Heute steht das Herzogshaus Sachsen-Meiningen am Rande des Aussterbens. Je nach Sichtweise gibt es ein, zwei oder drei männliche Familienmitglieder (jeweils aus unterschiedlichen Generationen), die die Dynastie in die Zukunft führen können. Der heute noch existierende Zweig der Familie stammt von Prinz Friedrich von Sachsen-Meiningen ab, dem fünften Kind von Herzog Georg II. von Sachsen-Meiningen.
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| Prinz Friedrich von Sachsen-Meiningen |
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| Prinzessin Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen |
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| Die Todesanzeige des Prinzen Friedrich von Sachsen-Meiningen 1914 |
Am 30. Juni 1901 wurde in Köln Prinz Bernhard Friedrich Julius Heinrich von Sachsen-Meiningen als sechstes und letztes Kind von Prinz Friedrich von Sachsen-Meiningen (1861–1914) und der ehemaligen Gräfin Adelheid zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1870–1948) geboren, die er 1889 geheiratet hatte.
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| Großherzogin Feodora von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach |
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| Prinzessin Adalbert (Adelheid) von Preußen |
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| Prinz Georg von Sachsen-Meiningen |
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| Prinzessin Luise von Sachsen-Meiningen |
Bernhard war fünf älteren Geschwistern gefolgt: Prinzessin Feodora (1890–1972; verheiratet mit Großherzog Wilhelm Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach), Prinzessin Adelheid (1891–1971; verheiratet mit Prinz Adalbert von Preußen), Prinz Georg (1892–1946; verheiratet mit Gräfin). Klara-Maria von Korff gt Schmissing-Kerssenbrock), Prinz Ernst Leopold (1895–1914) und Prinzessin Luise (1899–1985; verheiratet mit Baron Götz von Wangenheim).
Am 25. April 1931 heiratete Prinz Bernhard von Sachsen-Meiningen auf dem Eichenhof im Riesengebirge Margot Grössler (* 22. Januar 1911 in Breslau, 2. Mai 1998 in Bad Säckingen). Das Paar hatte zwei Kinder: Prinzessin Feodora (geb. Schloß Pitzelstettin 27. Mai 1932; verheiratet mit Burkhard Kippenberg) und Prinz Friedrich Ernst.
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| Artikel über die Verhaftung von Prinz Bernhard und Prinzessin Margot von Sachsen-Meiningen.
The Winnipeg Tribune , 21. Oktober 1933. |
Im Oktober 1933 wurde Prinz Bernhard in Österreich als Mitglied der NSDAP verhaftet. Im Dezember wurde berichtet, dass er in Wöllersdorf, Österreich, festgehalten werden sollte, nachdem er zu einer sechswöchigen Haftstrafe verurteilt worden war. Seine Frau Margot wurde am Wohnsitz des Paares, Schloss Pitzelstettin, unter Hausarrest gestellt, weil sie einen Brief an einen Korrespondenten in Deutschland geschickt hatte, der „voller Beschimpfungen gegen Österreich“ war. Im Januar 1934 flohen Bernhard und Margot nach Italien, wo sie sich vielleicht wohler fühlten, da das Land bereits unter der Herrschaft von Benito Mussolini stand.
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| “Charming Nazi Princess Escapes While Dollfuss Plans Christmas Truce.”
The Winnipeg Tribune, 11 December 1933. |
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| Bernhard and Margot flee to Italy.
The Evening Sun, 14 December 1933. |
Bernhard and Margot divorced in 1947. The following year, on 11 August 1948, Prince Bernhard married Baroness Wera Schäffer von Bernstein (Frankfurt 10 August 1914-24 October 1994), daughter of Baron Friedrich “Fritz” Schäffer von Bernstein and Emma Carola von Passavant. Bernhard and Wera had three children: Princess Marie Eleonore “Ellen” (b.1950; married Peter Eric Rosden), Prince Konrad (b.1952), and Princess Almut (b.1959; married Eberhard von Braunschweig).
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| HH Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen |
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen died on 4 October 1984 at Bad Krozingen. He was eighty-three years-old. Bernhard had been the titular Duke of Saxe-Meiningen since the death of his brother Georg in 1946, due to the fact that Georg’s only surviving son Friedrich-Alfred had become a Roman Catholic monk and renounced his dynastic rights in favour of his uncle.
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| HH Prince Friedrich Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen |
Prince Friedrich-Ernst “Friedel” Georg Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen was born at Meiningen on 21 January 1935. The young prince spent his early childhood in the family home on Bernhardstrasse in Meiningen and at his grandparents’ manor in Silesia. His love for animals and plants also developed here.
Friedrich-Ernst was able to fully enjoy the last almost full moon of his lifetime over the Swiss Jura, the Rhine Valley and his forest park – in an incredible night mood – forgetting the exertion and the pain. However, the end of World War II and the following years were filled with losses that were just as formative: the loss of his homeland with the escape from Silesia, the departure from Meiningen, the divorce of his parents.
The prince decided to leave school early in order to learn the profession of a hotel manager, to work on his own abroad when he was young. During this time, his need for a harmonious environment, which he did not always find in his life, was accentuated even more.
At the age of twenty-four, he took his chances and utilised his linguistic skills and sales talent and moved into the paper industry as a sales manager. Friedrich-Ernst then made a career in the steel industry at the age of twenty-six. The prince eventually went to work for the Thyssen group.
On 3 March 1962 at Schweiherdingen, Prince Friedrich-Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen married Ehrengard von Massow (b.Stralsund 25 Oct 1933). Ehrengard was the daughter of Helmut Robert von Massow (1900-1967) and Ursula von Buch-Tornow. The couple divorced in 1973.
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| Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Prince Friedrich Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen with the latter’s mother Margot
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| Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Prince Friedrich Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen on their wedding day
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In 1977, Friedrich-Ernst married Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in a civil ceremony on 11 June 1977 at Coburg; the couple celebrated their religious wedding on 12 June 1977 in Coburg. Princess Beatrice (b.Bern 15 Jul 1951) is the daughter of Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1918-1998) and his second wife Denyse Henriette von Muralt (1923-1984). Friedel and Beatrice had two children: Princess Marie Alexandra “Alix” Elisabeth Beatrice (b.Heilbronn 5 July 1978) and Prince Friedrich Constantin. Friedel and Beatrice separated but never divorced.
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| Princess Feodora zu Leitungen, Fürstin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
Friedrich-Ernst and Beatrice were third cousins once removed. The couple both descended from Fürst Ernst Christian zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1794-1860) and Princess Feodora zu Leiningen (1807-1872). Feodora was the daughter of Fürst Emich Carl zu Leiningen (1763-1814) and Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg (1786-1861). Four years after the death of her first husband, Princess Viktoria married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent: they became the parents of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901). Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is a descendant of Queen Victoria as well as of her older half-sister Princess Feodora.
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| Benno Widmer, ex-husband of Princess Marie-Alix of Saxe-Meiningen |
On 17 July 2002 at Gravedona, Italy, Princess Marie-Alix of Saxe-Meiningen was religiously wed to Benno Beat Christian Widmer (b.Basel 17 July 1971). Two years later, the couple contracted a civil marriage on 26 April 2004 at Basel. Marie-Alix is an attorney, as was her husband Benno. The pair divorced in 2009. They did not have children. Princess Marie-Alix has had a most extraordinary career: A Princess, a Poisoning and an Oil Fortune -The Bizarre Corruption Scandal at Bilfinger.
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| Death announcement of Prince Friedrich-Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen |
After a long illness, Prince Friedrich-Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen died on Tuesday, 13 July 2004. He was sixty-nine years-old. A memorial service was held on Thursday, 22 July 2004.
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| Prince Friedrich Constantin of Saxe-Meiningen in 2018 |
Prince Friedrich
Constantin Hendric of Saxe-Meiningen was born on 3 June 1980 at Heilbronn as the second child and only son of Prince Friedrich Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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| Constantin of Saxe-Meiningen, Sophia Lupus, and their son Michael.
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Im Sommer 2015 freuten sich Prinz Constantin von Sachsen-Meiningen und Sophia Lupus (geb. 1995) über die Geburt eines Sohnes. Sophia ist die Tochter von Nothart Rohlfs und Sabine Lupus. Prinz Michael von Sachsen-Meiningen wurde am 26. Juli 2015 in der Schweiz geboren.
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| Prinz Konrad von Sachsen-Meiningen |
Als Oberhaupt der Dynastie Sachsen-Meiningen gilt Prinz Konrad, der Halbbruder von Prinz Friedrich-Ernst und Onkel von Prinz Konstantin. Konrad war Bankier und hat nie geheiratet. Der Prinz hat mehrfach angedeutet, dass er seinen Neffen Konstantin als seinen Erben einsetzen möchte.
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