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Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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German noble (1757-1828)

PoliticiansLived 1757 to 1828 · aged 70

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Karl August, sometimes anglicised as Charles Augustus, was the sovereign Duke of Saxe-Weimar and of Saxe-Eisenach from 1758, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from its creation in 1809, and grand duke from 1815 until his death. He is noted for the intellectual brilliance of his court.

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1805 portrait of Karl August, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

Engraving depicting Karl August walking with Corona Schröter and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Karl August as Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

The children of Karl August and Luise Auguste's: Charles Frederick, Caroline Louise and Bernhard. Portrait by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, 1798.

Statue of Karl August in Weimar.

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Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky

Order of the White Eagle

Order of the Black Eagle

Order of Saint Anna, 1st class

Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class

Order of St. Andrew

Gold Sword for Bravery

Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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SpouseLandgravine Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

FatherErnest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

MotherDuchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

ChildCarl Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

ChildPrince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

ChildPrincess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

ChildKarl von Heygendorff

SiblingPrince Frederick Ferdinand Constantin of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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