Albert von Sachsen (born 1934)
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Prince Albert Joseph Maria Franz-Xaver of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen
Life
Albert received his secondary education at the Federal
On 30 January 1960 the Studiengruppe für Sächsische Geschichte und Kultur e.V. ("Study group for Saxon history and culture") was founded by Albert together with his parents, his elder brother
At times, he was vice president of the Bund der Mitteldeutschen ("Association of Central Germans"). In 1972, he joined the Mitteldeutschen Kulturrat e.V. ("Central German Culture Council"), where he represented the interests of the Free State of Saxony.
In the summer of 1982, he was allowed to visit Saxony for the first time since his youth. He visited again in 1983 and 1985. He was then not allowed to enter the
In the subsequent elections for the Saxon parliament, he ran as a
Marriage
Albert morganatically wed Elmira Henke in a civil ceremony on 10 April 1980 in Munich, and in a religious ceremony on 12 April 1980, in the Theatine Church, also in Munich.[5] Elmira assisted Albert with his scientific and historical studies; she specialized in ethnographic topics. Albert and Elmira had no children.[3]
Succession
The headship of the
The first designated dynastic heir of Maria Emanuel was his and Albert's nephew Prince Johannes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, only son of their youngest sister Princess Mathilde of Saxony by her marriage to
The 1997 agreement proved to be controversial and in the summer of 2002 three of the signatories, Princes Albert, Dedo and Gero (the latter consented via proxy but had not personally signed the document)[11] retracted their support for the agreement.[12][13] The following year Prince Albert wrote that it is through Prince Rüdiger and his sons that the direct line of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin will continue, and thus avoid becoming extinct.[14] Until his death, however, the Margrave, as head of the former dynasty, continued to regard his nephew and adopted son, Prince Alexander, as the contractual heir entitled to succeed.[15]
Immediately following the death of Maria Emanuel in July 2012, Prince Albert assumed the position of head of the Royal House of Saxony.[13] According to the Eurohistory Journal prior to the Margrave's funeral Albert met with his nephew, Alexander, and recognised him as Margrave of Meissen.[13][16] However this claim is contradicted by Albert himself in his final interview, given after the funeral, where he states that he needs recognition as Margrave of Meissen.[17] Prince Alexander, citing the 1997 agreement, has also assumed the headship.[13][18] Albert, Margrave of Meissen died at a hospital in Munich on 6 October 2012 at the age of 77.
Prior to the requiem for Margrave Maria Emanuel, Rüdiger, who had sought to be recognised by his cousin as a dynastic member of the House of Saxony but was refused, conducted a demonstration outside the cathedral with Saxon royalists in protest against the late Margrave Maria Emanuel's decision to appoint Alexander as heir.[13][19] The family website of Prince Rüdiger states that, prior to his death, Albert determined Rüdiger to be his successor and instituted a clear succession plan.[20] On this basis following Albert's death Prince Rüdiger assumed the headship of the house.[21]
Ancestry
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Publications by Prince Albert
- Die Reform der sächsischen Gewerbegesetzgebung (1840–1861), PhD thesis, University of Munich, 1970
- Dresden, Weidlich, Frankfurt 1974, ISBN 3-8035-0474-0
- Leipzig und das Leipziger Land, Weidlich, Frankfurt 1976, ISBN 3-8035-8511-2
- Die Albertinischen Wettiner — Geschichte des Sächsischen Königshauses (1763–1932), 1st ed., St.-Otto-Verlag, Bamberg, 1989, ISBN 3-87014-020-8
- Weihnacht in Sachsen, Bayerische Verlagsanstalt, Munich, 1992, ISBN 3-87052-799-4
- Die Wettiner in Lebensbildern, Styria-Verlag, Vienna, Graz and Cologne, 1995, ISBN 3-222-12301-2
- Die Wettiner in Sachsen und Thüringen, König-Friedrich-August-Institut, Dresden, 1996
- Das Haus Wettin und die Beziehungen zum Haus Nassau-Luxemburg, Bad Ems, 2003
- Bayern & Sachsen — gemeinsame Geschichte, Kunst, Kultur und Wirtschaft (with Elmira of Saxony and Walter Beck), Universitas, Munich, 2004, ISBN 3-8004-1462-7
- Königreich Sachsen: 1806–1918; Traditionen in Schwarz und Gelb, Verlagsgesellschaft Marienberg, 2007, ISBN 978-3-931770-67-9
References
- ^ "Prinz Albert wird in Dresden beigesetzt". hna.de (in German). dpa. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Aktuell" (in German). Prince Albert of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-9532142-4-9.
- Welt.de(in German). dpa/fbr. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 3-7980-0700-4.
- ^ ISBN 2-9507974-0-7.
- ^ Les Maisons Impériales et Royales d'Europe. Éditions du Palais-Royal. 1966. pp. 524–526.
- ^ "Dieses geheime Papier regelt die Wettiner-Nachfolge" (in German). Bild. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ISBN 978-3-7980-0841-0.
- ISBN 2-901138-06-3.
- ^ Eggert, Hans (15 December 2009). "Von der schwierigen Suche der Wettiner nach einem Kronprinzen" (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Würdelos und widerlich" (in German). Spiegel. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Beeche, Arturo (October 2012). "Obituary: Prince Albert of Saxony". Eurohistory. 15.5 (89): 17, 39.
- ^ "Geschichte des Hauses Wettin von seinen Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart" (in German). Prince Albert of Saxony. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Beeche, Arturo (August 2012). "Obituary: The Margrave of Meissen". Eurohistory. XV.4 (88): 3–8, 39.
- ^ Beeche, Arturo (8 October 2012). "Saxony: + Prince Albert of Saxony (1934–2012)". Euro History Journal. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Interview mit SKH Dr. phil. Albert Prinz von Sachsen, Herzog zu Sachsen, Markgraf von Meißen" (in German). Sachsen-Lese. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Wettiner spalten sich in zwei Lager" (in German). Bild. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Requiem für verstorbenen Markgrafen Wettiner Adel kam in der Hofkirche zusammen" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Der Hauschef" (in German). Haus-Wettin.de. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Locke, Stefan (12 October 2012). "Sächsischer Hochadel Und wer wird nun Wettiner-Chef?" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
External links
- Website of the House of Wettin (in German)
- The Official Website of Prince Albert and Princess Elmira of Saxony
- Albert Prince of Saxony: Im Dienst der Tradition des Hauses Wettin und der angestammten Heimat Sachsen, Autobiography (PDF; 36 KB) (in German)