Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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| Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | |
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| Reign | 14 October 1988 - present |
| Predecessor | Hereditary Grand Duke Charles Augustus |
| Heir-Presumptive | Prince Wilhelm Ernst |
| Spouse | Dagmar Hennings |
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| Princess Leonie | |
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| 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 Bamberg, Germany |
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Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (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)
[edit] 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)
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Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 15 November 1946 |
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| 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 |
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| Preceded by Prince Edzard of Wied |
Line of succession to the British Throne | Succeeded by Princess Leonie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
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