Princess Elmira: Wife of the Last Royal Grandson
The Duchess of Saxony was the wife of Albert Prince of Saxony (†2012), the youngest grandson of the last Saxon King August III (1865-1932). She died on June 14 in a Munich clinic at the age of 91. Princess Elmira passport
Princess Daniel (47), Arne (45) and Nils (43) of Saxony accompanied Elmira of Saxony on her last journey with around 60 family members, friends, representatives of the Order of the Knights of Henry III and supporters of the monarchy.
The Protestant found her resting place in the crypt of her Catholic husband, Albert Prince of Saxony (†77), right next to the famous composer Carl Maria von Weber. “Neither of the couples converted,” explains Daniel von Sachsen.
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Elmira’s husband, who worked as a historian and author, had died ten years earlier. After the fall of communism, he had mainly dealt with his family’s restitution claims in Saxony. The Wettin family came under fire when they sold precious porcelain immediately after receiving it.
Princess Elmira assisted her husband with his research and work in the study group for Saxon history and culture. She even made appearances at social events. Elmira was by no means a noblewoman by birth. The daughter of a Lodz merchant, she only married “her prince” in 1980 – at the age of 50! The couple’s marriage remained childless.
Princess Elmira’s death is the second loss that the Wettin royal family has had to mourn in 2022. Prince Rüdiger of Saxony (†68) died of a heart attack at his residence in Weinböhla at the end of March.
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Nobility Titles in Germany
Titles of nobility were abolished in Germany after the end of the First World War (1918).
German Empire
In the German Empire, the last title of nobility was conferred on November 12, 1918, by Leopold IV zur Lippe, who elevated Kurt von Kleefeld (1881-1934) to the nobility on the day of his abdication.
Weimar Republic Princess Elmira passport
With the transition to the Weimar Republic and the entry into force of the Weimar Reich Constitution (WRV) of 1919 (Constitution of the German Reich), Art. 109 WRV placed all citizens on an equal footing before the law and excluded privileges of birth, gender, status, class and confession. The titles of nobility (the titles of nobility and the predicates such as “von” and “zu”) became part of the name and may no longer be conferred since then.
Prussian States
On June 23, 1920, the Prussian State Assembly passed the Prussian Law on the Abolition of the Prerogatives of the Nobility and the Dissolution of the Household Property. According to this nobility law, which was also adopted in a similar form by the other states of the German Empire, the primogeniture titles, which had previously only been granted to the heads of families and rulers, were abolished. The general titles borne by the other family members, which differed from family to family, became part of the family name. Princess Elmira passport
This meant that former titles such as Prince or Count, which were previously available to all family members, were retained as parts of the name, while titles such as King, Grand Duke, etc., which were only available to the ruling persons (ruler titles) or heads of family, were dropped completely. This led to very different surnames. For example, the descendants of the former royal House of Württemberg bear the surname “Duke of Württemberg” or the descendants of the former Electoral House of Hesse the surname “Prince and Landgrave of Hesse”.
A transitional regulation granted individuals holding a primogeniture title at the enactment of the Weimar Constitution the right to keep it.
The Reichsgericht decision of March 10, 1926 (RGZ 113, 107 et seq.) modified former noble titles based on gender.
Federal Germany
The Weimar Constitution persisted in parts, not absorbed by the Basic Law in post-war Germany. Following a legal revision in the 1960s, only Article 109 para. 3 sentence 2 of the Weimar Constitution (“Noble titles shall only be considered part of the name and may no longer be conferred”) is still in force under ordinary law.
In 1920, Prussia erased noble titles. All citizens were equal in address. Abolishing aristocracy, the Free State united society. This regulation was adopted by the Federal Republic of Germany. German citizens with aristocratic titles no longer receive special privileges in salutations or correspondence under current protocol. This follows from the principle of equality in the Basic Law. This regulation does not apply to foreign aristocrats. According to German protocol, they are entitled to a special form of address depending on their title. Princess Elmira passport
Titles, ranks, and forms of address matter officially only where nobility persists. Germans with noble heritage choose such forms voluntarily, not following official protocol.
Today, a title of nobility no longer has any further legal consequences. Despite official rules, some still use historical titles socially. Legal insignificance; no right to address with titles like “Serene Highness.”
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German authorities decide if your aristocratic title merits inclusion in your passport or ID card. Hence, it’s your responsibility to elucidate the importance to the authorities and substantiate its credibility.
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