Daniel von Sachsen

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

Daniel von Sachsen
Born
Daniel Timo von Sachsen

(1975-06-23) 23 June 1975
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Spouse
Sandra Scherer
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(m. 2011)​
ChildrenAnna-Catharina von Sachsen
Gero von Sachsen
Parents

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

Early life

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 morgantic 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

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 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. 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

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. They had a daughter Anna-Catharina Sophie, born 2013, and a son, Gero Friedrich Johann, born 2015.

Daniel's hobbies include hunting, culture, art, new media, computers, Internet (he built the website for his family), history of Saxony, politics and golf. He is a founder of the Wettiner Golf Cup.[4]

Although his father unsuccessfully claimed to be Head of the Royal House of Saxony, the royal title had effectively become part of Daniel's name (Prinz von Sachsen).

Ancestry

References
  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. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. "Was lesen und essen Sie gern, Herr Daniel von Sachsen?" (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  4. "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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