Gisela, Margravine of Meissen

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Princess Gisela
Margravine of Meissen
Born (1964-09-10) 10 September 1964 (age 55)
Schloss Leutstetten, near Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse
Issue Prince Georg Philipp
Prince Moritz Gabriel
Prince Paul Clemens
Princess Maria Teresita
Full name
German: Gisela Maria Karolina Adelgunde
House Wittelsbach
FatherPrince Rasso of Bavaria
MotherArchduchess Theresa of Austria
Religion Roman Catholic

Princess Gisela Maria Karolina Adelgunde of Bavaria (Full German name: Gisela Maria Karolina Adelgunde, Prinzessin von Bayern[ citation needed ]) (born 10 September 1964 at Schloss Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany [ citation needed ]) is a Princess of Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and a Princess of Saxe-Gessaphe and member of the House of Saxe-Gessaphe by marriage.[ citation needed ]

Gisela is the seventh and youngest child[ citation needed ] of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Theresa of Austria.[ citation needed ] Through her father, Gisela is a great-granddaughter of Ludwig III, the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Bavaria.[ citation needed ]

Princess Gisela [1] was a guest at the 2011 wedding of Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, and Princess Sophie of Isenburg. [2]

Marriage and issue

Gisela married Alexander de Afif, son of Roberto de Afif, Prince of Gessaphe and his wife Princess Anna of Saxony,[ citation needed ] civilly on 3 April 1987 in Mexico City, Mexico and religiously on 28 September 1987 at Andechs Abbey.[ citation needed ] Gisela and Alexander have four children:[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "GISELA PRINZESSIN VON BAYERN PICTURES".
  2. "Royal Fashion Awards: The Prince of Prussia's Wedding Ceremony". Order of Splendor.