Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (German: Mathilde Maria Josepha Anna Xaveria, Prinzessin von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen; born 17 January 1936 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany) is a Princess of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin by birth and a Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as consort to Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Mathilde is the fifth and youngest child of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife, Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, and a younger sister of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, the late head of the Royal House of Saxony and senior claimant to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of Saxony.
Marriage and issue
Mathilde married Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, eldest son of Prince Rainer of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his first wife Johanna Károlyi de Károly-Patty, civilly in Munich on 15 October 1968 and religiously at Andechs Abbey on 12 November 1968. Mathilde and Johannes Heinrich divorced in 1993. The couple had one son:
- Prince Johannes Albert Leopold Frederick Christian of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Innsbruck, 17 November 1969 - Ortler, 21 August 1987); killed in a skiing accident.
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- HRH The Margrave of Meissen
- HRH Prince Daniel
HRH Princess Sandra- HRH Princess Anna-Catharina
- HRH Prince Gero
- HRH Prince Arne
HRH Princess Sarah- HRH Princess Rosa
- HRH Princess Frida
- HRH Prince Nils
HRH Princess Jedida- HRH Prince Moritz
- HRH Princess Aurelie
- HRH Princess Felicitas
- HRH Princess Iris
- HRH The Dowager Margravine of Meissen
- HRH Margravine Elmira of Meissen
- HRH Princess Maria Josepha
- HRH Princess Mathilde
Saxe-Gessaphe branch - HRH The Margrave of Meissen
HRH The Margravine of Meissen- HRH Prince Georg Philipp
- HRH Prince Moritz Gabriel
- HRH Prince Paul Clemens
- HRH Princess Maria Teresita
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Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 17 January 1936 – 15 October 1968: Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
- 15 October 1968 – 1993: Her Royal Highness Princess Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess and Duchess of Saxony
- 1993 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Princess Mathilde of Saxony (b. 1936) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. John of Saxony | | | | | | | | | 8. George of Saxony | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | | | | | | | | | 4. Frederick Augustus III of Saxony | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Maria II of Portugal | | | | | | | | | 9. Maria Anna of Portugal | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Ferdinand II of Portugal | | | | | | | | | 2. Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany | | | | | | | | | 10. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies | | | | | | | | | 5. Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Charles III, Duke of Parma | | | | | | | | | 11. Alice of Bourbon-Parma | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Louise Marie Thérèse of France | | | | | | | | | 1. Princess Mathilde of Saxony | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | 12. Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg | | | | | | | | | 6. Albert I, Prince of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria | | | | | | | | | 13. Duchess Helene in Bavaria | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria | | | | | | | | | 3. Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary | | | | | | | | | 14. Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg | | | | | | | | | 7. Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | 15. Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Princess Clémentine of Orléans | | | | | | | |
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