Princess Maria Anna Josepha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony was a Princess of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin by birth and a Princess of Gessaphe and member of the House of Afif-Gessaphe by marriage.
Background
Mathilde was the third child and second-eldest daughter of Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and his wife Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis, and a younger sister of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen and Albert, Margrave of Meissen, former heads of the Royal House of Saxony and senior claimants to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of Saxony.
Career
Titles and styles 13 December 1929 – 1 May 1953: Her Royal Highness Princess Anna of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony 1 May 1953 – 13 March 2012: Her Royal Highness Anna de Afif, Princess of Gessaphe, Princess and Duchess of Saxony.
