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German: Karl August Wilhelm Nicolaus Alexander Michael Bernhard Heinrich Frederick Stefan English: Charles Augustus William Nicholas Alexander Michael Bernhard Henry Frederick Stephen
Karl August, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (31 July 1844 – 20 November 1894) was a German prince and Hereditary Grand Duke (Erbgroßherzog) of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Because his mother was a daughter of King William II of the Netherlands and his older uncles, except King William III, died childless, Karl August was second in line in the succession to the throne of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1894. He was preceded only by his mother. This was the reason for him learning to write and speak fluent Dutch, due to the possibility of Karl August becoming king if his cousin Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands died without issue.
In leisure, Karl dedicated himself to his copperplate collection and coin cabinet. He was also interested in the Grand Ducal Library and the newly built archive, where he often studied historical documents on the history of the house.[3] His popularity and his uncomplicated outreach to the residents of the Grand Duchy made him a beloved leader of the duchy.
Karl August died at Cap Martin, France, six years before his father; because of this, his eldest son Wilhelm Ernst succeeded his grandfather as Grand Duke. Karl August is buried in the Weimar royal crypt.
^Dr. med. Theodor Toeche-Mittler: The proclamation of the Emperor in Versailles on January 18, 1871, with a list of the Festtheilnehmer. ES Mittler & Son , Berlin 1896.
^H. Schnaebeli: Photographs of the proclamation of the Emperor in Versailles, Berlin 1871.
^Bernhard Post; Dietrich Werner: Ruler in the turn of the century: Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1876-1923. Glaux, Jena 2006, p. 37.
^Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1891), "Genealogie" pp. 3Archived 2020-06-03 at the Wayback Machine-4
^Staatshandbuch ... Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1846), "Großherzoglicher Hausorden" p. 7Archived 2020-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
^Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1869), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 55, 65
^Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 11
^Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1866), "Königliche Orden" p. 30
^Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtums Sachsen-Altenburg (1869), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 21