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Rüdiger von Sachsen with his grandson Moritz at the wedding of Rüdiger’s son Daniel, 2011.
Photo (c) Zoonar / Türpe Tuerp / AGE Fotostock.
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On 29 March 2022, Rüdiger Prinz von Sachsen died at his home near Moritzburg after suffering a heart attack. He was sixty-eight years-old.
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| Prince Timo of Saxony and Margrit Lucas on their wedding day, 1952. |
Born on 23 December 1953 at Mülheim an der Ruhr, Rüdiger Karl Ernst Timo Ali Prinz von Sachsen was the first child and only son of Prince Timo of Saxony (1923-1982) and his first wife Margrit Lucas (1932-1957), who wed in 1952. Rüdiger was followed by younger sister Iris (b.1955). Rüdiger and Iris were raised by their maternal family following the tragically early death of their mother Margrit.
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| Left to right: Prince Dedo, King Friedrich August III, Princess Sophie with Prince Timo, and Prince Ernst Heinrich in 1925. |
Rüdiger’s paternal grandparents were Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony (1896-1971) and his first wife Princess Sophie of Luxembourg (1902-1941). His paternal great-grandparents were King Friedrich August III of Saxony and Archduchess Louisa of Austria as well as Grand Duke Guillaume IV of Luxembourg and Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal. Rüdiger was the only male-line great-grandson of King Friedrich August III of Saxony.
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| Astrid and Rüdiger with their three sons in 1980. |
In 1974, Rüdiger married Astrid Linke (1949-1989). The couple had three sons: Daniel (b.1975; married Sandra Scherer), Arne (b.1977; married Sarah Schneider), and Nils (b.1978; married Jedida Taborek). In 2004, Rüdiger married Diana Dorndorf (b.1958); the couple later separated.
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| Rüdiger with his uncle Prince Dedo of Saxony in Dresden, 2008. Photo (c) Imago. |
Rüdiger Prinz von Sachsen is survived by his three sons and daughters-in-law and his grandchildren.
May Rüdiger Rest in Peace.
