| REFERENCE | TITLE | NAME | BORN | DIED | TITLE | NAME | BORN | DIED | COMMENTS | |
| 26 | Elector | Friedrich Christian of Saxony | 1722 | 1763 | Princess | Maria Antonia of Bavaria | 1724 | 1780 | Friedrich Christian's father Elector Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1696-1763) was also King of Poland as Augustus III but following the latter's death Stanislaw August Poniatowski was elected King of Poland in 1764. Stanislaw August Poniatowski via his mother belonged to the powerful Polish Czartoryski family. Friedrich Christian reign was very short lived, he only reigned for 74 days from 5 October 1963 to 17 December 1763 before succumbing to smallpox. |
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| 26.1 | Elector | Friedrich August III of Saxony | 1750 | 1827 | Countess | Maria Amalie von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler | 1752 | 1828 | Friedrich August III assumed the title King of Saxony as Friedrich August I on 11 December 1806. Maria Amalie was a sister to Count Maximilian of Birkenfeld-Zweibruken (later King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria) | |
| 26.11 | Princess | Maria Augusta of Saxony | 1782 | 1863 | ||||||
| 26.2 | Prince | Karl Maximilian of Saxony | 1752 | 1781 | ||||||
| 26.3 | Prince | Joseph Maria of Saxony | 1754 | 1763 | ||||||
| 26.4 | King | Anton Clemens of Saxony | 1755 | 1836 | Princess | Caroline of Savoy | 1764 | 1782 | Caroline was the daughter of King Victor Amedeo III of Sardinia (1726-1796) and a sister to King Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765-1831) | |
| 26.4 | King | Anton Clemens of Saxony | 1755 | 1836 | Archduchess | Therese of Austria | 1767 | 1827 | Therese was the eldest child of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and a sister to Emperor Franz I of Austria and also of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (Grand Duke Ferdinando III of Tuscany) | |
| 26.5 | Princess | Maria Amalia of Saxony | 1757 | 1831 | Duke | Karl II von Zweibrücken | 1746 | 1795 | Karl was succeeded as Duke von Zweibrücken by his brother Count Maximilian of Birkenfeld-Zweibruken who later became Elector of Bavaria in 1799, culminating as the first King of Bavaria on 1 January 1806. | |
| 26.6 | Prince | Maximilian Maria of Saxony | 1759 | 1838 | Princess | Carolina of Bourbon-Parma | 1770 | 1804 | There were unrests in Saxony particularly in Leipzig and Dresden in 1830 and the people were demanding a young regent to share the government with Maximilian's brother King Anton. As a result Maximilian renounced his rights to the throne on 1 September 1830 in favour of his son Friedrich August. Maximilian married secondly Princess Carolina's niece Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma in 1825 some twenty one years after the death of Carolina. |
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| 26.6 | Prince | Maximilian Maria of Saxony | 1759 | 1838 | Princess | Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma | 1802 | 1857 | There were unrests in Saxony particularly in Leipzig and Dresden in 1830 and the people were demanding a young regent to share the government with Maximilian's brother King Anton. As a result Maximilian renounced his rights to the throne on 1 September 1830 in favour of his son Friedrich August. Maximilian was firstly married to Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma an aunt to Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma . Maria Luisa was some forty three years younger than her husband Maximilian. |
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| 26.61 | Princess | Maria Amalia of Saxony | 1794 | 1870 | ||||||
| 26.62 | Princess | Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony | 1796 | 1865 | Archduke | Ferdinand of Austria (Tuscany Line) - (Grand Duke Ferdinando III of Tuscany) | 1769 | 1824 | See
20 - Ferdinand became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1790 when it was ceded to him by his father Leopold (on becoming Holy Roman Emperor). |
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| 26.63 | King | Friedrich August II of Saxony | 1797 | 1854 | Archduchess | Marie Caroline of Austria | 1801 | 1832 | See
19.9 - Friedrich August died from a
carriage accident. His carriage overturned at Brenbuchel, situated between Munich and Dresden resulting in him being thrown out onto the road and one of the horses kicked him in the head. An interesting article from The Times following the death of Friedrich August |
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| 26.63 | King | Friedrich August II of Saxony | 1797 | 1854 | Princess | Marie Anne of Bavaria | 1805 | 1877 | See
18.J - Friedrich August died from a
carriage accident. His carriage overturned at Brenbuchel, situated between Munich and Dresden resulting in him being thrown out onto the road and one of the horses kicked him in the head. An interesting article from The Times following the death of Friedrich August |
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| 26.64 | Prince | Clemens Maria | 1798 | 1822 | ||||||
| 26.65 | Princess | Maria Anna Carolina of Saxony | 1799 | 1832 | Archduke | Leopoldo of Austria (Tuscany Line) - (Grand Duke Leopoldo II of Tuscany) | 1797 | 1870 | See
20.3 - Leopoldo abdicated his throne on 21 July 1859 in favour of his son Archduke Ferdinando. The funeral of Grand Duke Leopoldo which was conducted by Pope Pius IX |
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| 26.66 | King | Johann of Saxony | 1801 | 1873 | Princess | Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | 1801 | 1877 | See 18.8 The Golden Wedding Celebrations on 10 November 1872 of King Johann and Queen Amalie Auguste. They were married by representation on 10 November and in person on 21 November 1822. Obituary of King Johann. |
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| 26.661 | Princess | Maria Auguste of Saxony | 1827 | 1857 | A brief report on the death of Maria Auguste. | |||||
| 26.662 | King | Albrecht of Saxony | 1828 | 1902 | Princess | Karola Frederikke of Sweden (Vasa line) | 1833 | 1907 | See 32.1411 There were reports in 1852 that Karola was to be married to Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte at that time President of France and later Emperor Napoleon III of the French. Obituary of King Albrecht. New York Time Report on the death of Dowager Queen Karola |
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| 26.663 | Princess | Elisabeth of Saxony | 1830 | 1912 | Prince | Ferdinanda of Sardinia (Duke of Genoa) | 1822 | 1855 | See 8.2 - Ferdinanda was created Duke of Genoa in 1831 | |
| 26.663 | Princess | Elisabeth of Saxony | 1830 | 1912 | Marchese | Niccolo Rapallo | 1825 | 1882 | ||
| 26.664 | Prince | Ernst of Saxony | 1831 | 1847 | ||||||
| 26.665 | King | Georg of Saxony | 1832 | 1904 | Infanta | Maria Anna of Portugal | 1843 | 1884 | See 12.415 Obituary of King Georgand another report on his death |
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| 26.6651 | Princess | Maria of Saxony | 1860 | 1861 | ||||||
| 26.6652 | Princess | Elizabeth of Saxony | 1862 | 1863 | ||||||
| 26.6653 | Princess | Mathilde of Saxony | 1863 | 1933 | ||||||
| 26.6654 | King | Friedrich Augustus III of Saxony | 1865 | 1932 | Archduchess | Luisa Antoinette of Austria (Tuscany Line) | 1870 | 1947 | See 20.353 - Friedrich abdicated his throne on 13 November 1918. Luise didn't follow the etiquette at the Saxony court which resulted in arguments with her father in law King Georg of Saxony. On 9 (or possibly 11/12) December 1902 Luisa with the assistance of her brother Archduke Leopold left Saxony without her children but pregnant to meet up with the teacher of her children, André Giron. She was divorced on 11 February 1903 and created Countess of Montignoso on 13 July 1903. Luise married the Musician Enrico Toselli in London on 25 September 1907. Luisa's daughter Anna Monika Pia of Saxony was born on 4 May 1903 in Lindau, Bavaria and despite the efforts of the Court of Saxony who's representatives were present for the birth it wasn't until 7 April 1908 that Anna Monika Pia arrived in Dresden, Saxony into the care of her father. It was reported shortly after the divorce of Friedrich and Luisa that Friedrich was likely to contract a marriage with one of Luisa's younger sisters. Obituary of King Friedrich Augustus |
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| 26.66541 | Prince | Georg of Saxony | 1893 | 1943 | Georg renounced his rights when he joined the Jesuit Order in 1924 and according to one report was assassinated by the Nazi's
for hiding Jewish citizens. Other reports mentions he went swimming on 14 May 1943 in the Groß-Glienicke lake in Berlin, Germany and a search was made of the lake when he hadn't returned. His body was not located until three weeks later with deep, brown-coloured wound behind one of his ears. It was assumed that he had hurt himself under water on a piece of metal, had got stuck and had drowned. Another report on the death of Georg. |
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| 26.66542 | Prince | Friedrich Christian of Saxony (Margrave of Meissen) | 1893 | 1968 | Princess | Elizabeth of Thurn and Taxis | 1903 | 1976 | See 24.46346 - Friedrich became the Saxony dynastic heir in 1924 and adopted the title of Margrave of Meissen | |
| 26.665421 | Prince | Maria Emanuel of Saxony (Margrave of Meissen) | 1926 | 2012 | Princess | Anastasia-Louise of Anhalt | 1940 | See 24.733451 - Maria Emanuel was the Head of the Royal House of Saxony. He was arrested by the Gestapo and jailed in Dresden and
only narrowly escaped a death sentence in 1944. Detailed information relating to the Saxony succession can be found: here. A family pact was signed by the senior members of the Saxony family in May 1997 in which it was agreed the headship of the Royal House of Saxony should devolved to his nephew Alexander de Afif-Gessaphe on the death of Maria Emanuel (Margrave of Meissen). Following the death of Maria Emanuel his brother Prince Albert apparently reneged on the family pact of 1997 and considered himself as head of the Royal House. |
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| 26.665422 | Princess | Maria Josepha of Saxony | 1928 | 2018 | ||||||
| 26.665423 | Princess | Maria Anna of Saxony | 1929 | 2012 | Robert de Afif-Gessaphe | 1916 | 1978 | The Afif family were originally the Gessaphe family, a princely family from Lebanon. Robert is a brother of Alexandra Afif-Gessaphe | ||
| 26.6654231 | Alexander de Afif-Gessaphe | 1954 | Princess | Gisela of Bavaria | 1964 | See 18.151567 - Alexander was named by the Margrave of Meissen as his heir in 1997 and was adopted by the Margrave on
1 June 1999 after which he and his two brothers took the title of Prince von Sachsen-Gessaphe. An interview with Alexander de Afif-Gessaphe |
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| 26.66542311 | Prince | Georg-Philipp von Sachsen-Gessaphe | 1988 | |||||||
| 26.66542312 | Prince | Mauricio-Gabriel von Sachsen-Gessaphe | 1989 | |||||||
| 26.66542313 | Prince | Paul Clemens von Sachsen-Gessaphe | 1993 | |||||||
| 26.66542314 | Princess | Maria Teresita von Sachsen-Gessaphe | 1999 | Count | Beryl Alexandre de Saporta aus französischem Adel | 1999 | ||||
| 26.6654232 | Friedrich Wilhelm de Afif-Gessaphe | 1955 | Friedrich bears the title of Prince von Sachsen-Gessaphe from 1997 | |||||||
| 26.6654233 | Karl August de Afif-Gessaphe | 1958 | Karen Kurth | 1962 | Karl bears the title of Prince von Sachsen-Gessaphe from 1997 | |||||
| 26.6654233 | Karl August de Afif-Gessaphe | 1958 | Anke Lioba Kunert | 1978 | Karl bears the title of Prince von Sachsen-Gessaphe from 1997 | |||||
| 26.66542331 | Maria Antonia Afif Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gessaphe | 1994 | Klaus Hutter | 1990? | ||||||
| 26.66542332 | Maria Fernanda Afif Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gessaphe | 1999 | ||||||||
| 26.66542333 | Clemens Maria Roberto Quirin Prinz von Sachsen Gessaphe | 2008 | ||||||||
| 26.66542334 | Johann Nepomuk Prinz von Sachsen Gessaphe | 2011 | ||||||||
| 26.665424 | Prince | Albert of Saxony | 1934 | 2012 | Elmira Henke | 1930 | 2022 | A family pact was signed by the senior
members of the Saxony family in May 1997 in which it was agreed the headship of the Royal House of Saxony should devolve to Maria Emanuel (Margrave of Meissen) nephew Alexander de Afif-Gessaphe on the death of Maria Emanuel. Following the death of Maria Emanuel his brother Prince Albert apparently reneged on the family pact of 1997 and considered himself as head of the Royal House. In the event Albert died just over two months after the death of his brother Maria Emanuel |
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| 26.665425 | Princess | Mathilde of Saxony | 1936 | 2018 | Prince | Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 1931 | 2010 | See 28.522241 | |
| 26.66543 | Prince | Ernst Heinrich of Saxony | 1896 | 1971 | Princess | Sophia of Luxemburg | 1902 | 1941 | See 34.26 Prince Ernst Heinrich was arrested in Germany in 1946 for Blackmarketing |
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| 26.66543 | Prince | Ernst Heinrich of Saxony | 1896 | 1971 | Virginia Dulon | 1910 | 2002 | Death report of Virginia | ||
| 26.665431 | Prince | Dedo of Saxony | 1922 | 2009 | Dedo and his brothers Gero and Timo together with theirs father and step mother Virginia emigrated to Ireland after the Second World War. They became Irish Nationals and took
the surname Saxony. According to the Royal Musings blog, Dedo and Gero emigrated to Canada in 1969 whereas the death report of their stepmother Virginia in the Independent.ie quotes both brothers were still living in Ireland. In 1945 Price Ernst Heinrich of Saxony and his two sons, Dedo and Gero, buried the family silver in the woods next to their home, Schloss Moritzburg near Dresden. In total 43 crates were buried, the advancing Russian's discovered a majority of the crates and made their way to Russia, three of the crates were discovered by treasure hunters in 1996 and 1998. Some of the pieces being put up for auction and bought by the Museum Schloss Moritzburg. |
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| 26.665432 | Prince | Timo of Saxony | 1923 | 1982 | Margrit Lucas | 1932 | 1957 | DER SPIEGEL articles on Timo and his wife Margrit (1) Timo and his wife Margrit (2) Timo and his wife Margrit (3) According to Newspaper reports Timo was working as a labourer in Germany in 1953, this doesn't seem to align with my comments against his brother Dedo. |
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| 26.665432 | Prince | Timo of Saxony | 1923 | 1982 | Charlotte Schwindack | 1919 | ||||
| 26.665432 | Prince | Timo of Saxony | 1923 | 1982 | Erna (also called Erina or Erina) Eilts | 1921 | 2010 | Erna was married twice prior to her marriage to Prince Timo in 1974, she married a fourth time after the death of Timo. Her first marriage was to Georg Dinkla (married 1948 divorced 1948). Her second marriage was to Arthur Hardisty (married 1949 divorced 1962). The marriage registration of Erna and Arthur Hardisty. Her fourth marriage was to Paul Spinat (married 1985) |
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| 26.6654321 | Prince | Rudiger of Saxony | 1953 | 2022 | Astrid Linke | 1949 | 1989 | Astrid died of a drug overdose | ||
| 26.6654321 | Prince | Rudiger of Saxony | 1953 | 2022 | Diana Dorndorf | 1958 | The second marriage of Rudiger to Diana took place in January 2004. Rudiger was filing for divorce as at May 2005. (Thanks to Royals Portal posting on 18 May 2005). A press report of the intended divorce can be seen at Sächsische Zeitung (online) 18 May 2005, the age of Diana Dorndorf was given as 46 in the article inferring she was born in about 1959 | |||
| 26.66543211 | Prince | Daniel of Saxony | 1975 | Sandra Scherer | 1977 | The marriage of Daniel and Sandra is reported in Bilde.de (online) 01 August 2011, the age of Sandra Scherer was given as 33 in the article inferring she was born in about 1978 | ||||
| 26.665432111 | Princess | Anna-Catharina of Saxony | 2013 | A report on the birth of Anna-Catharina plus further details from the Saxon Family Web Site | ||||||
| 26.665432112 | Prince | Gero Friedrich of Saxony | 2015 | |||||||
| 26.66543212 | Prince | Arne of Saxony | 1977 | Sarah Schneider | 1979 | |||||
| 26.665432121 | Princess | Rosa Kunigunde of Saxony | 2010 | |||||||
| 26.665432122 | Princess | Frida Erdmuthe of Saxony | 2011 | |||||||
| 26.66543213 | Prince | Nils of Saxony | 1978 | Jedida Taborek | 1975 | |||||
| 26.665432131 | Prince | Moritz Victor of Saxony | 2009 | |||||||
| 26.665432132 | Princess | Aurelie Marie of Saxony | 2010 | |||||||
| 26.665432133 | Princess | Felicitas Johanna of Saxony | 2015 | |||||||
| 26.6654322 | Princess | Iris of Saxony | 1955 | Hans Jurgen Hadam | 1950 | 1977 | ||||
| 26.6654322 | Princess | Iris of Saxony | 1955 | Count | Wolfgang Deym von Stritetz | 1943 | Wolfgang "Konig" took the title Count Deym von Stritetz following his adoption by Count Leopold Deym von Stritetz | |||
| 26.6654322 | Princess | Iris of Saxony | 1955 | Ulrich Schuhmacher | 1953 | |||||
| 26.6654322 | Princess | Iris of Saxony | 1955 | Wolfgang Siegfried Dohring | 1941 | 2008 | ||||
| 26.665433 | Prince | Gero of Saxony | 1925 | 2003 | Dedo and his brothers Gero and Timo together with their father and step mother Virginia emigrated to Ireland after the Second World War. They became Irish Nationals and took the surname Saxony. According to the Royal Musings blog, Dedo and Gero emigrated to Canada in 1969 whereas the death report of their stepmother Virginia in the Independent.ie quotes both brothers were still living in Ireland |
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| 26.66544 | Princess | Maria of Saxony | 1898 | 1898 | ||||||
| 26.66545 | Princess | Margarita of Saxony | 1900 | 1962 | Prince | Friedrich of Hohenzollern | 1891 | 1965 | See 6.112 - A brief Newspaper report on the betrothal (I wonder if the report meant marriage) of Margarita and Friedrich. The religious ceremony was performed by Margarita's uncle Prince Maximilian of Saxony who was an ordained priest. The couple were actually married on 2 June 1920. | |
| 26.66546 | Princess | Maria Alix of Saxony | 1901 | 1990 | Prince | Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern-Emden | 1891 | 1964 | See 6.113 - Franz Joseph was allowed to add the name "Emden" to Hohenzollern by decree of the German Ministry of the Interior on
18 November 1933 as a tribute to the German cruiserr "Emden". Franz Joseph was 2nd Torpedo officer on the "Emden" and wrote a book
"EMDEN - THE LAST CRUISE OF THE CHIVALROUS RAIDER, 1914". The "Emden" sank or captured thirty Allied merchant vessels and warships in 1914 before herself being run aground by her captain to prevent her from sinking after attack by the Australian cruiser Sydney. Some 130 men lost their lives on board the "Emden", the captain and surviving members of the crew which included Franz Joseph were held in captivity until the end of the war. In October 1934 a memorial tablet was un-veiled on the new German cruiser Emden commemorating the exploits of the former cruiser Emden. On 9 November 2014 a commeration was held on the centenary of Australia's first sea battle of the First World War which is when the cruiser Sydney won the battle with Emden. |
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| 26.66547 | Princess | Anna Monika Pia of Saxony | 1903 | 1976 | Archduke | Joseph Franz of Austria (Hungarian Line) | 1895 | 1957 | See 21.741 - Princess Anna Monika Pia took centre stage in the news in 1908. Her parents were King Friedrich Augustus III of Saxony and
his unconventional wife Archduchess Luisa Antoinette of Tuscany. Luise didn't follow the etiquette at the Saxony court which resulted in arguments with her father in law King Georg of Saxony. On 9 (or possibly 11/12) December 1902 Luisa with the assistance of her brother Archduke Leopold left Saxony without her children but pregnant (with Anna Monika) to meet up with the teacher of her children, André Giron. She was divorced on 11 February 1903 and created Countess of Montignoso on 13 July 1903. Luise married the Musician Enrico Toselli in London on 25 September 1907. Anna Monika Pia was born on 4 May 1903 in Lindau, Bavaria and despite the efforts of the Court of Saxony who's representatives were present for the birth it was a number of years before her mother handed her over to the her father. Finally on 7 April 1908 Anna Monika Pia arrived in Dresden, Saxony into the care of her father. Biographical details of Joseph Franz |
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| 26.66547 | Princess | Anna Monika Pia of Saxony | 1903 | 1976 | Reginald Kazanjian | 1905 | 1990 | |||
| 26.6655 | Princess | Maria Josepha of Saxony | 1867 | 1944 | Archduke | Otto of Austria | 1865 | 1906 | See 19.J32 - New York Times report on the death of Archduke Otto | |
| 26.6656 | Prince | Johann Georg of Saxony | 1869 | 1938 | Duchess | Marie Isabell of Württemberg | 1871 | 1904 | See 22.K313 | |
| 26.6656 | Prince | Johann Georg of Saxony | 1869 | 1938 | Princess | Maria Immaculate of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | 1874 | 1947 | See 37.5544 | |
| 26.6657 | Prince | Maximilian of Saxony | 1870 | 1951 | Maximilian renounced his hereditary rights to the Saxony throne when he entered the priesthood,he was ordained as a priest on 26 July 1896.Strangely this renunciation had a
proviso that it would be null and void if at any time he were the only surviving male prince of the Saxony Royal family. The New York Times speculated in a report that Maximilian entered the priesthood because his hopeless passion for a reigning sovereign broke his heart. Maximilian apparently in 1914 was thought of as a possibly Cardinal as successor to the German Cardinal Georg von Kopp who died 4 March 1914. Maximilian worked for a period of at least four years as a priest in London. A report on his death. |
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| 26.6658 | Prince | Albert of Saxony | 1875 | 1900 | Albert died after he was thrown out of a carriage. Infante Miguel of Portugal (Bragança) (1853-1927) was indirectly responsible for the death of Prince Albert. It appears whilst both were travelling from some country house Miguel was "showing off" which caused the wheels of his carriage to hit the wheels of Albert's carriage causing the latter's carriage to overturn. Prince Albert died a few hours later from the injuries sustained in the accident. A slightly different report mentions Prince Albert was returning to his garrison after dinner at his fathers residence when the accident occurred. |
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| 26.666 | Princess | Maria Sidonia of Saxony | 1834 | 1862 | ||||||
| 26.667 | Princess | Anne of Saxony | 1836 | 1859 | Archduke | Ferdinand of Austria (Tuscany Line) - (Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Tuscany) | 1835 | 1908 | See
20.35 - Ferdinand lost his throne in 1860 when Tuscany was united with Sardinia on 22 March 1860. According to Louise of Tuscany, Ex-Crown Princess of Saxony book "My OWN STORY" Anne died from typhoid fever contracted through eating oysters, |
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| 26.668 | Princess | Margarethe of Saxony | 1840 | 1858 | Archduke | Karl Ludwig of Austria | 1833 | 1896 | See 19.J3 | |
| 26.669 | Princess | Sophie of Saxony | 1845 | 1867 | Duke | Karl Theodor in Bavaria | 1839 | 1909 | See 18.K5 - Karl Theodor became a doctor of medicine specialising in ophthalmology. In 1895 and supported by his second wife Infanta Maria José of Portugal (1857-1943) he purchased a property on Nymphenburger Strasse 43 in Munich and set up the Herzog Carl Theodor Eye Clinic as a "Charitable Institute for Indigent Eye Patients". where he continued to practice until his death. | |
| 26.67 | Princess | Maria Josepha of Saxony | 1803 | 1829 | King | Fernando VII of Spain | 1784 | 1833 | King Fernando was married four times: First - Princess Marie Antoinetta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Second - Infanta Maria Isabel Francisca of Portugal Third - Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony Fourth - Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
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| 26.7 | Princess | Therese Maria of Saxony | 1761 | 1820 |