Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

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Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg at the International Whitsun Tournament Wiesbaden 2013

Nathalie Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , full name Nathalie Xenia Margareta Benedigte Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born May 2, 1975 in Copenhagen ), is a German-Danish dressage rider .

Life

Family coat of arms

Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is the youngest daughter of Princess Benedschaften of Denmark (* 1944) and Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1934-2017), eldest son of Gustav Albrecht Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and the Swedish Countess Margareta Fouché d'Otrante . Her maternal grandparents are the Danish King Friedrich IX. and Princess Ingrid of Sweden . She is thus a niece of Queen Margrethe II and the Greek ex-Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark . She grew up with her siblings at Berleburg Castle and in Denmark . In 1996 Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg also took on Danish citizenship.

She discovered her love for horses and equestrian sports at an early age. After graduating from high school, she began training in riding at the Flyinge stud in Sweden in 1994 with the Finnish teacher Kyra Kyrklund , who was the 1990 vice world champion in dressage riding. Her success began with the participation of the Danish team in the European Championship for young riders, which she finished with a bronze medal. Later she switched to the training of the then head trainer of the German dressage team and later trainer of the US dressage team, Klaus Balkenhol . In addition to riding, she and her mother breed dressage horses in Bad Berleburg .

At the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in 2008 she won the bronze medal on Digby with the Danish dressage team.

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was engaged to Alexander Johannsmann, son of Heinrich-Wilhelm Johannsmann , on January 4, 2010 . The civil wedding took place on May 27, 2010 in the orangery in the park of Berleburg, the church wedding on June 18, 2011 in the Protestant church of Bad Berleburg. Their son was born on July 24, 2010. He was baptized on December 26th in the chapel of Berleburg Castle under the name Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard. His godparents are Crown Princess Mary of Denmark , Ann-Kathrin Johannsmann and Gustav Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. A daughter Louisa was born on January 28, 2015.

Achievements and Medals

Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg with Fabienne
  • 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 in Sydney with the Danish Olympic team; Substitute rider
  • 2001 Danish Dressage Championship; Bronze medal
  • 2001 European Dressage Championship in Verden ; Bronze medal for the Danish team
  • 2002 Danish Dressage Championship; gold medal
  • 2002 World Championship; 4th place with the Danish team
  • 2003 European Championship
  • 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 in Athens with the Danish Olympic team
  • 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Danish Olympic team; Bronze medal
  • 2010 World Equestrian Games ; 5th place with the Danish team, 7th place in the individual ratings (GP Spécial and GP Freestyle)
  • 2011 World Cup Finals : 2nd place

literature

  • Johannes Burkardt and Ulf Lückel: The Princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Börde-Verlag Theresia Platte, Werl 2005, ISBN 3-9810315-0-4 .

Web links

Commons : Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Official announcement of the engagement by the Danish royal family, January 4, 2010 ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kongehuset.dk
  2. ↑ Official announcement of the church marriage by the Danish royal family, March 3, 2011 ( Memento of the original of November 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kongehuset.dk
  3. ↑ Princess Nathalie became a mother  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 25, 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.bdn.dk  
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ Bronze medal for Princess Nathalie ( Memento from September 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Nathalie zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Nathalie Xenia Margareta Benedigte Princess too
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Danish dressage rider
DATE OF BIRTH May 2nd 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen