Princess Anna of Bavaria
| Princess Anna | |||||
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 Anna in 2019 | |||||
| Born | 15 March 1978 Munich, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Manuel of Bavaria (m. 2005) | ||||
| Issue | Prince Leopold Princess Alva Prince Gabriel Prince Joseph | ||||
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| House | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg by birth Wittelsbach by marriage | ||||
| Father | Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | ||||
| Mother | Countess Yvonne Wachtmeister af Johannishus | ||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||
| Occupation | journalist, writer | ||||
Princess Anna of Bavaria (German: Anna-Natascha Prinzessin von Bayern) (née; Princess Anna-Natascha zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg; born 15 March 1978) is a German journalist and author.[1] A member of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg by birth, she became a member of the House of Wittelsbach in 2005 through her marriage to Prince Manuel of Bavaria.[2]
Anna is also the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Coty Inc.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Princess Anna was born Princess Anna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in Munich in 1978, the daughter of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Countess Yvonne Wachtmeister af Johannishus. She has three siblings, including the actor Prince August Fredrik zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Her paternal grandparents were Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Friederike Juliane of Salm-Horstmar. She is the great-granddaughter of Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.
She graduated in History and Politics from Stanford University and with an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia.[4]
Career and Title[edit]
She began her career at Publicis Consultants in Paris and then attended journalism school Axel Springer Academy in Berlin. She was a political correspondent for BILD am Sonntag and a member of the Federal Press Conference. She is political correspondent for Bild am Sonntag, having previously written for Die Welt.[5]
In 2010, she wrote the biography of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. In March 2014, she published her second book named "Now even more!", is about of a politician Wolfgang Bosbach, who was suffering from cancer, for a year and spoke to his family.[6][7]
Since 2018 she has been the patron of the German-Swedish Association (DSV) in Munich.[8]
15 March 1978-6 August 2005: Her Royal Highness Princess Anna-Natascha of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
6 August 2005: Her Royal Highness Princess Anna of Bavaria, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Marriage[edit]
On 6 August 2005 Princess Anna married Prince Manuel of Bavaria, the son of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Ursula Möhlenkamp. The wedding took place in Stigtomta and Bärbo, small villages near Nyköping in Sweden. It was attended by more than 300 guests including King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his family[9], and also Queen Silvia of Sweden and her daughters, the princesses Victoria and Madeleine.[5] The couple has four children together:
- Prince Leopold Maria Bengt Karl Manuel of Bavaria (b. 13 June 2007).
- Princess Alva Manuelle Maria Petra Yvonne of Bavaria (b. 5 January 2010).
- Prince Gabriel Maria Abraham Ludwig Theodor of Bavaria (b. 11 November 2014).[2]
- Prince Joseph Carlos Maria Paul Melchior of Bavaria (b. 18 July 2019)
Honours[edit]
Recipient of the 70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (Kingdom of Sweden, 30 April 2016).[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Anna von Bayern - Sommar & Vinter i P1". Sveriges Radio (in svenska). 28 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sie erwarten ihr viertes Kind". GALA (in Deutsch). 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Anna von Bayern". www.coty.com.
- ↑ "Anna von Bayern". Random House. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ""Die Leute achten darauf, ob man sich etwas herausnimmt"". GALA (in Deutsch). 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Anna von Bayern: Wolfgang Bosbach". regierungsforschung.de (in Deutsch).
- ↑ Morawietz, Waltraud (7 April 2014). "Buch über Bosbach: „Er ist Politiker aus Leidenschaft"". DIE WELT.
- ↑ "Our patron: Princess Anna of Bavaria". DSVM: Schirmherrin.
- ↑ European Royal History Journal 2005: volume 8.4, page 19
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