Background
Prince Konrad was born in Ziegenberg, Hesse, the younger son of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen. However, he is the only son by his father"s dynastic second wife, Baroness Vera Schäffer von Bernstein (1914–1994). Although he is his fathers"s second son, Prince Konrad was heir to the headship of the House of Saxe-Meiningen because his father"s first marriage to commoner Margot Grössler was morganatic.
And as such, his older half-brother, Prince Friedrich Ernst (1935-2004), did not have dynastic rights.
Career
Upon the death of his father on 4 October 1984, Prince Konrad succeeded to headship of the House of Saxe-Meiningen. In 1996, Prince Konrad began legal proceedings against the Russian government seeking the rehabilitation of property that had been expropriated after World World War II by the Soviet Union. Prince Konrad studied economics at the University of Heidelberg and business management at University of Göttingen.
Professionally, Prince Konrad is a qualified banker who has worked for various banks as an analyst.
Since 1998, he has been an independent advisor specialising in the restructuring of companies, and has also spent time working in the air and car industries. 14 April 1952 – present: His Highness Prince Konrad of Saxe-Meiningen, Duke of Saxony, Jülich, Cleves and Berg, of Engern and Westphalia, Prince of Saalfeld, Landgrave in Thüringia, Margrave of Meissen, Count of Henneberg, Camburg, of the March and Ravensberg, Lord of Kranichfeld, Ravenstein, et cetera
Prince Konrad is unmarried and has no issue. Prince Constantin of Saxe-Meiningen and Sophia Lupus has a son, Michael (b July 2015).
lieutenant is unclear whether the parents are married.
Other male relatives include the Barons von Saalfeld, morganatic descendants of Ernst.
Membership
Since becoming head of the house, he is sometimes given the titular title Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, in addition to the title Duke of Saxony which all male members of the house of Wettin bear.
