Prince Alexander Philip of Anhalt

HRH Prince Alexander Philip of Anhalt
Titles	Prince of Anhalt Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Biographical Information
Born	4 May 1977 (age 48) Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Germany
Spouse	Katharina, Hereditary Duchess of Anhalt (m. 2008)
Issue	Prince Maxime
Name	Alexander Philip
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	Duke Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother	Princess Elena of Romania
Religion	Lutheran

Prince Alexander Philip of Anhalt (born Prince Alexander Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 4 May 1977) is a member of the Anhalt Ducal Family as the son-in-law of Eduard II, Duke of Anhalt. He is also a member of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ducal Family as the brother of Hubertus, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as well as the Austrian Imperial Family as the nephew-in-law of Charles II, Emperor of Austria.

Life

Alexander Philip was born the third and youngest child of Duke Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Elena of Romania.

In 2010, his wife was named Hereditary Duchess of Anhalt and he subsequently moved with his family to Anhalt. Shortly after, he was named a Prince of Anhalt by his father-in-law.

Marriage and Issue

On 12 July 2008, Alexander Philip married Katharina, Hereditary Duchess of Anhalt in Dessau. The couple have one child, Maxime.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Prince Maxime	21 December 2010

Residences

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  Dessau Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
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  Kothen Castle; Winter Residence (December-February)
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  Mosigkau Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
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  Schonbrunn Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1977-2010 Prince Alexander Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• 2010-present Prince Alexander Philip of Anhalt

National Honours

Order of Albert the Bear (2010)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Red Eagle (2010) (Germany)

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1995) (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth	Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Count Hans of Solms-Baruth Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein	Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duke Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Friedrich, Prince of Solms-Baruth Countess Luise of Hochberg Duke Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Elena of Romania	King Michael of Romania Princess Anne of Parma	King Carol II of Romania Princess Helen of Greece Prince Rene of Parma Princess Margaret of Denmark	King Ferdinand of Romania Princess Marie of Edinburgh King Constantine I of Greece Princess Sophia of Prussia Duke Robert I of Parma Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal Prince Valdemar of Denmark Princess Marie d'Chartres

Lines of Succession

Prince Alexander Philip of Anhalt House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Born: 4 May 1977
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha throne	Followed by
Princess Madeleine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	4th in the line of succession	Prince Maxime of Anhalt