Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen

Infobox Saxon Royalty
name = Friedrich Christian
full name = Friedrich Christian Albert Leopold Anno Sylvester Macarius
title = Margrave of Meissen


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reign =
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predecessor =Frederick Augustus III
"(as King of Saxony)"
successor =Maria Emanuel
succession = Margrave of Meissen
heir =
spouse = Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn und Taxis
issue = Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
Princess Maria Josepha
Princess Anna
Prince Albert
Princess Mathilde
royal house =House of Wettin
royal anthem =
father =Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
mother =Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
date of birth =birth date|1893|12|31|mf=y
place of birth = Dresden
date of death =death date and age|1968|8|9|1893|12|31|mf=y
place of death = Samedan
place of burial =|

Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (31 December 1893 - 9 August 1968) was the head of the Royal House of Saxony.

He was born at Dresden, the second son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany. On November 13 1918 his father abdicated following the German Empire's defeat in the World War I.

Friedrich Christian became heir apparent to the Royal House of Saxony following the decision of his older brother Crown Prince Georg to renounce his succession rights in 1923. He succeeded as Head of the Royal House on February 12 1932 following his father's death.

In 1932, remembering the prolonged link between the Electorate of Saxony and their country, the Polish Government wanted to propose him to become the new King of Poland, but the rise of Adolf Hitler and the upcoming of World War II prevented that proposition from happening. ["Le Petit Gotha"]

Friedrich Christian died on August 9 1968 at Samedan.

Marriage and children

Friedrich Christian married Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn und Taxis (1903-1976) on June 16 1923 at Regensburg. They had five children:

*Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (born 1926)
*Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (born 1928)
*Princess Anna of Saxony (born 1929)
*Prince Albert of Saxony (born 1934)
*Princess Mathilde of Saxony (born 1936)

Ancestry

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1= 1. Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
2= 2. Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
3= 3. Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
4= 4. George of Saxony
5= 5. Maria Anna of Portugal
6= 6. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
7= 7. Princess Alice of Parma
8= 8. John of Saxony
9= 9. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
10= 10. Ferdinand II of Portugal
11= 11. Maria II of Portugal
12= 12. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
13= 13. Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies
14= 14. Charles III, Duke of Parma
15= 15. Louise Marie Thérèse of France
16= 16. Prince Maximilian of Saxony
17= 17. Princess Caroline of Parma
18= 18. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
19= 19. Caroline of Baden
20= 20. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
21= 21. Princess Maria Antonia Koháry
22= 22. Pedro I of Brazil
23= 23. Maria Leopoldina of Austria
24= 24. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
25= 25. Princess Luisa of the Two Sicilies
26= 26. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
27= 27. Maria Isabella of Spain
28= 28. Charles II, Duke of Parma
29= 29. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy
30= 30. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry
31= 31. Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies

References

External links

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/saxony.html Online Gotha]