Golden Fleece - Knights: Austrian Branch

• Friedrich Christian, of Meissen

Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (31 December 1893 – 9 August 1968) was the head of the Royal House of Saxony.

Life

He was born at Dresden, the second son of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany. On 13 November 1918 his father abdicated following the German Empire's defeat in the World War I.

Friedrich Christian became heir apparent to the Royal House of Saxony following the decision of his older brother Crown Prince Georg to renounce his succession rights in 1923. He succeeded as Head of the Royal House on 12 February 1932 following his father's death.

In 1933, remembering the prolonged link between the Electorate of Saxony and their country, the Polish Government wanted to propose him to become the new King of Poland, but the rise of Adolf Hitler and the upcoming of World War II prevented that proposition from happening.

Friedrich Christian died on 9 August 1968 at Samedan.

Marriage and children

Friedrich Christian married Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (1903–1976) on 16 June 1923 at Regensburg. They had five children:

1. Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (born 1926)
2. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (born 1928)
3. Princess Anna of Saxony (born 1929)
4. Prince Albert of Saxony (born 1934)