Karl von Heygendorff
{{Short description|German general (1806–1895)}}
Karl von Heygendorff (25 December 1806, in Weimar – 17 February 1895, in Dresden) was a German officer in the army of the Kingdom of Saxony, rising to major general.
Life
He was the illegitimate son of Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and his lover, the actor Karoline Jagemann. His godfather was Goethe.
Marriage and issue
He married three times:
- on 1 June 1831, to Meta Abegg; this marriage produced three sons (the first of whom died in infancy) before Meta died in childbirth (1835) after delivery of the last.
- on 10 October 1836 to Therese von Watzdorf; they had one son and three daughters before the death of Therese in 1841.
- on 24 December 1848, to Rosa, Freiherrin von Koenneritz. They had one son.
Ancestry
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|1= 1. Karl von Heygendorff
|2= 2. Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
|3= 3. Karoline Jagemann
|4= 4. Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
|5= 5. Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
|6= 6. Christian Joseph Jagemann
|8= 8. Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
|9= 9. Margravine Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
|10= 10. Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
|11= 11. Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
|16= 16. John Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
|17= 17. Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
|18= 18. George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
|19= 19. Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
|20= 20. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg
|21= 21. Duchess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Luneburg
|22= 22. Frederick William I of Prussia
|23= 23. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
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Category:Military personnel from Weimar
Category:Illegitimate children of German monarchs
Category:People from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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