Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988)
# Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988)

Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Carl August Wilhelm Ernst Friedrich Georg Johann Albrecht; 28 July 1912 – 14 October 1988), was a German prince and head of the grand ducal house of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

## Life

He was born in Schloss Wilhelmsthal as the eldest son and heir of Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and his second wife, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen. His father's reign came to an end on 9 November 1918, as a result of the German revolution.

When his father died on 24 April 1923, Charles Augustus succeeded him as head of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Charles Augustus died at Schienen and was succeeded as head of the grand ducal house by his son, Michael.

## Marriage and issue

Charles Augustus was married at the Wartburg Castle on 5 October 1944 to Baroness Elisabeth of Wangenheim-Winterstein (Tübingen, 16 January 1912 – Munich, 15 March 2010), daughter of Othmar Baron von Wangenheim-Winterstein and wife, Baroness Maud von Trützschler. They had three children:

* Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (22 July 1945); she married Mindert Diderik de Kant on 10 July 1981 and they were divorced in 1983.
* Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (15 November 1946); he married Renate Henkel on 4 July 1970 and they were divorced in 1974. He remarried Dagmar Hennings in 1980. They have one daughter.
* Princess Beatrice-Maria of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (11 March 1948); she married Martin Davidson on 9 December 1977. They have one daughter:
   * Bettina Davidson (1979)

## Ancestry

Ancestors of Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988) :

Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988) House of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachBorn: 28 July 1912 Died: 14 October 1988 :

| Titles in pretence |||
| - | - | - |
| Preceded byWilhelm Ernst | — TITULAR — Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1923–1988 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 | Succeeded byPrince Michael |
| Preceded byWilhelm Ernst | Head of the House of Wettin 24 April 1923 - 14 October 1988 | Succeeded byPrince Michael |
