Alexander, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
| Alexander | |||||
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| Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn | |||||
| Born |
22 November 1943 Salzburg, Austria |
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| Spouse | Countess Gabriela of Schönborn-Wiesentheid | ||||
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| House | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn | ||||
| Father | Ludwig, 6th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn | ||||
| Mother | Baroness Marianne von Mayr-Melnhof | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| German: Alexander Konrad Friedrich Heinrich |
Alexander Konrad Friedrich Heinrich Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, (born 22 November 1943 in Salzburg, Austria), a German businessman, MBA HBS '68, is head of the Princely House Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
A descendant of James II of England and his illegitimate son James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick, through his father's grandmother Marie Auguste Yvonne de Blacas d'Aulps, he was born in Salzburg as the first son of Ludwig, 6th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1915–1962) and his wife Baroness Marianne von Mayr-Melnhof (born 1919). Following Prince Ludwig's death in 1962, Alexander succeeded as head of the princely house and, by tradition, as the 7th Prince (German: Fürst) zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
Prince Alexander is vice president of Europa Nostra and president of Europa Nostra Germany. From 1986 to 2013 he served as president of the German Castles Association, which elected him on 28 April 2013 honorary president as well as president of the "Stiftung der Deutschen Burgenvereinigung" (Foundation of the German Castles Association).
Alexander married Countess Gabriela of Schönborn-Wiesentheid 1969 at Schloss Weißenstein, Pommersfelden. They have seven children.
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