Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Spouse	Alexander Johannsmann
Issue
Konstantin Johannsmann
Full name
Nathalie Xenia Margarete Benedikte
Father	Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Mother	Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Born	2 May 1975 (1975-05-02) (age 36) Copenhagen, Denmark

Medal record
Competitor for  Denmark
Equestrian
Olympic Games
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Team dressage

Styles of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
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Reference style	Her Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Princess Nathalie Xenia Margarete Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born 2 May 1975, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, who is the younger sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

Biography

Equestrian

She discovered a love for horses and for riding in early childhood, and has turned her passion into an occupation. She began in 1994 training on the Swedish stud "Flyinge" with her trainer Kyra Kyrklund, former world champion in dressage. After four very successful years, in which among other things she won the bronze medal at the European Championship with the Danish team, she had to change coaches as Kyrklund moved to England. She teamed up with Klaus Balkenhol, coach of the German dressage team.

Nathalie gained a place in the 2000 Olympic team as reserve rider, and afterward she participated in the European Championship of 2001, gaining a bronze medal and the World Championship 2002 (where she was placed fourth) with the Danish team. She was a member of the Team Denmark dressage team in the 2008 Summer Olympics and was awarded a Bronze (third place) medal.

Beside riding she also breeds horses, as does her mother, Princess Benedikte of Denmark. In autumn 2005, the princess opened her own stud farm, which is based in Bad Berleburg.

Marriage

Since 4 January 2010, Princess Nathalie had been officially engaged to German, Alexander Johannsmann.^[1] On 21 March 2010, it was revealed that the couple were expecting their first child, due in July.^[2] Princess Nathalie and Alexander married civilly 27 May 2010.^[3] Princess Nathalie gave birth to a son Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard on 24 July 2010. They married religiously on 18 June 2011 at Berleburg in Germany.

Ancestry

References

1. ^ (Danish) Prinsesse Nathalie: Alexander er min kæreste
2. ^ Danish Princess Nathalie Zu Saeyn-Wittgenstein Pregnant
3. ^ (Danish) http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?id=25010

English royalty
Preceded by Countess Ingrid von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth	Line of succession to the British Throne	Succeeded by Konstantin Johannsmann

Persondata
Name	Nathalie Of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Princess
Alternative names
Short description	Danish royalty and equestrian
Date of birth	2 May 1975
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death
Place of death