Jackson Maier

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Alexander Jackson Maier-Dlamini
Prince of Eswatini
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BornAlexander Jackson Maier
(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 24)
New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA
Spouse
Sungani Zozi Maveni Dlamini
(m. 2020, legally separated )
ChildrenUnknown
House House of Dlamini (by marriage)
Religion Anglican
OccupationCreative Director
Signature Alexander Jackson Maier Signature Formatted.png

Jackson Maier (born 28 December 1998), alternatively known as Alexander Maier and the hyphenated Alexander Jackson Maier-Dlamini, is a distinguished French-American actor, model, creative director, and photographer. With a notable presence in television and theater productions, Maier has also provided political and entertainment industry commentary to prominent media outlets across North America. Additionally, he is a member of the Royal Family of Eswatini by marriage.

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Career

Maier was cast on the ABC television series Cashmere Mafia , as well as in theater productions of High School Musical and Peter Pan [1] . His most notable performance was a lead ensemble role in The Public Theater' s production of The Winter's Tale in Shakespeare in the Park [2] [3] [4] . Some of Maier’s supporting roles and co-stars include Al Pacino, Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Jesse L. Martin (Law and Order, The Flash), Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) Hamish Linklater, Rubin Santiago-Hudson, Linda Emond, and more [5] .

Having worked as a campaign consultant, he went on to write political columns for several North American outlets. He is a contributor at controversial Canadian right-wing online newspaper The Post Millennial [6] , which describes him as a “political consultant turned commentator.”

Education

In 2021, Maier graduated from New York University's (NYU) renowned Tisch School of the Arts, obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography & Imaging. After separating from Dlamini, he became a Bachelor of Science in Physics candidate at the City University of New York (CUNY).

Personal life

Maier was adopted on February 5th, 1999, less than two months after he was born. According to the City of Los Angeles Medical Examiner-Coronor [7] , his late-biological father died by suicide taking a lethal mixture of cocaine, meth, fentanyl, and alprazolam (Xanax). In 2019, Jackson Maier met Sungani Dlamini as classmates during university. He proposed marriage less than 8 months later. In September of 2020 Maier married Dlamini at the age of 21 in the State of New York. The couple legally separated one year later in October of 2021. Maier initiated the divorce, being listed as the plaintiff in New York State marriage and divorce records [8] . On February 14, 2023 a social media post confirmed that he had entered a new relationship with a university advisor [9] .

Dlamini is the second cousin of current King of Eswatini Mswati III and great-grandson of King Sobhuza II. Ruling for 82 years and 253 days, Sobhuza II is the longest serving male-monarch in recorded history [10] . LGBTQ+ civil rights in the Kingdom of Eswatini have been expanding for years; however, to this day discrimination protections regarding employment, housing, and adoptions are either unreliable or non-existant [11] [12] .

There is no known relation between himself and photographer Vivian Maier, despite their shared surname and home province of Alsace in France.

The Independent's Peer Review

In September of 2021, The Independent UK ran a satire editorial by Maier. Outside of his royal status in Eswatini, he claim to additionally possess non-royal British titles. The provocative editorial was published soon after the now-infamous Oprah with Megan and Harry interview, drawing intended confusion. The press reception of the stunt was negative [13] [14] [15] .

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