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.
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