Georg Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby
Georg Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby (b. Dessau, 19 April 1695 – d. Barby, 12 June 1739), was a German prince of the House of Wettin and the last count of Barby. He was the sixth (but second surviving) son of Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby, and Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau. Life Before his own birth, two older brothers (both named Johann August and stillborn twins) had died. The death of his oldest surviving brother, the Hereditary Prince Frederick Heinrich, during a trip to The Hague (21 November 1711) made him the new heir of the county of Barby. In Forst, Niederlausitz, on 18 February 1721, Georg Albrecht married Duchess Auguste Louise of Württemberg-Oels. Auguste's maternal grandmother was Justine Sophie of Barby-Mühlingen, a sister of the last count; this brought Georg Albrecht closer connection to the former ruling house of Barby. The marriage was extremely unhappy, and the couple finally divorced in 1732 after eleven years of childless union. Auguste Luise returned to her Silesian homeland and died six months before Georg Albrecht. Neither remarried. Georg Albrecht succeeded his father as count when Heinrick Albrecht died on 16 February 1728. As count of Barby, Georg Albrecht continued