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Karl Alexander Großherzog
von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
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Karl Alexander August Johann Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach (24.6.1818 - 5.1.1901) place of birth: Weimar Generaloberst m.d.R. GFM: 21 December 1889 The son of Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach. He succeeded his father as Regent from 1853 and continued his father's progressive policies until his death in 1901. He is best remembered for having restored the Wartburg and having established the Weimar Museum of Art. He served in the military as a colonel general with the rank of field marshal. |
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