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Anastasia, Margravine of Meissen

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Father
  
Prince Eugen of Anhalt

Mother
  
Anastasia Jungmeier


Religion
  
Roman Catholic

Name
  
Anastasia, of

Anastasia, Margravine of Meissen

Born
  
22 December 1940 Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany (
1940-12-22
)

Spouse
  
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (m. 1962)

House
  
House of Ascania House of Wettin

Princess Anastasia (German: Anastasia-Luise Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sibylle Marie-Auguste Henriette Prinzessin von Anhalt) (Anastasia-Luise Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sibylle Marie-Auguste Henriette; born 22 December 1940) is a member of the House of Ascania.

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Birth

Anastasia was born on 22 December 1940 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, the only child of Prince Eugen of Anhalt and his wife Anastasia Jungmeier and a granddaughter of Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, the penultimate ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt.

Marriage

Anastasia married Prince Maria Emanuel of Saxony, eldest child of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife, Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, on 23 June 1962 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. Anastasia and Maria Emanuel do not have children.

Titles and styles

  • 22 December 1940 – 23 June 1962: Her Highness Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
  • 23 June 1962 – 9 August 1968: Her Royal Highness Princess Anastasia of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Anhalt
  • 9 August 1968 – 23 July 2012: Her Royal Highness The Margravine of Meissen, Princess and Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Anhalt
  • 23 July 2012 – present: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Margravine of Meissen, Princess and Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Anhalt
  • References

    Anastasia, Margravine of Meissen Wikipedia