Anastasia, Margravine of Meissen

Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
Margravine of Meissen
Spouse Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
Full name
German: Anastasia-Luise Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sibylle Marie-Auguste Henriette
House House of Ascania
House of Wettin
Father Prince Eugen of Anhalt
Mother Anastasia Jungmeier
Born 22 December 1940
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Religion Roman Catholic
Saxon Royal Family


Princess Anastasia-Luise Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sibylle Marie-Auguste Henriette of Anhalt[1][2] (German: Anastasia-Luise Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sibylle Marie-Auguste Henriette Prinzessin von Anhalt[2]) (born 22 December 1940) is a member of the House of Ascania.

Birth

Anastasia was born on 22 December 1940 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany,[1][2] the only child[1][2] of Prince Eugen of Anhalt and his wife Anastasia Jungmeier[1][2] and a granddaughter[1][2] of Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, the penultimate ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt.

Marriage

Anastasia married Prince Maria Emanuel of Saxony, eldest child[1][2] of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis,[1][2] on 23 June 1962 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.[1][2] Anastasia and Maria Emanuel do not have children.[1][2]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Ancestry

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Anastasia Prinzessin von Anhalt-Dessau". thePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Paul Theroff. "ANHALT". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
Anastasia, Margravine of Meissen
Born: 22 December 1940
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
 TITULAR 
Queen consort of Saxony
9 August 1968 – 23 July 2012
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Elmira Henke (disputed)
Succeeded by
Princess Gisela of Saxe-Gessaphe (disputed)