Daniel Timo von Sachsen (born 23 June 1975), is a German politician and entrepreneur, and the eldest son of
Rüdiger von Sachsen, and his wife Astrid Linke.
He is a founder of the Wettin Forest Service
and the ''Wettiner Golf Cup''.
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
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
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(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
Stein-Wingert is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the river ...
), not returning to
Dresden until well after the
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government ...
came down. After secondary school, he joined the army, then studied business economics at
RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University (), also known as North Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Technical University of Aachen, University of Aachen, or ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hoch ...
, and also trained in forestry.
Career
Together with his father Ruediger, he founded in 2003, and still runs, the Wettinische Forstverwaltung (Wettin Forest Service).
He also organizes exhibitions at one of the former family palaces,
Moritzburg Castle
Moritzburg Castle (german: Schloss Moritzburg) or Moritzburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Moritzburg, in the German state of Saxony, about northwest of the Saxon capital, Dresden. The castle has four round towers and lies on a symmetrical art ...
(the acclaimed baroque "hunting lodge" for ancestor
Frederick Augustus the Strong).
Since 2004 he has been a member of the municipal council of
Moritzburg
Moritzburg may refer to:
* Moritzburg, Saxony, German municipality
* Moritzburg (Halle), fortified castle in Halle, Germany
* Moritzburg Castle
Moritzburg Castle (german: Schloss Moritzburg) or Moritzburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Moritz ...
and the
Kreis Meißen
Kreis is the German word for circle.
Kreis may also refer to:
Places
* , or circles, various subdivisions roughly equivalent to counties, districts or municipalities
** Districts of Germany (including and )
** Former districts of Prussia, al ...
for the
CDU party. In 2017, he removed himself as a candidate to become
King of Poland
Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16t ...
, stating that, as a democrat, he is not interested in being a non-
elected monarch.
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.
In 2011, he married Sandra Scherer, a scientist. They have two children.
He is a founder of the ''Wettiner Golf Cup''.
His father claimed to be Head of the
Royal House of Saxony. The former royal title however is now part of Daniel's offial family name (''Prinz von Sachsen, Herzog zu Sachsen'').
Ancestry
References
External links
Website of the House of WettinWettinische Forstverwaltung ((Wettin Forest Service))
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1975 births
Living people
Politicians from Duisburg
Pretenders