Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe
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| Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe | |
| Spouse | Princess Gisela of Bavaria |
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| Prince Georg Philipp Prince Moritz Gabriel Prince Paul Clemens Princess Maria Teresita |
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| House | House of Saxe-Gessaphe |
| Father | Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe |
| Mother | Princess Anna of Saxony |
| Born | 12 February 1954 Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe[1][2] (German: Alexander Prinz von Sachsen-Gessaphe[1][2]) (born 12 February 1954 in Munich[1][2]), is the adopted heir of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, and a businessman with Lebanese, Mexican and German roots.
He stands in a rivalry to become pretender to the Saxon throne. He belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, his paternal forefathers having been Maronite Catholic Lebanese.
He was born Alexander de Afif as eldest son[1][2] of Roberto de Afif, Dr.Jur (mentioned as catholic nobleman of Gessaphe, Lebanon) and Princess Anna of Saxony. Alexander grew up in Mexico and in Germany. He studied business management. Alexander lived 30 years with his family in Mexico City, and he has an import-export company there. Since 1989 he has resided in Saxony, Germany.
He married Princess Gisela of Bavaria (b. 10 September 1964), firstly secularly at Mexico City 3 April 1987 and then religiously at Andechs 29 August 1987. Their children are:
- Prince Georg Philipp of Saxe-Gessaphe (b. Mexico City 24 May 1988)[1][2]
- Prince Mauricio Gabriel Robert of Saxe-Gessaphe (b. Mexico City 14 Sep 1989)[1][2]
- Prince Paul Clemens of Saxe-Gessaphe (b. Mexico City 23 Mar 1993)[1][2]
- Princess Maria Teresita Anna Louise Caroline Lucardis of Saxe-Gessaphe (born Dresden 7 July 1999)[2]
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His marriage with Gisela enhanced his dynastical potential in the eyes of monarchist circles and of his maternal uncle, the childless Margrave. Because Alexander's first cousin, the young Prince Johannes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1969–87), was killed in 1987 in a skiing accident, the Margrave was left without a clearly eligible heir.
In May 1997 the Margrave of Meissen decided to make Alexander de Afif his heir. In the spring of 1997 it was announced that the surviving male dynasts of the royal House (presumably Princes Albert, Dedo, and Gero {1925 - 2003}) had met and consented to the designation of Alexander as dynastic heir in the event that none of them leave sons by dynastically valid marriages.[3][4] Thus was created the family of Saxe-Gessaphe, a cognatic offshoot of the House of Wettin. The Margrave adopted Alexander on 1 June 1999. Alexander, his sons and brothers are also known as Princes of Saxe-Gessaphe.
Since February 2003 Alexander has worked in attracting investors worldwide to Saxony. In Summer 2004 he received German citizenship. Since then, he has also been an advisor of Georg Milbradt, Minister-President of Free State of Saxony.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (20 March 2004). "Alexander Prinz von Sachsen-Gessaphe". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p125.htm#i1250. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071212093831/http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/saxony.html. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ Velde, François. "Laws of the Kingdom of Saxony". Heraldica.org. http://www.heraldica.org/topics/royalty/HGSachsen-K.htm#Introduction. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Die Welt, 20 May 1997
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Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe
Cadet branch of the House of Afif-Gessaphe
Born: 12 February 1954 |
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Line of succession to the Saxon throne (Saxe-Gessaphe line, disputed) |
Succeeded by Prince Georg Philipp of Saxe-Gessaphe |
