Alexander Konrad Friedrich Heinrich Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn,, a German businessman, Master of Business Administration Harvard Business School "68, is member of the house of Sayn-Wittgenstein and as 7th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn head of the Princely House Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
Background
A descendant of James II of England and his illegitimate son James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick, through his father"s grandmother Marie Auguste Yvonne de Blacas d"Aulps, he was born in Salzburg as the first son of Ludwig, 6th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and his wife Baroness Marianne von Mayr-Melnhof.
Career
Following Prince Ludwig"s death in 1962, Alexander succeeded as head of the princely house. Prince Alexander is vice president of Europa Nostra and president of Europa Nostra Germany. From 1986 to 2013 he served as president of the German Castles Association, which elected him on 28 April 2013 honorary president as well as president of the "Stiftung der Deutschen Burgenvereinigung" (Foundation of the German Castles Association).
Alexander married Countess Gabriela of Schönborn-Wiesentheid 1969 at Schloss Weißenstein, Pommersfelden.
1943 - 1958 His Serene Highness Prince Alexander zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn 1958 - 1962 His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn 1962–present His Serene Highness The Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.