European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The Former Ruling House of Saxony, 1939-1945

Head of House

Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Prince of Saxony (1893-     ).  Succeeded as head of the dynasty in 1923 on the renunciation of his elder brother, Crown Prince Georg (below).
Wife:  Elisabeth, née Princess of Thurn und Taxis (1903-     )
Issue:
  1. Maria Emanuel, Prince of Saxony (1926-     )
  2. Maria Josepha, Princess of Saxony (1928-     )
  3. Anna, Princess of Saxony (1929-     )
  4. Albrecht, Prince of Saxony (1934-     )
  5. Mathilde, Princess of Saxony (1936-     )

Brothers and Sisters
Children of King Friedrich August III of Saxony (1865-1932)

Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony (1893-1943).  Renounced his rights of succession in 1923 and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1924.  Died at Gross-Glienicke on May 14, 1943, under mysterious circumstances (murdered on the orders of Adolf Hitler).

Ernst Heinrich, Prince of Saxony (1896-     )
Wife:  Sophie, Princess of Luxemburg (1902-1941).  Died at Munich on May 24, 1941.
Issue:
  1. Dedo, Prince of Saxony (1922-     )
  2. Timo, Prince of Saxony (1923-     )
  3. Gero, Prince of Saxony (1925-     )

Margarethe, The Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1900-     )

Maria Alix, Princess Franz Josef of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1901-     )

Anna, Archduchess Joseph of Austria (1903-     )  

Brothers and Sister of Father


Children of King Georg I of Saxony (1832-1904)

Maria Josepha, Archduchess Otto Franz Josef of Austria (1867-1944).  Died at Wildenwart Castle on May 28, 1944.

Johann Georg, Prince of Saxony (1869-1938)
Wife:  Maria Immaculata, née Princess of Bourbon-Sicily (1874-     )

Maximilian, Prince of Saxony (1870-     ).  Ordained a Catholic priest in 1896.

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Last updated on 12/05/03 .