Prince Daniel Timo of Saxony
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Prince Daniel Timo of Saxony, Duke of Saxony (German: Prinz Daniel Timo von Sachsen, Herzog zu Sachsen; born 23 June 1975) is the oldest son of Prince Ruediger of Saxony
, who is in line to become a disputed Head of the Royal House of Saxony.
Prince Daniel was born in Duisburg
, Germany. His mother was Astrid Linke (1949–1989) of "common-birth", who committed suicide. He was raised in West Germany (Stein-Wingert
), not returning to Dresden
until well after the Berlin Wall
came down.
After his secondary school exams he joined the army. He then studied business economics at Aachen for six semesters. He also trained in forestry and in 2003 together with his father Prince Ruediger he founded the Wettinische Forstverwaltung (Wettin Forest Service). Currently he works in the family business and organises exhibitions at one of the family palaces, Moritzburg Castle (which was the acclaimed baroque "hunting lodge" for ancestor Frederick Augustus the Strong or August der Starke in German).
Since 2004 he has been a member of the municipality council of Moritzburg and the Meissen Kreis for the CDU party
.
He currently has a girlfriend as of 2005. Before 2002 he for one year was engaged to singer Christina Linhardt (a couple songs allude to their affair on her CD Circus Sanctuary). His hobbies include hunting, culture, art, new media, computers, Internet (he built the website for his family), history of Saxony and politics. He is also a golfer and a founder of the Wettiner Golf Cup.
Prince Ruediger of Saxony
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...
, who is in line to become a disputed Head of the Royal House of Saxony.
Prince Daniel was born in Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, Germany. His mother was Astrid Linke (1949–1989) of "common-birth", who committed suicide. He was raised in West Germany (Stein-Wingert
Stein-Wingert
Stein-Wingert is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
), not returning to Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
until well after the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
came down.
After his secondary school exams he joined the army. He then studied business economics at Aachen for six semesters. He also trained in forestry and in 2003 together with his father Prince Ruediger he founded the Wettinische Forstverwaltung (Wettin Forest Service). Currently he works in the family business and organises exhibitions at one of the family palaces, Moritzburg Castle (which was the acclaimed baroque "hunting lodge" for ancestor Frederick Augustus the Strong or August der Starke in German).
Since 2004 he has been a member of the municipality council of Moritzburg and the Meissen Kreis for the CDU party
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
.
He currently has a girlfriend as of 2005. Before 2002 he for one year was engaged to singer Christina Linhardt (a couple songs allude to their affair on her CD Circus Sanctuary). His hobbies include hunting, culture, art, new media, computers, Internet (he built the website for his family), history of Saxony and politics. He is also a golfer and a founder of the Wettiner Golf Cup.