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;Titles
===Titles===
''His Highness'' Prince Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg<ref name="kongehuset">{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/english/the-royal-house/hrh-princess-benedikte/hrh-princess-benedikte-2|title=HRH Princess Benedikte - The Danish Monarchy|author=Bysted A/S|publisher=kongehuset.dk|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
''His Highness'' Prince Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg<ref name="kongehuset">{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/english/the-royal-house/hrh-princess-benedikte/hrh-princess-benedikte-2|title=HRH Princess Benedikte - The Danish Monarchy|author=Bysted A/S|publisher=kongehuset.dk|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>


;Honours
===Honours===
;National Honours
====National Honours====
* {{flag|Germany}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class]]<ref name="angelfire">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/denmark1/benedikte.html|title=realm3/denmark1/benedikte|publisher=angelfire.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref name="zimbio">{{cite web|url=http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Dinner%20Christiansborg%20Palace%20Q6oBsSwD26Il.jpg|title=Image: Dinner&nbsp;Christiansborg&nbsp;Palace&nbsp;Q6oBsSwD26Il.jpg, (397 × 594 px)|publisher=www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{flag|Germany}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class]]<ref name="angelfire">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/realm3/denmark1/benedikte.html|title=realm3/denmark1/benedikte|publisher=angelfire.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref name="zimbio">{{cite web|url=http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Dinner%20Christiansborg%20Palace%20Q6oBsSwD26Il.jpg|title=Image: Dinner&nbsp;Christiansborg&nbsp;Palace&nbsp;Q6oBsSwD26Il.jpg, (397 × 594 px)|publisher=www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref>http://c7.alamy.com/comp/DAMJAM/princess-nathalie-of-sayn-wittgenstein-berleburg-and-her-father-prince-DAMJAM.jpg</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of the Elephant]] ('''R.E.''')<ref name="blogspot">{{cite web|url=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--LxzObxW_t0/TfBAOBylG0I/AAAAAAAACkI/dpXvz5Rx3Wg/s1600/AlexandraSWBWeddingFrontView.jpg|title=Image: AlexandraSWBWeddingFrontView.jpg, (319 × 480 px)|publisher=4.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref name="blogspot2">{{cite web|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LD703Gv-Efo/TxMzspovz7I/AAAAAAAABok/xPnCyf2GQuc/s1600/den6.jpg|title=Image: den6.jpg, (388 × 588 px)|publisher=3.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of the Elephant]] ('''R.E.''')<ref name="blogspot">{{cite web|url=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--LxzObxW_t0/TfBAOBylG0I/AAAAAAAACkI/dpXvz5Rx3Wg/s1600/AlexandraSWBWeddingFrontView.jpg|title=Image: AlexandraSWBWeddingFrontView.jpg, (319 × 480 px)|publisher=4.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref name="blogspot2">{{cite web|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LD703Gv-Efo/TxMzspovz7I/AAAAAAAABok/xPnCyf2GQuc/s1600/den6.jpg|title=Image: den6.jpg, (388 × 588 px)|publisher=3.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref>http://c7.alamy.com/comp/D574P7/danish-princess-benedikte-and-her-husband-prince-richard-zu-sayn-wittgenstein-D574P7.jpg</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Official Commemoration Medal of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Ruby Jubilee Order of Queen Margrethe II]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|50th Anniversary Medal of the Arrival of Queen Ingrid to Denmark]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Commemorative Medal of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Ruby Jubilee Order of Queen Margrethe II]]<ref name="blogspot3">{{cite web|url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z8j9Rs-Z_ws/TxMDiEyvIsI/AAAAAAAAFq4/6pzj1PfbjKY/s1600/Balcony2.jpg|title=Image: Balcony2.jpg, (1600 × 461 px)|publisher=2.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|50th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Commemorative Medal of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|70th Birthday Order of Queen Margrethe II]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Commemorative Medals|Silver Anniversary Medal of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik]]<ref>https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cf/69/55/cf6955fe62ec4a7f1f2cd42db40b0119.jpg</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|75th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Silver Jubilee Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]<ref>http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nERnXtvoe58/TwJgF3LX-KI/AAAAAAAAFiI/hTdfMM1aIF8/s1600/GroupPhoto--GammaRapho-GettyImages.jpg</ref><ref>http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f178/queen-margrethe-iis-silver-jubilee-january-14-1997-a-4671.html</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Commemorative Medal of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Silver Jubilee Order of Queen Margrethe II]]<ref name="blogspot4">{{cite web|url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nERnXtvoe58/TwJgF3LX-KI/AAAAAAAAFiI/hTdfMM1aIF8/s1600/GroupPhoto--GammaRapho-GettyImages.jpg|title=Image: GroupPhoto--GammaRapho-GettyImages.jpg, (594 × 392 px)|publisher=2.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|100th Anniversary Medal of the Birth of King Frederik IX]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Queen Ingrid Commemorative Medal]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|75th Birthday Medal of Prince Henrik]]<ref>http://c7.alamy.com/comp/D4PECC/princess-benedikte-l-and-her-husband-prince-richard-zu-sayn-wittgenstein-D4PECC.jpg</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|70th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Ruby Jubilee Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]<ref>http://c7.alamy.com/comp/D6C5JK/danish-princess-benedicte-and-her-husband-prince-richard-zu-sayn-wittgenstein-D6C5JK.jpg</ref>


;Foreign Honours
====Foreign Honours====
* {{Flag|Sweden}} : Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Polar Star]]<ref name="blogspot5">{{cite web|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FW86_jO7k_A/TB5TErUAAFI/AAAAAAAByZk/lMrEP-6AHVw/s1600/Crown%2BPrincess%2BWedding%2BGuests%2B17.jpg |title=Crown%2BPrincess%2BWedding%2BGuests%2B17.jpg |publisher=3.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Sweden}}: Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Polar Star]]<ref name="blogspot5">{{cite web|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FW86_jO7k_A/TB5TErUAAFI/AAAAAAAByZk/lMrEP-6AHVw/s1600/Crown%2BPrincess%2BWedding%2BGuests%2B17.jpg |title=Crown%2BPrincess%2BWedding%2BGuests%2B17.jpg |publisher=3.bp.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Spain}} : Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]] (15/03/1980)<ref name="boe">{{cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1980/04/24/pdfs/A08890-08890.pdf |title=Boletín Oficial del Estado |publisher=boe.es|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Spain}}:Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]]<ref name="boe">{{cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1980/04/24/pdfs/A08890-08890.pdf |title=Boletín Oficial del Estado |publisher=boe.es|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref>http://40.media.tumblr.com/5cf22314f484eda80be5aa6b1b70773a/tumblr_n9l5a6Xnyq1r6jme9o6_250.jpg</ref>
* {{Flag|Netherlands}} : Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Netherlands)|Order of the Crown]] (17/03/2015)<ref name="gettyimages">{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.ca/galleries/events/542226429?asset=466638850 |title=Queen Maxima And King Willemalexander Of The Netherlands Visit Denmark Photography &#124; Getty Images |publisher=gettyimages.ca|accessdate=2015-09-05}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Netherlands}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Netherlands)|Order of the Crown]]<ref>http://c7.alamy.com/comp/EHWN1H/copenhagen-denmark-17th-mar-2015-princess-benedikte-of-denmark-and-EHWN1H.jpg</ref>


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==

Revision as of 17:33, 22 February 2016

Richard
The Prince in Stockholm at Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden's wedding celebrations, June 2010
Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
PredecessorGustav Albrecht
Heir apparentPrince Gustav
Born (1934-10-29) 29 October 1934 (age 89)
Giessen, Germany
Spouse
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(m. 1968)​
IssuePrince Gustav
Princess Alexandra
Princess Nathalie
Names
Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin
HouseHouse of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
FatherGustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
MotherMargareta Fouché d'Otrante

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin; born 29 October 1934 in Giessen, Germany) is the head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark.

Biography

Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin is the eldest son of Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, a highly decorated Nazi officer declared missing in 1944 yet only legally declared dead in 1969. Richard was raised in Sweden with his maternal grandfather, the Duke of Otrante, at Elghammar Castle. He attended the boarding schools Viggbyholm and Sigtuna.

Having studied forest science at Munich University, Prince Richard obtained his forestry diploma at the University of Göttingen in Hann.-Münden. He took his post-graduate training as Forstreferendar, obtaining a degree as Assessor des Forstdienstes after passing the second forestry examination at the North Rhine Westphalian State Forestry Service.[1]

In July 2003, he underwent surgery for treatment of prostate cancer; previously, he had undergone treatment for skin cancer.[2]

Conservation

Prince Richard is involved in several conservation programmes. He launched a project to re-introduce European bison into Europe on part of his 30,000 acre estate in North Rhine-Westphalia, credited as a success by Rewilding Europe as part of a larger effort to restore depleted animals across Europe.[3]

Berleburg Castle

Marriage

Richard married Princess Benedikte of Denmark at Fredensborg Palace Church on 3 February 1968. She is the second daughter of Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden and younger sister of Margrethe II of Denmark.[1] The couple live at Berleburg Castle.

Children and grandchildren

The children of Princess Benedikte are styled as Highnesses in Denmark by an Order in Council. Elsewhere they are Serene Highnesses by courtesy.

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
Prince Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Reference styleHis Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
Alternative styleSir

Titles

His Highness Prince Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg[4]

Honours

National Honours

Foreign Honours

Ancestry

Family of Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
16. Albrecht, 2nd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
8. Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
17. Countess Charlotte of Ortenburg
4. Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
18. Baron Hermann of Gemmingen-Hornburg
9. Baroness Marie of Gemmingen-Hornberg
19. Baroness Pauline of Ellrichshausen
2. Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
20. Wilhelm, 4th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
10. Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
21. Countess Olga of Schönburg-Glauchau
5. Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
22. Count Wilhelm of Reichenbach-Lessonitz (son of William II, Elector of Hesse)
11. Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz
23. Baroness Amélie Göler of Ravensburg
1. Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
24. Athanase Fouché d'Otrante, 4th Duc d'Otrante
12. Gustave Fouché, 5th Duc d'Otrante
25. Baroness Vilhelmina Amalia of Stedingk
6. Charles Louis Fouché, 6th Duc d'Otrante
26. Baron Ludvig of Stedingk
13. Baroness Therese of Stedingk
27. Lovisa of Haxthausen
3. Margareta Fouché d'Otrante
28. Count Carl Israel Wilhelm Douglas, 10th Count af Skenninge-Stjernorp
14. Ludvig Douglas, 12th Count af Skenninge-Stjernorp
29. Countess Louise Katharina of Langenstein and Gondelsheim (daughter of Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden)
7. Countess Madeleine Douglas
30. Count Albert Ehrensvärd
15. Countess Anna Ehrensvärd
31. Hedda Vogt

References

  1. ^ a b "Unasylva - No. 88 - News of the world". Fao.org. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  2. ^ "iEuropa – News > Infos concernant iEuropa". Ifrance.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  3. ^ "German Prince Plans To Put Bison Back In The Wild | KUNC". kunc.org. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  4. ^ Bysted A/S. "HRH Princess Benedikte - The Danish Monarchy". kongehuset.dk. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  5. ^ "realm3/denmark1/benedikte". angelfire.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  6. ^ "Image: Dinner Christiansborg Palace Q6oBsSwD26Il.jpg, (397 × 594 px)". www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  7. ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/DAMJAM/princess-nathalie-of-sayn-wittgenstein-berleburg-and-her-father-prince-DAMJAM.jpg
  8. ^ "Image: AlexandraSWBWeddingFrontView.jpg, (319 × 480 px)". 4.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  9. ^ "Image: den6.jpg, (388 × 588 px)". 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  10. ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/D574P7/danish-princess-benedikte-and-her-husband-prince-richard-zu-sayn-wittgenstein-D574P7.jpg
  11. ^ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cf/69/55/cf6955fe62ec4a7f1f2cd42db40b0119.jpg
  12. ^ http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nERnXtvoe58/TwJgF3LX-KI/AAAAAAAAFiI/hTdfMM1aIF8/s1600/GroupPhoto--GammaRapho-GettyImages.jpg
  13. ^ http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f178/queen-margrethe-iis-silver-jubilee-january-14-1997-a-4671.html
  14. ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/D4PECC/princess-benedikte-l-and-her-husband-prince-richard-zu-sayn-wittgenstein-D4PECC.jpg
  15. ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/D6C5JK/danish-princess-benedicte-and-her-husband-prince-richard-zu-sayn-wittgenstein-D6C5JK.jpg
  16. ^ "Crown%2BPrincess%2BWedding%2BGuests%2B17.jpg". 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  17. ^ "Boletín Oficial del Estado" (PDF). boe.es. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  18. ^ http://40.media.tumblr.com/5cf22314f484eda80be5aa6b1b70773a/tumblr_n9l5a6Xnyq1r6jme9o6_250.jpg
  19. ^ http://c7.alamy.com/comp/EHWN1H/copenhagen-denmark-17th-mar-2015-princess-benedikte-of-denmark-and-EHWN1H.jpg
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Born: 1934
Preceded by Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1969–present 		Incumbent
Heir:
Gustav

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