Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (born 31 January 1926) is the head of the Royal House of Saxony.
Born in Schloss Prüfening, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany as son of Hereditary Prince Frederick Christian of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis.
He and Princess Anastasia of Anhalt (born 1940) were married on 31 January 1963 in Vevey, Switzerland. They have no children.
Succession
As Maria Emanuel has no children he has acknowledged as his heir Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe, the son of his eldest sister Princess Anna and her late husband Prince Robert of Gessaphe. Alexander is married to Princess Gisela of Bavaria. At the time it was said that the remaining male dynasts consented to the Margrave's decision, however the Margrave's brother Albert has recently stated that he does not accept the decision. The royal line of the House of Wettin applies semi-salic law, which allows for inheritance through a female. If the Margrave or his brother Albert were the last male dynast then this would lead firstly to the children of their sisters Maria Josepha (unmarried), Maria Anna and Mathilde, but only Mathilde's marriage uncontestedly met equality requirements and her only son died in 1987. Therefore, if the Gessaphe marriage were non-dynastic, the succession would pass to the issue of the Margrave's paternal aunts, who are Margarete Karola (1900–1962), Maria Alix (1901–1990) and Anna (1903–1976), all of whom left children. Margaret being the eldest, the heir would be her grandson Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 1932), head of the princely line of the House of Hohenzollern. The Margrave's brother Albert, however, supports discarding equality requirements to allow his cousin Timo's morganatic-born son Rüdiger (born 1953) to eventually succeed. Rüdiger has with his first wife Astrid Linke (1949–1989) three sons Daniel (born 1975), Arne (born 1977) and Nils (born 1978). There are several extant lines of the House of Wettin who individually ruled the various Saxon Duchies and the Grand Duchy of Saxony (based at Weimar). Arguably, the male dynasts of the non-royal lines should be taken into account and can be included in the Saxon royal succession.
The Royal Family of Saxony
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Main branch
- HRH The Margrave of Meissen
HRH The Margravine of Meissen
- HRH Princess Maria Josepha
- HRH Princess Anna
- HRH Prince Albert
HRH Princess Elmira
- HRH Princess Mathilde
Moritzburg branch
- HRH Prince Ruediger
- HRH Prince Daniel
- HRH Prince Arne
- HRH Prince Nils
HRH Princess Jedida
- HRH Princess Iris
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Ancestors of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen |
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16. John of Saxony |
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8. George of Saxony |
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17. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria |
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4. Frederick Augustus III of Saxony |
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18. Maria II of Portugal |
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9. Maria Anna of Portugal |
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19. Ferdinand II of Portugal |
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2. Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen |
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20. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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10. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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21. Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies |
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5. Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany |
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22. Charles III, Duke of Parma |
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11. Alice of Bourbon-Parma |
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23. Louise Marie Thérèse of France |
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1. Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen |
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24. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis |
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12. Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis |
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25. Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg |
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6. Albert I, Prince of Thurn and Taxis |
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26. Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria |
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13. Duchess Helene in Bavaria |
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27. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria |
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3. Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis |
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28. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary |
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14. Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria |
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29. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg |
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7. Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria |
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30. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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15. Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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31. Princess Clémentine of Orléans |
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Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
Born: 31 January 1926 |
Titles in pretence |
Preceded by
Friedrich Christian |
— TITULAR —
King of Saxony
9 August 1968 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom abolished in 1918 |
Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Albert of Saxony |
v · Frederick I as Elector of Saxony in 1423.
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John Frederick II · John William · Prince John Ernest · John Frederick III · Albert, Electoral Prince · John Henry, Electoral Prince · Alexander, Electoral Prince · Prince Magnus · Prince Joachim · Prince Hector · Christian I · Prince Augustus · Prince Adolph · Prince Frederick
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17th generation |
Prince Dedo · Prince Timo · Prince Gero · Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen · Prince Albert
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18th generation |
Prince Rüdiger
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19th generation |
Prince Daniel · Prince Arne · Prince Nils
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20th generation |
Prince Moritz
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* princes royal of Poland and Lithuania
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Persondata |
Name |
Maria Emanuel Of Meissen, Margrave |
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Short description |
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Date of birth |
31 January 1926 |
Place of birth |
Schloss Prüfening, Prüfening, Bavaria, Germany |
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Categories: - Margraves of Meissen
- 1926 births
- Living people
- House of Wettin
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- Saxon princes
- People from Regensburg
- German Roman Catholics
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