Saxe-Gessaphe

House of Saxe-Gessaphe
Haus Sachsen-Gessaphe
Parent houseHouse of Saxe and House of Gessaphe
CountrySaxony
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
FounderPrincess Maria Anna of Saxony and Prince Roberto de Afif of Gessaphe
Current headPrince Alexander, Margrave of Meissen
TitlesMargrave of Meissen
The Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe
Prince/Princess of Saxony
Duke/Duchess in Saxony
Prince/Princess of Saxe-Gessaphe

Saxe-Gessaphe is the name of a family descended in the female line from former kings of Saxony under the House of Wettin, a member of which was recognized by a childless pretender to that throne as eventual heir to the deposed dynasty's rights. The claim is contested by an agnatic descendant of the former royal house (Daniel, Margrave of Meissen), and both claims are clouded by conflicting interpretations of the dynastic laws which governed the succession to the defunct throne of Saxony, and by familial dispute.