Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin; 29 October 1934 – 13 March 2017)[1] was the head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark.

Richard
The Prince in Stockholm at Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden's wedding celebrations, June 2010
Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
PredecessorPrince Gustav Albrecht
SuccessorPrince Gustav
Born(1934-10-29)29 October 1934
Giessen, Hesse, Germany
Died13 March 2017(2017-03-13) (aged 82)
Berleburg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Burial21 March 2017
Forest Cemetery Sengelsberg, Berleburg
Spouse
IssueGustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Princess Alexandra
Princess Nathalie
Full name
Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin
HouseSayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
FatherGustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
MotherMargareta Fouché d'Otrante

Biography

Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin was the eldest son and child of Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, a highly decorated German army officer declared missing in 1944 yet only legally declared dead in 1969, and Margareta Fouché d'Otrante, a descendant of Napoleonic statesman Joseph Fouché, Duke d'Otrante. Richard was raised in Sweden with his maternal grandfather, the Duke of Otranto, at Elghammar Castle. He attended the boarding schools Viggbyholm and Sigtuna.

Having studied arboreal science at Munich University, Prince Richard obtained his forestry diploma at the University of Göttingen in Lower Saxony. He took post-graduate training as Forstreferendar, obtaining a degree as Assessor des Forstdienstes after passing the second-level examination at the North Rhine Westphalian State Forestry Service.[2]

In July 2003, he underwent surgery for treatment of prostate cancer; previously, he had undergone treatment for skin cancer.[3]

Conservation

Prince Richard engaged in several conservation programmes, while responsible for managing his family's extensive lands in Germany.[4] He launched a project to re-introduce European bison to the native continent on part of his 32,000 acre estate in North Rhine-Westphalia, credited as a success by Rewilding Europe as part of a larger effort to restore depleted animals across Europe.[5]

Berleburg Castle

Marriage

Richard married Princess Benedikte of Denmark at Fredensborg Palace Church on 3 February 1968. She is the second daughter of Frederik IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden and younger sister of Margrethe II of Denmark.[2] The couple lived at Berleburg Castle. Pursuant to the marriage contract, in Denmark Richard and his children by Princess Benedikte were to be attributed the style of Highness, rather than the unknown Durchlaucht ("Serene Highness") to which all Sayn-Wittgenstein princes were historically entitled in Germany.[4]

While the couple were raising their family Princess Benedikte reduced her royal engagements in Denmark, where she spent only about a quarter of her time.[4]

Death

Prince Richard died suddenly on 13 March 2017 at the castle of Berleburg in Germany.[6] He was 82.

Children and grandchildren

Titles, styles and honours
Styles of
Prince Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Reference styleHis Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness

Titles

His Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Ancestry
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References
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  4. Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp.100, 158-159, 179. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
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Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Born: 29 October 1934
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Prince Gustav Albrecht		 — TITULAR —
Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1969–2017
Reason for succession failure:
German Revolution of 1918-19		 Succeeded by
Prince Gustav

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