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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

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

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

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Titles and Honours

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

National Honours

Order of the White Falcon (1980)

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1964)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Black Eagle (1989) (Prussia)

Order of the Red Eagle (1971) (Prussia)

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

Ancestry


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


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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+'''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.
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+* '''1946-1988'''   Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
+* '''1988-present'''   Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 ===National Honours===
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+[[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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