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{{Short description|Saxon royal (1875–1900)}}
{{infobox royalty
| name        = Prince Albert
| image       = Bild 2 Prinz Albert.jpg
| caption     =
| house       = [[House of Wettin|Wettin]]
| full name   = Albert Karl Anton Ludwig Wilhelm Viktor
| father      = [[George, King of Saxony]]
| mother      = [[Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal (1843–1884)|Maria Ana of Portugal]]
| spouse      =
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1875|2|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dresden]], [[Kingdom of Saxony]], [[German Empire]]
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1900|9|16|1875|2|25|df=yes}}
| death_place = Wölkau, Landkreis Delitzsch, [[Province of Saxony]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]]
}}
'''Prince Albert Charles Anthony Louis William Victor of Saxony, Duke of Saxony''' ({{langx|de|Albert Karl Anton Ludwig Wilhelm Viktor}}; 25 February 1875 &ndash; 16 September 1900) was a [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxon]] prince from the [[House of Wettin]]. He was the youngest son of [[George, King of Saxony|King Georg I of Saxony]] (son of [[John, King of Saxony|King Johann I of Saxony]] and his consort [[Amalie Auguste of Bavaria|Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria]]) and his wife, [[Maria Anna of Portugal|Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal]] (daughter of [[Queen Maria II of Portugal]] and her consort, [[Ferdinand II of Portugal|Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohary]]).
He died on 16 September 1900 in a traffic accident.  A [[phaeton (carriage)|phaeton]] driven by [[Prince Miguel of Braganza|Miguel de Bragança]] hit Albert's carriage so violently that the carriage overturned into a ditch.  Albert died from his injuries a few hours later. There were rumours that Miguel had done this on purpose,<ref>Miguel was a member of the exiled Braganza's legitimist branch, while Prince Albert's mother (Infanta Maria Ana) belonged to the rival branch which ruled Portugal</ref> but this was never proven.<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19070921.2.108 The Throne of Portugal. The man who wants to be king]</ref>  Because it could not be determined whether this was an accident or intentional, Miguel escaped a [[court martial]].  However, he had to resign from his army post and leave the country.<ref>{{cite news | author = A Veteran Diplomat | title = Where Americans Lose Caste | work = [[New York Times]] | page = SM2 | date = 1909-07-18 }}</ref>
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