Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Wettin)

[Marengo]

Welcome to the thread about the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar & Eisenach. Post all your questions and remarks about this family in this thread.

Arms of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar

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[sinulord]

The current Head of the Grand Ducal House is HRH Prince Michael-Benedikt (b.1946), succeeding his father Hereditary Grand Duke Karl Augustus upon his death in 1988. His designated heir is his cousin Prince Wilhelm-Ernst since he does not have a son (yet). Prince Michael-Benedikte is also the most senior agnatic descendant of the entire House of Wettin to which HM Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain belongs. He is also, as is Queen Beatrix of Holland, a direct descendant of King George II of Great Britain.

[brewer]

Are there many living Princes of Saxe Weimar Eisenach or is the house in danger of becoming extinct in the male line if Prince Michael Benedikt does not have any sons?

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by brewer

Are there many living Princes of Saxe Weimar Eisenach or is the house in danger of becoming extinct in the male line if Prince Michael Benedikt does not have any sons?

He has a cousin Prince Wilhelm-Ernst who has 2 children from his former wife (now married to the Fürst of Wrede). Princess Desirée who is married to Count Florian von und zu Hoensbroech and Prince Georg-Constantin who is unmarried.

[brewer]

Thank you Stefan, I hope the line continues and Prince Georg-Constantine marries and has sons. Do you know of any books or websites devoted to the Saxe Weimar Eisenach family?

[Helen88]

I once had dinner with Michael-Benedikt's daughter Leonie when we were both little girls. I thought she was the heir. Why are females not allowed to become heir? I mean, it's modern times...

[fearghas]

The reason that Leonie inot the heir is that the german families stick to the old rules. Perhaps if they had continued to reign after the war they would have evolved along with the other European families and allowed female line descent.