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Prince Timo of Saxony

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Prince Timo of Saxony
Prince of Saxony
Born Georg Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria von Sachsen
22 December 1923
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Died 22 April 1982 (aged 58)
Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany
Burial Tholenswehr Cemetery, Emden, Germany
Spouse Margrit Lukas
(m. 1952; died 1957)
Charlotte Schwindack
(m. 1966; div. 1974)
Erna Eilts
(m. 1974)
Issue Hermann von Sachsen
Rüdiger von Sachsen
Iris of Saxony
Dynasty Wettin
Father Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
Mother Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
Religion Roman Catholicism

Timo (Georg Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria von Sachsen,[1] 22 December 1923 – 22 April 1982) was a member of the House of Wettin, which ruled the Kingdom of Saxony until the monarchy was abolished in 1918.

Biography

Georg Timo Michael Nikolaus Maria von Sachsen was born on 22 December 22, 1923, he was the second son of Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony, and Princess Sophie of Luxembourg, making the grandson of Frederick Augustus III and William IV of Luxembourg.[2][3]

Marriage and children

Timo was married three times.[4]

On August 7, 1952, Timo married his first wife, Margrit Lukas (born 5 December 1923), before her death on 6 June 1957, he had two children with her:

  1. Rüdiger von Sachsen (1952 – 2022)
  2. Iris von Sachsen (1955)

On 3 February 1966 (religious ceremony on February 5), he married Charlotte Schwindack (born 11 March 1919),[3] the couple divorced on 6 February 1973.[5][1]

On 26 March 1974, Timo married Erna Eilts.

Timo also had an illegitimate son, Hermann (born 25 May 1950), with Erika Montanus.

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Patricia Ruijzendaal, "re: Austrian Royalty," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 19 November 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Austrian Royalty."
  2. Back to citation McNaughton 1973, p. 290Volume 1
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 McNaughton 1973, p. 291Volume 1
  4. Back to citation Énache 1999, pp. 433–434.
  5. Back to citation Louda 2002, p. 103.

Bibliography

  • Énache, Nicolas (1996). La descendance de Marie-Thérèse de Habsburg, reine de Hongrie et de Bohême [The descendants of Maria Theresa of Habsburg, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia]. Paris: Intermédiaire des chercheurs et des curieux. ISBN 978-2-908003-04-8.
  • McNaughton, C. Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. Vol. 1. London, U.K.: Garnstone Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0812902808.
  • Louda, Jiří; Maclagan, Michael (2002). Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe. New York: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 978-0-7607-3287-8.