Konrad, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
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John Frederick Konrad Charles Edward Horst Arnold Matthew, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, German: Johann Friedrich Konrad Carl Eduard Horst Arnold Matthias Prinz von Sachsen-Meiningen (b. Ziegenberg, 14 April 1952) is the current head of the ducal family of Saxe-Meiningen and nominal Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Hildburghausen.
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| Born | 14 April 1952 Ziegenberg |
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| Title(s) | Prince of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Throne(s) claimed | Saxe-Meiningen |
| Pretend from | October 4, 1984 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1918 |
| Last monarch | Bernhard III |
| Connection with | Grandnephew |
| Royal House | Wettin |
| Father | Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen |
| Mother | Baroness Vera Schäffer of Bernstein |
| Predecessor | Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen |
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[edit] Biography
He is the son of late Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his second wife Baroness Vera Schäffer of Bernstein. Frederick Konrad was the second son of Bernhard but the headship of the house of Saxe-Meiningen passed to him on his father's death in 1984 because his older brother Frederick was born as a result of a morganatic marriage.
Duke Konrad is unmarried.
[edit] Successor
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There is a belief that Konrad will try to declare his half-nephew Frederick Constantin (b. 1980), the only son of his late elder half-brother, as the heir. Prince Frederick Constantin's mother is Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who is said to have compensated for her late husband's morganatic birth. Frederick Constantin's succession depends on old House Laws: whether Duke Konrad is the only living agnate (as he is in the Meiningen branch, the holders of the sovereign state of Saxe-Meiningen-Hildburghausen) and entitled to decide the de-morganatization matter alone; or whether the entire Meiningen house is part of a larger agnatic house where there yet survives other branches of agnates whose consent would be needed for de-morganatization.
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Konrad, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Born: 14 April 1952 |
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| Preceded by Prince Bernhard |
— TITULAR — Duke of Saxe-Meiningen October 4, 1984 – present Reason for succession failure: Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Incumbent Designated heir: possibly Prince Frederick Constantin |
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| Preceded by Princess Marie-Alexandra, Duchess in Saxony |
Line of succession to the British Throne | Succeeded by Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen |
