Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1878–1900)

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Prince Bernhard
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Born (1878-04-18)18 April 1878
Weimar
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Weimar
Full name
Bernhard Carl Alexander Hermann Heinrich Wilhelm Oscar Friedrich Franz Peter
House House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Father Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Mother Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Religion Lutheranism

Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Bernhard Carl Alexander Hermann Heinrich Wilhelm Oscar Friedrich Franz Peter; 18 April 1878 – 1 October 1900) was a member of the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and a Lieutenant in the Prussian Army. He bore the titles "Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Duke of Saxony" with the style "Highness".[1]

Birth and family

Prince Bernhard was born in Weimar the second son of Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and his wife Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. He was the younger brother of the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Ernest. His grandparents on his fathers side were the reigning Grand Duke Charles Alexander and his wife Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, through whom he was in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.

Suitor to Dutch Queen Wilhelmina

Closely related to the Dutch Royal Family from a young age Prince Bernhard was seen as the ideal husband to the young Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and was brought up to look upon himself as her future consort,[2] with her mother Queen Emma a proponent of the match.[3] Although an engagement was reported to be close on numerous occasions the young Queen was not a fan of the match describing her cousin Prince Bernhard as "not handsome" and "not sensible".[4]

When Queen Wilhelmina did not return Prince Bernhard's affection he was reported to have become depressed, dying at the age of 22 in Weimar. His sudden death was reported to be the result of tuberculosis although there were rumors he may have committed suicide.[2] Shortly after his death Queen Wilhelmina's engagement was announced to Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Ancestry

Family of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1878–1900)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (= 24)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Paul I of Russia (= 22)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Sophie Dorothea of Württemburg (= 23)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. William I of the Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. William II of the Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Wilhelmina of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Sophie of the Netherlands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Paul I of Russia (=16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Anna Pavlovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Sophie Dorothea of Württemburg (=17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Princess Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Frederick I of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. William I of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Auguste of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Duke Louis of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Pauline Therese of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (=21)
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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