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HRH The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Titles	Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Reign	14 October 1988 - present
Coronation	4 April 1989
Predecessor	Charles Augustus II
Heir	Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Biographical Information
Born	15 November 1946 (age 79) Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany
Spouse	Princess Sophie of Romania (m. 1980)
Issue	Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Name	Michael Benedikt Georg Jobst Carl Alexander Bernhard Claus Friedrich
House	Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Father	Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Mother	Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein
Religion	Lutheran

Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (born Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach on 15 November 1946) is the current Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. He is also a member of the Romanian Royal Family as the brother-in-law of Margareta, Queen of Romania.

Life[edit | edit source]

Michael was born the second child and only son of Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein.

Having no sons, in 1999 Michael petitioned Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany to approve changes to the Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach succession laws to allow for his only daughter to succeed him. The changes were approved in 2000 and Leonie was named Hereditary Grand Duchess.

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

On 15 November 1980, Michael married Princess Sophie of Romania in Weimar. The couple has one daughter, Leonie.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach	30 October 1986		Unmarried and without issue

Residences[edit | edit source]

Stadtschloss; Main Residence (September-May)
Schloss Belvedere; Summer Residence (June-August)
Cotroceni Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1946-1988 Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1988-present Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

National Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of the White Falcon (1980)

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1964)

Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of the Black Eagle (1989) (Prussia)

Order of the Red Eagle (1971) (Prussia)

Order of the Star of Romania (1980) (Romania)

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach	Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen	Hereditary Grand Duke Charles Augustus of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld	Grand Duke Charles Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Sophie of the Netherlands Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Augusta of Wurttemberg Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld Countess Caroline of Wartensleben
Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein	Baron Othmar Wangenheim-Winterstein Maud von Trutzschler-Falkenstein	Baron Otto Wangenheim-Winterstein Marie von Henning-Schonhoff Baron Maximilian Trutzschler-Falkenstein Isidore von Uckermann-Bendeleben	Baron Julius Wangenheim Amalie von Munchingen Gustav von Henning-Schonhoff Thekla von Wurmb Wilhelm Adolf von Trutzschler Gabriele von Mandelsloh Baron Robert Uckermann-Bendeleben Mathilde von Wuthenau

Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]


Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Born: 15 November 1946
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Charles Augustus II	Incumbent	Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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 Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany
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+'''Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach''' (born ''Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach'' on 15 November 1946) is the current Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. He is also a member of the Romanian Royal Family as the brother-in-law of '''[[Margareta, Queen of Romania]]'''.
 ==Life==
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+Michael was born the second child and only son of '''Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach''' and '''Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein'''.
+Having no sons, in 1999 Michael petitioned '''[[Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany]]''' to approve changes to the Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach succession laws to allow for his only daughter to succeed him. The changes were approved in 2000 and Leonie was named Hereditary Grand Duchess.
 ==Marriage and Issue==
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+On 15 November 1980, Michael married '''Princess Sophie of Romania''' in Weimar. The couple has one daughter, '''Leonie'''.
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 ==Residences==
-TBA
+<gallery>
+File:Residences Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Stadtschloss.JPG|Stadtschloss; Main Residence (September-May)
+File:Residences Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Schloss Belvedere.JPG|Schloss Belvedere; Summer Residence (June-August)
+File:Residences Romania Cotroceni Palace.jpg|Cotroceni Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
+</gallery>
 ==Titles and Honours==
-* '''TBD'''
+* '''1946-1988'''   Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
+* '''1988-present'''   Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 ===National Honours===
-TBA
+[[File:Honours_Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach_Order_of_the_White_Falcon.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the White Falcon (1980)
+[[File:Honours_Saxe_Duchies_Saxe-Ernestine_House_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1964)
 ===Foreign Honours===
-TBA
+[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Black_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Black Eagle (1989) (Prussia)
+[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Red_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Red Eagle (1971) (Prussia)
+[[File:Honours_Romania_Order_of_the_Star_of_Romania.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Star of Romania (1980) (Romania)
 ==Ancestry==
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+|<center><small>Incumbent</small>
-|<center>in the line of succession</center>
+'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
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+[[Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|'''<small>Charles Augustus II</small>''']]</center>
+|<center>Incumbent</center>
+|<center>[[Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]</center>
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 [[Category:Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]