Alexander, King of Saxony

HM The King of Saxony
Titles	King of Saxony Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe
Reign	23 July 2012 - present
Coronation	23 March 2013
Predecessor	Maria Emanuel
Heir	Georg Philipp, Crown Prince of Saxony
Biographical Information
Born	12 February 1953 (age 72) Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse	Princess Gisela of Bavaria (m. 1987)
Issue	Georg Philipp, Crown Prince of Saxony Prince Moritz Prince Paul Infanta Maria Teresita, Duchess of Porto
Name	Alexander Robert Friedrich Christian Georg Josef Maria da Guadelupe
House	Afif (by birth) Wettin (by adoption)
Father	Robert, Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe
Mother	Princess Anna of Saxony
Religion	Roman Catholic

Alexander, King of Saxony (born Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe on 12 February 1953) is the current reigning King of Saxony.

Life

Alexander was born the eldest child of Robert, Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe and Princess Anna of Saxony. He succeeded his father as Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe upon his death in 1978.

In 1997, Alexander's childless uncle, King Maria Emanuel of Saxony, named Alexander as his heir to the throne. Shortly after, the proposal was approved by Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany and Alexander was named Crown Prince of Saxony.

Marriage and Issue

On 29 August 1987, Alexander married Princess Gisela of Bavaria in Munich. Alexander and Gisela have four children, Georg Philipp, Moritz, Paul, and Maria Teresita.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Georg Philipp, Crown Prince of Saxony	24 May 1988		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Moritz	14 September 1989		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Paul	23 March 1993		Unmarried and without issue
	Infanta Maria Teresita, Duchess of Porto	7 July 1999		Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto (m. 2025); no issue

Residences

• 
  Dresden Castle; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Moritzburg Castle; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Pillnitz Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1953-1978 Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe
• 1978-1997 Alexander, Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe
• 1997-2012 Alexander, Crown Prince of Saxony
• 2012-present Alexander, King of Saxony

National Honours

Order of the Rue Crown (2007)

Order of St. Henry (2012)

Order of Albert (1997)

Civil Order of Saxony (2012)

Foreign Honours

Order of Max Joseph (1987) (Bavaria)

Order of the Black Eagle (2013) (Germany)

Order of the Red Eagle (1999) (Germany)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Robert, Prince of Saxe-Gessaphe	Alexander Afif Maria Atthye	Selin Afif Mariam Haddad Ibrahim Atthye Mathilde Khoury	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Princess Anna of Saxony	King Friedrich Christian of Saxony Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis	King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Archduchess Louise of Austria Albert I, Prince of Thurn and Taxis Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria	King George of Saxony Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Tuscany Princess Alice of Parma Hereditary Prince Maximilian Anton of Thurn and Taxis Princess Helene of Bavaria Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Lines of Succession

Alexander, King of Saxony House of Wettin Born: 12 February 1953
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Saxon throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Maria Emanuel	Incumbent	Georg Philipp, Crown Prince of Saxony