Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Michael
Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Head of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Reign	14 October 1988 - present
Predecessor	Hereditary Grand Duke Charles Augustus
Heir-Presumptive	Prince Wilhelm Ernst
Spouse	Dagmar Hennings
Issue
Princess Leonie
Full name
Michael Benedikt Georg Jobst Carl Alexander Bernhard Claus Friedrich
House	House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Father	Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Mother	Baroness Elisabeth of Wangenheim-Winterstein
Born	15 November 1946 (1946-11-15) (age 64) Bamberg, Germany

Grand Ducal Family of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
HRH The Prince HRH The Princess HH Princess Leonie HH Princess Elisabeth HH Princess Beatrice-Maria, Mrs. Davidson Extended family HH Princess Katharina Feodore HH Prince Wilhelm Ernst HH Désirée, Gräfin von und zu Hoensbroech HH Prince Constantin
v · German: Michael Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) (born 15 November 1946) is a German prince and the current head of the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, as well as senior agnate of the entire House of Wettin. He was born in Bamberg, Bavaria the only son of Hereditary Grand Duke Charles Augustus of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Baroness Elisabeth of Wangenheim-Winterstein (1912–2010). When his father died in 1988, Michael succeeded as Head of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. In 1991 the representation of Saxe-Altenburg was merged with his', since he would have inherited the State if the Dukedoms were in existence. Michael is in the Line of succession to the British throne, being a great5-grandson of Princess Augusta, eldest sister of King George III. As he has no sons, the current heir to the headship of the grand ducal house is his cousin Prince Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (b. 1946), followed by Wilhelm Ernst's son Prince Georg Konstantin (b. 1977) Marriages Prince Michael married Renate Henkel (b. Heidelberg, 17 September 1947), daughter of Konrad Henkel and wife Jutta von Hülsen, in a civil ceremony 9 June 1970 at Hamburg-Eimsbüttel. They were married religiously on 4 July 1970 at Linnep bei Breitscheid. The marriage was childless and dissolved by divorce at Düsseldorf on 9 March 1974. He was married secondly to Dagmar Hennings (b. Niederpöcking, 24 June 1948), daughter of Henrich Hennings and wife Margarethe Schacht, in London on 15 November 1980. They have one daughter: HH Princess Leonie Mercedes Augusta Silva Elisabeth Margarethe of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (b. Frankfurt, 30 October 1986) Ancestry External links Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Cadet branch of the House of Wettin Born: 15 November 1946 Titles in pretence Preceded by Charles Augustus — TITULAR — Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 14 October 1988 – present Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 Incumbent Heir: Prince Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Head of the House of Wettin 14 October 1988 – present British royalty Preceded by Prince Edzard of Wied Line of succession to the British Throne Succeeded by Princess Leonie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Persondata Name Michael Of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Prince Alternative names Short description Date of birth 15 November 1946 Place of birth Bamberg, Germany Date of death Place of death Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. 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