Prince Ruediger of Saxony
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Prince Ruediger of Saxony, Duke of Saxony is the only agnatic
great grandson of the last King of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III
. In line to become a disputed Head of the Royal House of Saxony, he is also known as Ruediger Prinz von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen on account of his parents' morganatic marriage.
Prince Ruediger's paternal grandfather Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
was the youngest son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
.
The future succession
to the headship of the Royal House of Saxony is an area of dispute in the Saxon Royal Family. The current head of the house the Margrave of Meissen
has no children, nor does his brother Prince Albert
or Prince Dedo (b. 1922), his cousin and Ruediger's uncle. As a result the Margrave has adopted his nephew Alexander de Afif
as his heir. However Prince Ruediger and other members of the Royal Family have not accepted this and when asked for his opinion on who the successor to the Margrave should be, Prince Ruediger replied that it should be himself.
Prince Ruediger who is a psychologist, also works in forestry, as in 2003 with his eldest son Prince Daniel he founded the Wettinische Forstverwaltung (Wettin Forest service) which operates in Moritzburg
. The forest which is owned as well as run by the royal family, is approximately 1200 hectares in size.
In 2005 Prince Ruediger was appointed an honorary knight of the order of Henry the Illustrious
.
on 14 June 1974 and had three sons, through whom the direct line of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin will continue, and thus avoid becoming extinct.
After his first wife's suicide by drug overdose, Prince Ruediger married for a second time in January 2004 to Diana Dorndorf. The marriage was short-lived however as the couple divorced in 2005. Following his divorce Prince Ruediger placed a lonely hearts
advertisement in the German newspaper Bild in the hope of finding a princess to marry.
Patrilineality
Patrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well....
great grandson of the last King of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
This article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...
. In line to become a disputed Head of the Royal House of Saxony, he is also known as Ruediger Prinz von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen on account of his parents' morganatic marriage.
Saxon prince
Prince Ruediger Karl Ernst Timo Aldi was born in Muelheim, the only son of Prince Timo of Saxony (1923–1983) and his first wife Margrit Lucas (1932–1957), the daughter of Carl Lucas, a butcher, and his wife Hildegard Stube. Prince Ruediger's parents were married in Muelheim on 7 August 1952; this marriage was considered morganatic as Lucas was a commoner. Prince Ruediger has one sister, Princess Iris (b. 1955). The two children were raised by their mother's relatives after her early death, and were not told of their royal lineage until they were nearly adults.Prince Ruediger's paternal grandfather Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony, Duke of Saxony was a member of the Saxon Royal Family. Ernst Heinrich was the youngest son of the last Saxon monarch Frederick Augustus III and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany...
was the youngest son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
This article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...
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The future succession
Line of succession to the Saxon throne
-Royal House of Saxony:The Kingdom of Saxony was abolished in 1918 when King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony abdicated. The current head of the royal house is Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen; he is dynastically married but has no children. The succession law until the abolition of the monarchy...
to the headship of the Royal House of Saxony is an area of dispute in the Saxon Royal Family. The current head of the house the Margrave of Meissen
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen is the head of the Royal House of Saxony.Born in Schloss Prüfening, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany as son of Hereditary Prince Frederick Christian of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis.He and Princess Anastasia of Anhalt ...
has no children, nor does his brother Prince Albert
Prince Albert of Saxony
Prince Albert Joseph Maria Franz-Xaver of Saxony, Duke of Saxony is the fourth child and youngest son of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis and a younger brother of Maria...
or Prince Dedo (b. 1922), his cousin and Ruediger's uncle. As a result the Margrave has adopted his nephew Alexander de Afif
Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe
Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe , is the adopted heir of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, and a businessman with Lebanese, Mexican and German roots....
as his heir. However Prince Ruediger and other members of the Royal Family have not accepted this and when asked for his opinion on who the successor to the Margrave should be, Prince Ruediger replied that it should be himself.
Prince Ruediger who is a psychologist, also works in forestry, as in 2003 with his eldest son Prince Daniel he founded the Wettinische Forstverwaltung (Wettin Forest service) which operates in Moritzburg
Moritzburg
Moritzburg is a municipality in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, between Meißen as early centre of Saxony and the today's capital Dresden. It is most famous for its Baroque castle, Schloss Moritzburg....
. The forest which is owned as well as run by the royal family, is approximately 1200 hectares in size.
In 2005 Prince Ruediger was appointed an honorary knight of the order of Henry the Illustrious
Henry III, Margrave of Meissen
Henry III, called Henry the Illustrious from the House of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen and last Margrave of Lusatia from 1221 until his death; from 1242 also Landgrave of Thuringia.-Life:Born probably at the Albrechtsburg residence in Meissen, Henry was the youngest son of Margrave Theodoric I...
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Personal life
Prince Ruediger has been married twice. His first wife was Astrid Linke (1949–1989), the daughter of Heinz Linke and Elvira Wandke. They were married at WillichWillich
Willich is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the cities of Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach and Krefeld, about 30 kilometres from the border with the Netherlands.-History:...
on 14 June 1974 and had three sons, through whom the direct line of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin will continue, and thus avoid becoming extinct.
- Prince Daniel of SaxonyPrince Daniel Timo of SaxonyPrince Daniel Timo of Saxony, Duke of Saxony is the oldest son of Prince Ruediger of Saxony, who is in line to become a disputed Head of the Royal House of Saxony....
, Duke of Saxony (b. 1975) - Prince Arne of Saxony, Duke of Saxony (b. 1977)
- Prince Nils of Saxony, Duke of Saxony (b. 1978) married Jedida Taborek (b. 1975) and has one son, Prince Moritz (b. 2009).
After his first wife's suicide by drug overdose, Prince Ruediger married for a second time in January 2004 to Diana Dorndorf. The marriage was short-lived however as the couple divorced in 2005. Following his divorce Prince Ruediger placed a lonely hearts
Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts is a 2006 American film directed and written by Todd Robinson. It is based on the true story of the notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers" of the 1940s, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez...
advertisement in the German newspaper Bild in the hope of finding a princess to marry.