Anna von Bayern explained

Anna von Bayern
Full Name:German: Anna-Natascha Monique Marita Thérèse Prinzessin von Bayern
Issue:Prince Leopold
Princess Alba
Prince Gabriel
Prince Joseph
House:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Father:Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Mother:Countess Yvonne Wachtmeister af Johannishus
Birth Date:15 March 1978
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Religion:Catholicism
Occupation:Journalist, writer

Princess Anna of Bavaria (German: Anna-Natascha Prinzessin von Bayern; née Princess Anna-Natascha zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg; born 15 March 1978), known professionally as Anna von Bayern, is a German journalist and author[1] who has been serving as the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Coty Inc. since 2020.[2] A member of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg by birth, she became a member of the House of Wittelsbach in 2005 through her marriage to Prince Manuel of Bavaria.[3]

Early life and education

She was born Princess Anna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in Munich in 1978, the daughter of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Countess Yvonne Wachtmeister af Johannishus. She has three siblings, including the actor Prince August Fredrik zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Theodora zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berlebrug.

Her paternal grandparents were Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Friederike Juliane of Salm-Horstmar. She is the great-granddaughter of Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.

She graduated in History and Politics from Stanford University and with an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia.[4]

Career

Von Bayern began her career at Publicis in Paris and then attended journalism school at Axel Springer Academy in Berlin. She was a member of the Federal Press Conference. She worked as a political correspondent for Bild am Sonntag, having previously written for Die Welt.[5]

In 2010, von Bayern wrote a biography of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. In March 2014, she published her second book, named Now even more!, about politician Wolfgang Bosbach, who was suffering from cancer at the time.[6] [7]

Other activities

Marriage

On 6 August 2005, she married Prince Manuel of Bavaria, the elder son of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Ursula Möhlenkamp. The wedding took place in Stigtomta and Bärbo, small villages near Nyköping in Sweden. It was attended by more than 300 guests, including King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden,[10] Queen Silvia of Sweden and their daughters, the princesses Victoria and Madeleine.[5]

The couple has four children together:

Honours

Notes and References

  1. News: Anna von Bayern - Sommar & Vinter i P1 . . 28 July 2014 . sv.
  2. Web site: Anna von Bayern . www.coty.com.
  3. News: Sie erwarten ihr viertes Kind . GALA . 28 May 2019 . de.
  4. Web site: Anna von Bayern. Random House. 13 April 2014.
  5. News: Die Leute achten darauf, ob man sich etwas herausnimmt . GALA . 25 February 2014 . de.
  6. News: Anna von Bayern: Wolfgang Bosbach. regierungsforschung.de . de-DE.
  7. News: Morawietz . Waltraud . Buch über Bosbach: "Er ist Politiker aus Leidenschaft" . DIE WELT . 7 April 2014.
  8. Web site: Our patron: Princess Anna of Bavaria . DSVM: Schirmherrin.
  9. http://www.icmuseumberggruen.de/en/international-council/members International Council
  10. European Royal History Journal 2005: volume 8.4, page 19