Princess Mathilde of Saxony (b. 1936)

Princess Mathilde
Duchess of Saxony
prev. Princess Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born (1936-01-17) 17 January 1936
Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Issue Prince Johannes
Full name
German: Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria
House Wettin
Father Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Mother Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
Religion Roman Catholicism

Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (German: Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria, Prinzessin von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen;[1][2] born 17 January 1936 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany[1][2]) is a Princess of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin by birth and a Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as consort to Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Mathilde is the fifth and youngest child[1][2] of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife, Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, and a younger sister of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen,[1][2] the late head of the Royal House of Saxony and senior claimant to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of Saxony.

Marriage and issue

Mathilde married Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, eldest son of Prince Rainer of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his first wife Johanna Károlyi de Károly-Patty,[1][2] civilly in Munich on 15 October 1968[1][2] and religiously at Andechs Abbey on 12 November 1968.[1][2] Mathilde and Johannes Heinrich divorced in 1993.[1][2] The couple had one son:[1][2]

Saxon Royal Family
  • HRH The Margrave of Meissen
    • HRH Prince Daniel
      HRH Princess Sandra
      • HRH Princess Anna-Catharina
      • HRH Prince Gero
    • HRH Prince Arne
      HRH Princess Sarah
      • HRH Princess Rosa
      • HRH Princess Frida
    • HRH Prince Nils
      HRH Princess Jedida
      • HRH Prince Moritz
      • HRH Princess Aurelie
      • HRH Princess Felicitas
  • HRH Princess Iris
Saxe-Gessaphe branch

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria Prinzessin von Sachsen". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
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