Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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| Michael of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | |
| Born | November 15, 1946 Bamberg |
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| Title | Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
| Spouse | Dagmar Hennings |
| Children | Princess Leonie |
Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (German: Michael Benedikt Georg Jobst Carl Alexander Bernhard Claus Friedrich 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 the only son of Hereditary Grand Duke Charles Augustus of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Baroness Elisabeth of Wangenheim-Winterstein (b. 1912). When his father died in 1988, Michael succeeded as Head of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Michael is in the Line of succession to the British throne, being a great5-grandson of the Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales. 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. 1947) in a civil ceremony 9 June 1970 at Hamburg-Eimsbüttel on 4 July 1970. They were married religiously on 4 July 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. 1948) 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
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 Designated heir: Prince Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
| Head of the House of Wettin 14 October 1988 – present |
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| British royalty | ||
| Preceded by Prince Edzard of Wied |
Line of succession to the British Throne | Succeeded by Princess Leonie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
