Albert von Sachsen (born 1934)

Prince Albert Joseph Maria Franz-Xaver of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, Margrave of Meissen (30 November 1934 – 6 October 2012) was the head of the Royal House of Saxony and a German historian. The fourth child and youngest son of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, he was the younger brother of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, who was his predecessor as head of the Royal House of Saxony.

Albert
The Margrave of Meissen
Head of the Royal House of Saxony (disputed)
Tenure23 July 2012 – 6 October 2012
PredecessorMaria Emanuel
SuccessorRüdiger
Born(1934-11-30)30 November 1934
Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Died6 October 2012(2012-10-06) (aged 77)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Burial12 October 2012
SpouseElmira Henke
Names
German: Albert Joseph Maria Franz-Xaver
English: Albert Joseph Maria Francis-Xavier
HouseWettin
FatherFriedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
MotherPrincess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
ReligionRoman Catholicism
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