Daniel von Sachsen

Daniel von Sachsen
Born
Daniel Timo Prinz von Sachsen

(1975-06-23) 23 June 1975 (age 51)
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Spouse
Sandra Scherer
​
(m. 2011)​
Children2
Parents

Daniel Timo Prinz von Sachsen (born 23 June 1975), is a German politician and entrepreneur, and the eldest son of Rüdiger von Sachsen, and his wife Astrid Linke.

He is a founder of the Wettin Forest Service and the Wettiner Golf Cup.

Early life

Daniel was born in Duisburg, the then-West Germany to Rüdiger von Sachsen (the second son of Prince Timo of Saxony, but first with his morganatic wife, Margrit Lucas) and his wife, Astrid Linke (1949–1989).

His paternal grandfather, Prince Timo was a son of Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony (a son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his former wife, Archduchess Luise, Countess of Montignoso) and his first wife, Princess Sophie of Luxembourg (the youngest daughter of Grand Duke Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Maria Ana of Portugal).

He was raised in West Germany (Stein-Wingert), not returning to Dresden until well after the Berlin Wall came down. After secondary school, he joined the army, then studied business economics at RWTH Aachen University, and also trained in forestry.

Career

Together with his father Rüdiger, he founded in 2003, and still runs, the Wettinische Forstverwaltung (Wettin Forest Service). He also organizes exhibitions at one of the former family palaces, Moritzburg Castle (the acclaimed baroque "hunting lodge" for ancestor Augustus II the Strong).

Since 2004, he has been a member of the municipal council of Moritzburg and the Kreis Meißen for the CDU party.[citation needed] In 2017, he indicated that he does not seek to become King of Poland, being a democrat. Upon the death of his father in 2022, Daniel inherited his claim to be Head of the Royal branch of the House of Wettin and Margrave of Meissen.

Family and personal life

In 2001-2002, Daniel was engaged to singer Christina Linhardt. Two songs on her CD Circus Sanctuary allude to their relationship.

In 2011, Daniel married Sandra Scherer, a scientist. They have two children, Anna-Catharina Sophie (born 2013) and Gero Friedrich Johann (born 2015).

Daniel resides in Moritzburg and is a founder of the Wettiner Golf Cup.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Daniel von Sachsen
16. Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
8. Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
17. Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
4. Prince Timo of Saxony
18. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
9. Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
19. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
2. Rüdiger von Sachsen
10. Carl Lucas
5. Margrit Lucas
11. Hildegard Stube
1. Prince Daniel of Saxony
6. Heinz Linke
3. Astrid Linke
7. Elvira Wandke

References

  1. ↑ "Saxony". Almanach de Gotha (186th ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 2003. p. 342. ISBN 0-9532142-4-9.
  2. ↑ "Geschichte des Hauses Wettin von seinen Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart" (in German). Prince Albert of Saxony. 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Was lesen und essen Sie gern, Herr Daniel von Sachsen?" (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Interview mit Prinz Daniel von Sachsen". Disy Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  5. ↑ Pia Lucchesi. "Prinz Daniel hat Prioritäten: Lieber Gemeinderat als König von Polen". TAG24. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ↑ https://www.saechsische.de/lokales/meissen-lk/radebeul/ruediger-prinz-von-sachsen-ist-tot-trauer-im-hause-wettin-XK6OTUSSOJZLGW27POU4BM7CNQ.html
  7. ↑ "Ballgeflüster". Stadt Magazin (in German). December 2000. p. 11.
  8. ↑ "Recent Visitors". PastForward: The Newsletter of the Shoah Foundation. Winter 2001. p. 6.
  9. ↑ Leona, Priscilla (January 19, 2020). "Question Reality Archives: January 2020: Christina Linhardt". LA Talk Radio.
  10. ↑ Holing, Mary (March 30, 2006). "1997 Alumna Christina Linstadt Mixes Cabaret, Opera and the Circus" (PDF). Daily Trojan. Vol. CXLVIII, no. 47.
  11. ↑ Familie von Sachsen ~ Prinz Daniel