Princess Mathilde of Saxony (b. 1936)
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Princess Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (Full German
name: Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria, Prinzessin von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen) (born 17 January 1936 in Bamberg
, Bavaria
, Germany
) 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 Johann Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
. Mathilde is the fifth and youngest child 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
, the current head of the Royal House of Saxony and senior claimant to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of Saxony
.
, eldest son of Rainer of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
and his first wife Johanna Károlyi de Károly-Patty, civilly in Munich
on 15 October 1968 and religiously at Andechs Abbey on 12 November 1968. Mathilde and Johann Heinrich divorced in 1993. The couple had one son:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name: Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria, Prinzessin von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen) (born 17 January 1936 in Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) 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 Johann Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
Johann Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
John Henry Frederick Werner Conrad Rainer Maria, 5th Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, in Slovak: Ján Henrich, in Hungarian: János Henrik, in German: Johann Heinrich Friedrich Werner Konrad Rainer Maria von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry , is a former Hungarian magnate, being also a prince from the...
. Mathilde is the fifth and youngest child of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen was the head of the Royal House of Saxony.-Life:He was born at Dresden, the second son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany...
and his wife Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis was a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a Princess and Duchess of Saxony, Margravine of Meissen, and titular Queen consort of Saxony through her marriage to Friedrich...
and a younger sister of Maria Emanuel, 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 ...
, the current head of the Royal House of Saxony and senior claimant to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony
The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War...
.
Marriage and issue
Mathilde married Johann Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg-KoharyJohann Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
John Henry Frederick Werner Conrad Rainer Maria, 5th Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, in Slovak: Ján Henrich, in Hungarian: János Henrik, in German: Johann Heinrich Friedrich Werner Konrad Rainer Maria von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry , is a former Hungarian magnate, being also a prince from the...
, eldest son of Rainer of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
Rainer of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
Rainer Maria Joseph Florian Ignatius Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga, 4th Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, in Hungarian: Rainer Maria ..., in German: Rainer Maria Joseph Florian Ignatius Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry , was a Hungarian...
and his first wife Johanna Károlyi de Károly-Patty, civilly in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
on 15 October 1968 and religiously at Andechs Abbey on 12 November 1968. Mathilde and Johann Heinrich divorced in 1993. The couple had one son:
- Johannes Albert Leopold Frederick Christian (b. Innsbruck, 17 November 1969 - killed in skiing accident, Ortler, 21 August 1987).
Titles and styles
- 17 January 1936 – 15 October 1968: Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
- 15 October 1968–1993: Her Royal Highness Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess and Duchess of Saxony
- 1993 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony