Alexander, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Alexander Konrad Friedrich Heinrich, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, (born 22 November 1943 in Salzburg, Austria), a German businessman, MBA HBS '68, is member of the house of Sayn-Wittgenstein and as 7th Prince (German: Fürst) zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn head of the Princely House Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Biography
He was born in Salzburg as the first son of Ludwig, 6th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and his wife Marianne Baroness von Mayr-Melnhof. At the time of his father Prince Ludwig's death in 1962, Alexander succeed as head of the Princely house. Prince Alexander is president of the Deutsche Burgenvereinigung (German Castles Association),[1] vice president of Europa Nostra [2] and president of Europa Nostra Germany.[3]
Marriage and children
Alexander married Gabriela Countess of Schönborn-Wiesentheid 1969 at Pommersfelden. They have seven children.[4]
- HSH Heinrich, Hereditary Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1971),
- HSH Alexandra, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1973),
- HSH Casimir, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1976),
- HSH Filippa, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1980–2001),
- HSH Ludwig, (Louis) Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1982)
- HSH Sofia, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1986)
- HSH Peter, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1992)
Titles and styles
- 1943 - 1958 His Serene Highness Prince Alexander zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
- 1958 - 1962 His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
- 1962–present His Serene Highness The Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
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