Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Michael
Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (right)
Head of the House of
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Tenure14 October 1988 – present
PredecessorHereditary Grand Duke Charles Augustus
Heir presumptivePrince Wilhelm Ernst
Born (1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 (age 78)
Bamberg, Germany
SpousesRenate Henkel (div.)
Dagmar Hennings
Issue1
Names
Michael Benedikt Georg Jobst Carl Alexander Bernhard Claus Friedrich
HouseSaxe-Weimar-Eisenach
FatherCharles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
MotherBaroness Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein
ReligionLutheranism

Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[1] (German: Michael Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach; born 15 November 1946) is the current head of the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, as well as the most senior agnate of the entire House of Wettin.[2]

  1. ^ In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to Article 109 of the Weimar Constitution. Styles such as majesty and highness were not retained. Archived 2015-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, pp. 457-458.