Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen

Maria Emanuel
Margrave of Meissen
Head of the Royal House of Saxony
Period9 August 1968 – 23 July 2012
PredecessorFriedrich Christian
SuccessorAlbert (disputed)
Alexander (disputed)
Born(1926-01-31)31 January 1926
Prüfening Abbey, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Died23 July 2012(2012-07-23) (aged 86)[1]
La Tour-de-Peilz, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Burial30 July 2012
Royal Chapel in Königskapelle in Karrösten in North Tyrol
Spouse
Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
(m. 1962)
HouseWettin
FatherFriedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
MotherPrincess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Prince Maria Emanuel of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen (31 January 1926 – 23 July 2012) was the head of the Royal House of Saxony.[2]

  1. ^ "Sächsische Zeitung [online] - Sachsen: Enkel des letzten sächsischen Königs ist tot". Sz-online.de. 19 June 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ Adam Bilinski. Have Poles pretender for their throne? (polish) [in:] Verbum Nobile. Nr 17. 2008. p. 8