 1911 at Altenburg, Germany^G.² He and Marie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg were divorced on 4 March 1921.² He married, secondly, Marie Adelheid Prinzessin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, daughter of Rudolf Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld and Luise Prinzessin von Ardeck, on 12 April 1921 at Bremen, Germany^G.² He and Marie Adelheid Prinzessin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld were divorced on 23 June 1923.² He died on 17 January 1936 at age 48 at Loschwitz, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany^G.²