Background
He was the fifth but second surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg (1601-1675), and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (1619-1680). He was born in Gotha.
He was the fifth but second surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg (1601-1675), and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (1619-1680). He was born in Gotha.
With his brother Bernhard, he attended the University of Tübingen from 1666, and later continued his studies in Geneva.
Albrecht married firstly in Gotha on 18 July 1676 Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Weimar. They had only one son:
Ernest August (b Saalfeld, 1 September 1677 – d Saalfeld, 17 August 1678). Secondly, Albrecht married in Coburg, on 24 May 1688 Susanne Elisabeth Kempinsky.
In 1689, she was created Countess Kempinsky of Schwisitz and Altenhofen.
They had no children.
