Daniel von Sachsen

Daniel von Sachsen
Born
Daniel Timo von Sachsen

(1975-06-23) 23 June 1975 (age 49)
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Spouse
Sandra Scherer
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(m. 2011)​
Children2
Parents

Daniel Timo von Sachsen (born 23 June 1975), is a German politician and entrepreneur, and the eldest son of Rüdiger von Sachsen,[1] and his wife Astrid Linke.[2]

He is a founder of the Wettin Forest Service[3] and the Wettiner Golf Cup.[4]

Early life

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Daniel was born in Duisburg, the then-West Germany to Rüdiger von Sachsen (the second son of Prince Timo of Saxony, but first with his morganatic wife, Margrit Lucas) and his wife, Astrid Linke (1949–1989).

His paternal grandfather, Prince Timo was a son of Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony (a son of King Friedrich August III of Saxony and his former wife, Archduchess Luise, Countess of Montignoso) and his first wife, Princess Sophie of Luxembourg (the youngest daughter of Grand Duke Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Maria Anna de Bragança).

He was raised in West Germany (Stein-Wingert), not returning to Dresden until well after the Berlin Wall came down. After secondary school, he joined the army, then studied business economics at RWTH Aachen University, and also trained in forestry.

Career

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Together with his father Ruediger, he founded in 2003, and still runs, the Wettinische Forstverwaltung (Wettin Forest Service).[3] He also organizes exhibitions at one of the former family palaces, Moritzburg Castle (the acclaimed baroque "hunting lodge" for ancestor Frederick Augustus the Strong).

Since 2004 he has been a member of the municipal council of Moritzburg and the Kreis Meißen for the CDU party.[citation needed] In 2017, he removed himself as a candidate to become King of Poland, stating that, as a democrat, he is not interested in being a non-elected monarch.[5]

Family and personal life

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In 2001-2002, he was engaged to singer Christina Linhardt. Two songs on her CD Circus Sanctuary allude to their relationship.[6][7][8][9]

In 2011, he married Sandra Scherer, a scientist.[citation needed] They have two children.[citation needed]

He is a founder of the Wettiner Golf Cup.[4]

His father claimed to be Head of the Royal House of Saxony. The former royal title however is now part of Daniel's official family name (Prinz von Sachsen, Herzog zu Sachsen).

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ "Saxony". Almanach de Gotha (186th ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 2003. p. 342. ISBN 0-9532142-4-9.
  2. ^ "Geschichte des Hauses Wettin von seinen Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart" (in German). Prince Albert of Saxony. 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Was lesen und essen Sie gern, Herr Daniel von Sachsen?" (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Interview mit Prinz Daniel von Sachsen". Disy Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  5. ^ Pia Lucchesi. "Prinz Daniel hat Prioritäten: Lieber Gemeinderat als König von Polen". TAG24. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Ballgeflüster". Stadt Magazin (in German). December 2000. p. 11.
  7. ^ "Recent Visitors". PastForward: The Newsletter of the Shoah Foundation. Winter 2001. p. 6.
  8. ^ Leona, Priscilla (January 19, 2020). "Question Reality Archives: January 2020: Christina Linhardt". LA Talk Radio.
  9. ^ Holing, Mary (March 30, 2006). "1997 Alumna Christina Linstadt Mixes Cabaret, Opera and the Circus" (PDF). Daily Trojan. Vol. CXLVIII, no. 47.
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