Princess Anna of Saxony (1929–2012)

Princess Maria Anna Josepha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (Full German name: Maria Anna Josepha, Prinzessin von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen; 13 December 1929 – 13 March 2012) was a Princess of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin by birth and a Princess of Gessaphe and member of the House of Afif-Gessaphe by marriage.

Princess Anna
Princess of Gessaphe
Born(1929-12-13)13 December 1929
Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany
Died13 March 2012(2012-03-13) (aged 82)[1]
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse
Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe
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(
m. 1953⁠–⁠1978)
IssueAlexander, Margrave of Meissen
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm
Prince Karl August
Full name
German: Maria Anna Josepha
HouseWettin
FatherFriedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
MotherPrincess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Anna was the third child and second-eldest daughter 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 and Albert, Margrave of Meissen, former heads of the Royal House of Saxony and senior claimants to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of Saxony.

Marriage and issue

Anna married Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe (1916–1978), son of Alexander de Afif and his wife, Maria Atthye, on 1 May 1953 in Paris, France. Anna and Roberto had three sons:

  • Prince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe (born 12 February 1954 in Munich)
    • Prince Georg Philipp of Saxe-Gessaphe (born Mexico City 24 May 1988)
    • Prince Mauricio Gabriel Robert of Saxe-Gessaphe (born Mexico City 14 Sep 1989)
    • Prince Paul Clemens of Saxe-Gessaphe (born Mexico City 23 Mar 1993)
    • Princess Maria Teresita of Saxe-Gessaphe (born Dresden 7 July 1999)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm de Afif, Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe (born 5 October 1955 in Mexico City)
  • Karl August de Afif, Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe (born 1 January 1958 in Mexico City). He married in 1994 Karen Kurth (b. 1962), divorced in 2003, and married in 2011 Anke Lioba Kunert (b. 1978). He has four children:
    • Maria Antonia (b. 1994)
    • Maria Fernanda Desirée (b. 1999)
    • Clemens Maria Roberto Quirin (b. 2008)
    • Johann Nepomuk Karl Benedikt Maria (b. 2011)

In May 1997, Anna's elder brother Maria Emanuel, who has upheld the dynasty's marital standards despite its deposition and exile, recognized her eldest son Alexander de Afif as his heir. By formally adopting him two years later, Maria Emanuel conferred upon Alexander the legal surname of "Prinz von Sachsen" (Prince of Saxony). Thus was created the family of Saxe-Gessaphe, a cognatic offshoot of the royal House of Wettin: With the approval of Maria Emanuel, Alexander, his sons and brothers are also known as Princes of Saxe-Gessaphe.[2]

In the spring of 1997, it was announced that the remaining dynasts of the Royal House of Saxony had met and consented to the designation of Alexander as dynastic heir in the event that none of them leave sons by dynastically valid marriages.[3]

Titles and styles
  • 13 December 1929 – 1 May 1953: Her Royal Highness Princess Anna of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
  • 1 May 1953 – 13 March 2012: Her Royal Highness Anna de Afif, Princess of Gessaphe, Princess and Duchess of Saxony

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References
  1. eurohistory. "Eurohistory: + Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1929–2012)". Erhj.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  2. Willis, Daniel (1999). "The Ducal Family of Parma". The Descendants of Louis XIII. Baltimore: Clearfield. pp. 327–328, 766. ISBN 0-8063-4942-5.
  3. Velde, François. "Laws of the Kingdom of Saxony". Heraldica.org. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
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