tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68035131530268330822024-03-13T02:54:15.216-07:00ofthefox 1223Botswahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534982008882694248noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803513153026833082.post-81157256890809267532023-05-12T07:46:00.000-07:002023-12-12T03:11:47.225-08:00 New Photos of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge As She Turns Four<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1231571652575805093" itemprop="description articleBody" style=""> Before her fourth birthday tomorrow, three images of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge have been released by the Royal Family. The pictures were taken by her mother the Duchess of Cambridge at the family home in Norfolk last month. Princess Charlotte was born on 2 May 2015 at St Mary's Hospital, London.
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Yesterday, 29 April, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (née Catherine Middleton) celebrated eight years of marriage: The Queen made the Duchess of Cambridge a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on the occasion of the anniversary. The Duke and Duchess were married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. Since then, they have become the parents of three children: Prince George (b.2013), Princess Charlotte (b.2015), and Prince Louis (b.2018).
When the Cambridges married eight years ago, a series of interviews were given by their relatives. Some of the most interesting of these were given by members of the Greek and Serbian royal families. The King and Queen of Greece, the Crown Prince of Serbia, and his cousin Princess Elizabeth (Elisaveta) were all guests at the Cambridge wedding.
One of the most fascinating interviews was granted by King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes. The couple recounted their close connections to the British royal family, as well as their hopes for the couple. The king is the godfather of the Duke of Cambridge, and the Duke of Cambridge is the godfather of Prince Constantine-Alexios, the royal couple's grandson. King Constantine and the Duke of Cambridge are second cousins once removed through their mutual descent from King George I of Greece and his wife Queen Olga (née Russia). Queen Anne-Marie and the Duke of Cambridge are third cousins once removed through their mutual descent from King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Queen Louise (née Hesse-Kassel).
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Another interview of note took place with Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia. The crown prince is the godson of The Queen. Crown Prince Alexander and the Duke of Cambridge are third cousins through their mutual descent from King George I of Greece and his wife Queen Olga (née Russia).
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Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia also gave her insight into this happy event in the British royal family. The princess is a close friend of the Prince of Wales. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Cambridge are second cousins once removed through their mutual descent from King George I of Greece and his wife Queen Olga (née Russia).
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<p><br>"<em>Charlotte: A Royal At War</em> is the remarkable story of Grand Duchess Charlotte, daughter of Guillaume IV, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. As the constitutional monarch of the small European country from 1919 to 1964, she faced daunting challenges during the chaotic and frightening years of World War II. Charlotte, however, found the courage to inspire her devastated nation through the power of radio, reaching her people in their darkest hour."<br><br></p>
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<p><br><em>Rafael</em> Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Ligne was born at Rio de Janiero on 24 April 1986. His parents, Prince Antônio of Brazil (b.1950) and Princess Christine of Ligne (b.1955), had married civilly on 25 September and religiously on 26 September 1981 at Belœil, Belgium. Prince Rafael's paternal grandparents are Prince Pedro Henrique of Brazil (1909-1981) and Princess Maria of Bavaria (1914-2011); his maternal grandparents are Antoine, Prince of Ligne (1925-2005), and Princess Alix of Luxembourg (1929-2019). Rafael grew up in Rio with his parents and three siblings: Prince Pedro Luíz (1983-2009), Princess Amélia (b.1984), and Princess Maria Gabriela (b.1989). Prince Pedro Luíz died aged twenty-six as a passenger aboard the crash of Air France Flight 447 on 1 June 2009. Princess Amélia married Alexander James Spearman (b.1984) in 2014.</p>
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<div>Prince Rafael attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, where he graduated with a degree in production engineering. As his elder sister Amélia resides in Spain and his younger sister Maria Gabriela lives in Belgium, while Rafael resides in London, none of the children of Prince Antônio and Princess Christine live in Brazil.</div>
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<div>The Head of the Brazilian Imperial House is Prince Luíz Gastão (b.1938), Rafael's uncle. Prince Rafael is third in line to the Headship of House Brazil after his uncle Prince Bertrand (b.1941) and his father Prince Antônio. This is due to the fact that Rafael's two uncles (Luíz Gastão and Bertrand) and one aunt (Isabel [1944-2017]) never married, and that his father's three older brothers, Eudes, Pedro de Alcântara, and Fernando, all married morganatically. Prince Rafael is followed in the line of succession by his younger sister Maria Gabriella, and then by his aunt Princess Leonor (b.1953) and her son from her marriage to Michel, Prince of Ligne (b.1951): Prince Henri (b.1989). Leonor's daughter Princess Alix of Ligne (b.1984) lost her dynastic rights after her 2016 marriage to Count Guillaume de Dampierre. Prince Rafael and his siblings are double-first cousins to Prince Henri and Princess Alix of Ligne, as their Brazilian parents (Antônio and Leonor) married siblings (Christine and Michel). </div>
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<div>Currently, Prince Rafael of Brazil works for AmBev in São Paolo. For a time, Rafael was in a relationship with Talita Vaccaro; however, the couple are now just friends. Under the current rules of to the Imperial House, Prince Rafael will have to marry an equal spouse in order to retain his dynastic place. </div>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1921-2019)<br> Photograph (c) Grand Ducal Court/Vic Fischbach</td>
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<br> The Grand Ducal Court has announced that Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg passed away at 12:25am this morning (Tuesday, 23 April) following a recent illness. He was surrounded by his family. Grand Duke Jean celebrated his ninety-eighth birthday on 5 January of this year. A state funeral will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, 5 May, at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg.<br> <br>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg surrounded by family on his 98th birthday<br> Photograph (c) Grand Ducal Court/C.Piscitelli</td>
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On Saturday, 13 April, the Grand Ducal Court stated that Grand Duke Jean had been hospitalised with a pulmonary infection. Three days later, on Tuesday, 16 April, the court released a positive update: "<em>The condition of the state of health of His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean is favourable. His Royal Highness remains under observation at hospital</em>." However, at 5:30pm on Easter Sunday, the court released a more somber statement: "<em>The state of health of His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean has significantly deteriorated. The whole of the Grand Ducal Family is gathered at the bedside of Grand Duke Jean.</em>" At 6:00am this morning, Grand Duke Henri made the following announcement: "<em>It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of my beloved father, His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean, who has passed away in peace, surrounded by the affection of his family.</em>"<br>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Communiqué from the Grand Ducal Court on Grand Duke Jean's health</td>
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<div>Born on 5 January 1921 at Schloß Berg, Prince <em>Jean</em> Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano was the eldest child of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (1896-1985) and Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma (1893-1970), who had married in 1919. Jean's godfather was Pope Benedict XI. He was followed by five siblings, four sisters and one brother: Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1922-2011), who married Duke Franz Ferdinand of Hohenberg (1927-1977) in 1956; Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg (1924-2007), who wed Count Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck (1928-2008); Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg (b.1925), who married Count Knud Johan Holstein til Ledreborg (1919-2001); Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927-1977), who married Joan Douglas Dillon (b.1935) in 1967; and Princess Alix of Luxembourg (1929-2019), who married Antoine Prince of Ligne (1925-2005) in 1950. </div>
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Most of Jean's childhood was spent at Schloß Berg. After receiving his primary and secondary education in Luxembourg, Jean studied at Ampleforth College, Yorkshire, from 1934-1938. Between 1938-1940, the hereditary grand duke was privately tutored at the Grand Ducal Palace.<br>
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<div>When troops from Nazi Germany invaded the Grand Duchy on 10 May 1940, Grand Duchess Charlotte, her entire family, and her government left Luxembourg for France: they briefly stayed in Paris and then in the South of France. As the Third Reich's reach became more menacing, the Luxembourg family and government made their way to the United Kingdom by traveling through Spain and Portugal. Grand Duchess Charlotte and her government made their base in London; the rest of the Grand Ducal family, the children and Prince Félix, were sent to Canada. It was there that Hereditary Grand Duke Jean attended the Université Laval at Quebec, where he studied Law and Political Science. </div>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exiled: Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Félix in London, 1941</td>
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<div>On 29 November 1942, Prince Jean volunteered for service in the British Army. He initially trained with the Irish Guards at Coulsdon Common. Jean completed his officer's training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; by 1944, Prince Jean was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Irish Guards. On 10 September 1944, Jean arrived in Luxembourg City, which his father had already reached with the American 5th Armoured Division earlier that morning. On that day, the balcony appearance at the Grand Ducal Palace of the Hereditary Grand Duke and Prince Félix was greeted with immense enthusiasm by their countryman. On 14 April 1945, Grand Duchess Charlotte returned to her country. Prince Jean was released from the Irish Guards on 26 June 1947. His service was recognised by receipt of the 1939-1945 War Medal, the 1939-1945 Star, and the French Croix de guerre.</div>
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<div><br> At the Cathedral of Luxembourg, Hereditary Grand Duke Jean married Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (b.11 October 1927) on 9 April 1953. Joséphine-Charlotte was the only daughter of King Léopold III of the Belgians (1901-1983) and his first wife Queen Astrid (1905-1935; née Sweden). The couple were second cousins once removed, both being descendants of King Miguel I of Portugal (1802-1866) and his wife Princess Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831-1909). The godmother of the Belgian princess was her mother-in-law, Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg. Jean and Joséphine-Charlotte's union was not a love match at the start, but their marital bonds stood the test of time. Both of Joséphine-Charlotte's brothers, Baudouin (1930-1993) and Albert (b.1934), eventually reigned as King of the Belgians.<br> <br>
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On 28 April 1961, Grand Duchess Charlotte appointed her eldest son as her "Lieutenant-Representant." The Lieutenancy is an institution unique to Luxembourg, wherein the Grand Ducal powers are delegated to the Lieutenant. Hereditary Grand Duke Jean took his oath as Lieutenant-Representant on 4 May 1961. On 12 November 1964, Jean became the Grand Duke of Luxembourg when his mother Charlotte abdicated the throne after a reign of forty-five years. In their new roles as Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, Jean and Joséphine-Charlotte visited the main towns of the districts of the Grand Duchy in 1965. </div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">After a reign of thirty-six years, Grand Duke Jean abdicated on 7 October 2000. He was succeeded by his eldest son and heir Henri as Grand Duke of Luxembourg. After the abdication, Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte made their home at Schloß Fischbach. </div>
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<div>In their nearly fifty-two years of marriage, Jean and Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg became the parents of five children. First came Princess Marie Astrid (b.1954), who wed Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (1954) in 1982. Then arrived the current Grand Duke Henri (b.1955), who married María Teresa Mestre y Batista (b.1956) in 1981. Twins Prince Jean and Princess Margaretha (b.1957) were the next to arrive. Jean firstly married Hélène Vestur (b.1958) in 1987, and after their divorce he remarried Diane de Guerre (b.1962) in 2009. Princess Margaretha wed Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (b.1947) in 1982. The benjamin of the family, Prince Guillaume, was born in 1963; he married Sibilla Weiller (b.1968) in 1994.<br> <br>
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Having battled with lung cancer, Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg passed away on 10 January 2005 at Fischbach. The grand duchess was seventy-seven years-old. Jean has been the centre of the Grand Ducal Family since then. The Grand Duke is now reunited with the Grand Duchess. </div>
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<div><br> Eurohistory sends its condolences to the Grand Ducal Family and the people of Luxembourg. The Grand Duke is survived by his five children, twenty-one grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and his sister Marie Gabrielle. May His Royal Highness Rest In Peace.<br> <br>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein will be married to Ms. Tilsin Tanberk on April 20, 2012.<br>Rudolf is the son of Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein and of his wife Princess Isabelle (née de l'Arbre de Malander). </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Ms Tanberk is the daughter of Mr. Olgun Tanberk and of his wife Melek (née Kampulat). </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The wedding is scheduled to take place in Istanbul on Friday, 20 April 2012.<br><br>
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<div>The celebration of the union of Prince Rudolf and Tılsım Tanberk lasted from 20-22 April 2012. On Saturday, 21 April 2012, Prince Rudolf and Princess Tılsım of Liechtenstein were married in a Roman Catholic ceremony at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Istanbul. The reception for the couple was held at Çırağan Palace, a former residence of the Ottoman Imperial Family and now a five star hotel. Among the 500 guests were Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant (now King Philippe I of the Belgians), Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (presumably with her husband Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg), Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro (presumably with her husband Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro), Princess Margarita and Prince Radu of Romania, and Prince Michael of Yugoslavia as well as by the groom's first cousin Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. </div>
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<div>The marriage of Prince Rudolf and Princess Tılsım was described by another guest, Patricia della Giovampaola:</div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The wedding was fabulous. Not a detail was left unattended. A refined and exquisite menu. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The bride and groom, lovely, young and deeply in love. The ceremony was touching, with a choir and an excellent soprano. The ladies were so elegant, all of them wearing hats (as it should be) and mainly nude shoes. However, I've seen an explosion of colors in their dresses: neon green, orange, fuchsia, pinks. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">It's Spring, so flowers seem proper in hats. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">After the ceremony, we run back to our hotel to change for the great Gala Dinner at the Ciragan Sirayi...</blockquote>
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<p>The couple have become the the parents of three children: Princess Alienor Faye (29 September 2014-13 December 2015), and twins Princess Laetitia and Prince Karl Ludwig (b.21 July 2016).</p>
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<div>Prince Rudolf (b.7 Sep 1975) attended the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and works in global finance. Princess Tılsım (b.20 Jul 1974) was educated at both Columbia University and Brown University. </div>
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<div>Sources: </div>
<div><a href="http://erhj.blogspot.com/2012/04/marriage-in-house-liechtenstein.html">Marriage in House Liechtenstein</a></div>
<div><a href="http://patriciadellagiovampaolaenglish.blogspot.com/2012/04/ceremony.html">The Ceremony</a></div>
<div><a href="https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/vermischtes/Beisetzung-von-Prinzessin-Alienor-Faye;art171,189145">Beisetzung von Prinzessin Alienor Faye</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.luxarazzi.com/2016/07/twins-for-prince-rudolf-and-princess.html">Twins for Prince Rudolf and Princess Tılsım</a></div>
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<p><br>The second son and ninth child of Prince (eventual King) Nikola I and Princess (eventual Queen) Milena of Montenegro was born at St Petersburg on 17 April 1879. The Montenegrin prince was given the Mirko. Mirko had an older and younger brother: Crown Prince Danilo (1872-1939) and Prince Peter (1889-1932). Prince Mirko also had a deluge of sisters: Princess Zorka (1864-1890; wife of the future King Peter I of Serbia), Princess Milica (1866-1951; wife of Grand Duke Peter of Russia), Princess Anastasia (1868-1935; firstly wed to Duke George of Leuchtenberg, secondly wed to Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia), Princess Marica (1869-1885), Princess Elena (1871-1952; Queen consort of Italy as wife to King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy), Princess Anna (1873-1971; wife of Prince Franz Joseph of Battenberg), Princess Sofia (born and died 1876), Princess Xenia (1881-1960), and Princess Vera (1887-1927). The couple who produced this large and well-connected brood became King and Queen of Montenegro in 1910, when the nation was upgraded from a principality to a kingdom. Due to the advantageous marriages of his children, King Nikola was known as the "<em>Father-In-Law of Europe</em>."<br><br></p>
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<p>Prince Mirko was somewhat of the family pet. Due to his charm and good looks, the young prince was forgiven many of the pranks that he pulled on those at the palace at Cetinje. Even his father, the stern Nikola, turned a blind eye. Mirko traveled extensively on the European Continent. As he did so, gossip columnists frequently wrote stories about this and that princess to whom the prince might attach himself. At one point in 1901, before his marriage, Princess Laetitia, Dowager Duchess of Aosta, tried her hand at playing matchmaker between the prince and one of her Bonaparte relatives.</p>
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<div>Yet, when the time came, Mirko of Montenegro chose a bride with connections closer to home. While in Nice, around 1901, he met Natalija "Lili" Konstantinović (1882-1950), the daughter of Colonel Alexander Konstantinović, himself the son of Alexander Konstantinović and Princess Anka Obrenović (1821-1868). Princess Anka, Natalija's grandmother, was the aunt of King Milan of Serbia and the grand-aunt of the ill-fated King Alexander of Serbia. Mirko fell head over heels for this descendant of the Obrenović dynasty. Prince Mirko and Natalija Konstantinović were married at Cetinje on 25 July 1902. </div>
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The couple quickly set about establishing a family. In total, five sons were born to Mirko and Natalija; however, only one lived to adulthood. Their children were Prince Stephan (1903-1908), Prince Stanislav (1905-1908), Prince Mihailo (1908-1986), Prince Pavle (1910-1933), and Prince Emmanuel (1912-1928). When Princess Natalija was pregnant with her third son Mihailo in 1908, she and Mirko suffered the blow of the deaths of their two eldest sons, Stephan and Stanislav, within a period of two months. This loss greatly undermined the couple's relationship and fondness for one another. The later births of Princes Pavle and Emmanuel were not sufficient to bind their father and mother together. Shortly after the birth of Emmanuel in 1912, the couple separated, and Natalia returned to her parents. Some genealogies record that Prince Mirko and Natalija divorced in 1917, while others maintain that the couple were still separated at the time of Mirko's death.<br>
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In 1921, after the death of King Nikola I, Crown Prince Danilo abdicated his rights to the throne several days later. Thus, for a period of some years, between 1921-1929, when the Regency of the Kingdom of Montenegro ended, Prince Mirko's only surviving son was considered as King Mihailo I of Montenegro. Mihailo married Geneviève Prigent (1919-1990) in 1941 and had one son, Nikola (b.1944), who is today recognised by the Montenegrin government as Head of the Royal House.<br>
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<div>In 1920, Princess Natalija of Montenegro took as her second husband Count Gaston Errembault de Dudzeele (1877-1961), the son of Count Gaston Errembault de Dudzeele (1819-1888) and Countess Maria Helene von Abensperg und Traun (1824-1889). Natalija and Gaston had two daughters: Hélène (1921-2006) and Anne-Marie (1922-1984). Both daughters left issue.<br><br>
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<p><a title="Euro History Journal" href="https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC-MJlAhBjuIRiaodRrCw6XwN0t9FfSRdbifVHfVNLTEvvTn8ErdV-4H5cszd5A1D94JcVtLWdSfjZROXVKjWCVtKRslvNwTjF8tjZmL6Vqm8uDtrQEXNxsffTfw4wfFRsn6lm9wx9XE/s850/Screen+Shot+2018-04-22+at+11.47.40+AM-2.png" alt="Euro History Journal" width="413" height="100"></a></p>Botswahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534982008882694248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803513153026833082.post-55582278947603189302023-05-02T08:46:00.000-07:002023-12-10T16:17:53.861-08:00On This Day In History: The Birth of Prince Eugen of Anhalt, Erstwhile Head of House Anhalt<table class="tr-caption-container" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
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<p>On 17 April 1903, Prince <em>Eugen</em> Friedrich Ernst August Heinrich Adolf Aribert of Anhalt, Duke of Saxony, Count zu Askanien, was born at Dessau, the capital of the Duchy of Anhalt. Eugen was the fifth child and third son of Duke Eduard of Anhalt (1861-1918) and Princess Luise of Saxe-Altenburg (1873-1953). Eduard and Luise had married in 1895 at Altenburg; the couple had six children, of whom four survived until adulthood: Princess Friederike (born and died in 1896), Prince Leopold (1897-1898), Princess Marie Auguste (1898-1983; married firstly to Prince Joachim of Prussia, then to Baron Johannes-Michael von Loën), Prince Joachim Ernst (1901-1947; Duke of Anhalt; married firstly to Elisabeth Strickrodt, then to Edda Marwitz), Prince Eugen (1903-1980), lastly, and Prince Wolfang (1912-1936). Duke Eduard and Duchess Luise of Anhalt were divorced in 1918, before Eduard's death. Their eldest surviving son, Joachim Ernst, was the last reigning Duke of Anhalt. He lost his throne in 1918 when his uncle and regent, Prince Aribert, abdicated on his behalf. Aribert was the ex-husband of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria; the couple's divorce in 1901 sparked rather a scandal. </p>
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<div>In January 1928, Prince Eugen and his sister Princess Marie Auguste, Baroness von Loën, took their older brother Duke Joachim Ernst to court at Dessau. The siblings requested that Joachim Ernst, who was described as "<em>an art connoisseur and a theatrical producer</em>," should be placed under a trusteeship by the court. Joachim Ernst contested that his sister Marie Auguste was unjustly seeking damages against him, after he had agreed (but failed) to give her a monthly allowance of $500. The duke further stated that his brother Eugen was only seeking additional monetary gain, as Joachim Ernst alleged that Eugen had already received certain sums of money from the Anhalt estate. </div>
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<div>At this time, Joachim Ernst was married to his first wife, Odile <em>Elisabeth</em> Strickrodt (1903-1971), a former actress. Elisabeth was granted the title Countess of Ascania upon her marriage. Joachim Ernst and Elisabeth divorced in 1929; later that same year, Joachim Ernst remarried to Editha "<em>Edda</em>" Charlotte Wilhelmine Marwitz (adopted daughter of Bertha von Stephani, whose surname Edda used afterwards). Five children were born during the course of the union of Joachim Ernst and Edda: Princess Marie Antoinette "<em>Alexandra</em>" (1930-1993), Princess Anna Luise (1933-2003), Prince Friedrich (1938-1963), Princess Edda (b.1940), and Prince Eduard (b.1941). Duke Joachim Ernst died on 18 February 1947 at Buchenwald as a Russian prisoner of war.<br><br>
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<br>Prince Eugen married <em>Anastasia</em> Marie Therese Karoline Jungmeier (25 July 1901-19 February 1970) on 2 October 1935 at Munich. Anastasia was the daughter of industrialist Max Jungmeier and his wife Anastasia Steiner. Eugen and Anastasia of Anhalt had one child: Princess <em>Anastasia Luise</em> Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sybille Marie-Auguste Henriette, who was born at Regensburg on 22 December 1940. </div>
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<br>After it became known that his brother Joachim Ernst had died, Prince Eugen staked his claim as Head of the Ducal House of Anhalt. This occurred despite the fact that two sons were born during the marriage of Joachim Ernst and Edda Marwitz-von Stephani. However, some genealogists have raised doubts about the paternity of Friedrich, Edda, and Eduard of Anhalt, Eugen's nephews and youngest niece. Princess Alexandra, Eugen's niece and Eduard's sister, went on the record in 1990 and claimed that her "<em>half-brother</em>" was actually the son of Heinrich Himmler; Eduard dismissed his sister's words as being part of a smear campaign. The reasoning behind genealogists' doubts about the paternity of Eduard (and his late brother) hold their grounding in the fact that Joachim Ernst, their legal father, was in a concentration camp beginning in 1938 and until his death in 1947: thus, he would not have been in a position to sire children with his wife during that time. Prince Eugen maintained his claim to the Headship of House Anhalt until his death.</div>
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<div><br>Prince Eugen and Princess Anastasia of Anhalt were both able to witness the marriage of their daughter in 1962. Anastasia Luise civilly married Prince Maria Emanuel of Saxony (1926-2012) on 22 June 1962 at La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland. The couple's religious wedding took place the following day. Maria Emanuel worked as a banker in Switzerland. He was also a painter of talent, and several exhibitions were held that displayed his work. In this vein, he shared a bond with his mother-in-law, Anastasia, who was also a noted painter. The princess signed most of her works as "Anastasia Young [Jung]."</div>
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<div>Upon the death of Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony in 1968, his son Maria Emanuel succeeded as the Head of the Royal House of Saxony and assumed took the title Margrave of Meißen. Anastasia Luise and Maria Emanuel were married for fifty years when the Margrave of Meißen died on 23 July 2012. The couple did not have children. Maria Emanuel was succeeded as Head of House Saxony by his nephew and adopted son Prince Alexander, Margrave of Meißen, who is married to Princess Gisela of Bavaria. Princess Anastasia Luise, Dowager Margravine of Meißen, is quite close to her nephew and adopted son Alexander, as well as his family, who all embody the future of the Royal House of Saxony.</div>
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Meanwhile, Princess Anastasia of Anhalt died at Vevey on 20 February 1970, aged sixty-eight. The princess was an artist of some note, and her passing was mentioned in several international papers. Prince Eugen survived his wife by ten years: he died at La Tour de Peilz on 2 September 1980. Eugen of Anhalt was seventy-seven. </div>
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<p>Princess Anastasia Luise of Saxony, Dowager Margravine of Meißen, lives today at the Villa Ascania in Switzerland.</p>
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<p><a title="Euro History Journal" href="https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC-MJlAhBjuIRiaodRrCw6XwN0t9FfSRdbifVHfVNLTEvvTn8ErdV-4H5cszd5A1D94JcVtLWdSfjZROXVKjWCVtKRslvNwTjF8tjZmL6Vqm8uDtrQEXNxsffTfw4wfFRsn6lm9wx9XE/s850/Screen+Shot+2018-04-22+at+11.47.40+AM-2.png" alt="Euro History Journal" width="413" height="100"></a></p>Botswahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534982008882694248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803513153026833082.post-33033239584735197122023-05-01T03:46:00.000-07:002023-12-11T16:11:26.270-08:00Royal Messages of Support Pour in Following Notre-Dame Fire<p>The Heads of various Royal and Imperial houses around the world have been sending messages of encouragement and support to the French people after the tragic fire at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris.<br><br><br></p>
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<p><br><strong>The Message of HRH The Count of Paris:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">This afternoon, at 3:00pm, I will go to Notre-Dame de Paris. I will pray for our country, of which Our Lady, erected by the kings of France, is the spiritual and protective symbol. I call on all French people to live in the same way and to unite in Hope.</blockquote>
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<p><br><strong>The Message of HIH The Prince Napoléon:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Deeply saddened by the tragedy of Notre-Dame de Paris. I thank the firefighters for their courage, and my prayers are with the Catholics during this Holy Week. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">I believe in the strength and solidarity of the French people to revive together this extraordinary monument, symbol of our heritage and our History.</blockquote>
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<strong>The Messages of TRH The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg:</strong><br>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Monsieur le Président de la République, </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The images of Notre Dame Cathedral on fire broke our hearts last night. Today we want to salute the movement of mobilization which is being born so that this high place of French civilization shines again in the whole world. Our bond with Our Lady is stronger than ever. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Henri and Maria Teresa<br>Luxembourg, 16 April 2019</blockquote>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Monseigneur the Archbishop of Paris,<br>Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, Rector-Archpriest of Notre-Dame Cathedral, </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The images of the burning cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris have upset us because of this unique link that unites us to the symbol of Christian and eternal France. We did not expect to relive the time of the cathedral builders. We will be with you wholeheartedly in this work of reconstruction so that comfort gives way to our immense sorrow. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Henri and Maria Teresa<br>Luxembourg, 16 April 2019</blockquote>
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<br><strong>The Message of HIH The Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia:</strong>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The Head of the Imperial House of Russia, H.I.H. the Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, and her son and heir, H.I.H. the Grand Duke George of Russia, were deeply saddened by the news of the destruction by fire of a significant part of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. This is a tragic event for the entire Christian world, a portentous sign, and an irreplaceable loss for the culture of all the world. Their Imperial Highnesses pray that the Lord will preserve the lives of all the firefighters and others who are offering aid during this dreadful catastrophe, and that He will save from destruction the many holy relics which are kept in the Cathedral. The Grand Duchess and Grand Duke send their deepest condolences to the people of France.</blockquote>
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<br><strong>The Message of HM The King of Sweden:</strong>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">His Excellency Emmanuel Macron<br>President of the French Republic<br>PARIS </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Her Majesty the Queen and I wish to express our sincere sympathy following the fire at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris and convey our deep feelings of solidarity to the French people. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">CARL GUSTAF R</blockquote>
<blockquote>Royal Palace, Stockholm<br>16 April 2019 </blockquote>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">My wife and I were utterly heartbroken to learn of the terrible fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral this evening and wanted to let you know immediately how much we are thinking of yourself and the French people at this most agonizing of times, and of the emergency services who are so bravely tackling the blaze.<br><br>I realize only too well what a truly special significance the Cathedral holds at the heart of your nation; but also for us all outside France it represents one of the greatest architectural achievements of Western Civilization. It is a treasure for all mankind and, as such, to witness its destruction in this most dreadful conflagration is a shattering tragedy, the unbearable pain of which we all share.<br><br>Cher Monsieur le Président, our hearts go out to you and the people of France more than you can ever know, especially in view of our experience with the devastating fire at Windsor Castle twenty-seven years ago. We send you our most profound sympathy, however inadequate that may be.<br><br>Très cordialement à vous<br>Charles<br>The Prince of Wales</blockquote>
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<p><br>The future queen of Spain was born on 24 October 1887 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The princess was the daughter of Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896) and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857-1944), who had married in 1885. The newest Battenberg was named after her grandmother, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and her godmother, Empress Eugénie of the French.<br><br></p>
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<p><br>Princess Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg married King Alfonso XIII of Spain on 31 May 1906 at San Jerónimo el Real in Madrid. The celebrations were marred by a failed assassination attempt on the couple. Victoria Eugenia's wedding was attended by her mother Beatrice, by her brothers Alexander and Louis, and by her cousins the Prince and Princess of Wales (the future King George V and Queen Mary).<br><br></p>
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<p><br>In the course of their marriage, King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Eugenia had seven children in quick succession. The first to arrive was the heir, Infante Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, on 10 May 1907. The Prince of Asturias renounced his dynastic rights in 1933 upon his first marriage to Edelmira Sampedro-Ocejo y Robato, Countess of Covadonga (1906-1994). The couple's union ended in divorce in 1937. That same year, Alfonso married Marta Esther Rocafort-Altuzarra (1913-1993); they separated after a few months and were divorced in 1938. The Prince of Asturias passed away at the age of thirty-one on 6 September 1938. Like his youngest sibling, Gonzalo, the prince had inherited haemophilia, the tragic legacy of Queen Victoria, through his mother Queen Victoria Eugenia.</p>
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<div>Next to arrive was Infante Jaime on 23 June 1908. Jaime, who was titled Duke of Segovia, renounced his rights to the throne of Spain in 1933. The infante married twice, both times morganatically. In 1935, Jaime married Emanuelle de Dampierre (1913-2012), with whom he had two sons, Alfonso and Gonzalo. The Duke and Duchess of Segovia civilly divorced in 1947. In 1949, Infante Jaime took as his second wife former German actress Charlotte Tiedemann (1919-1979). The Duke of Segovia died on 20 March 1975 at the age of sixty-six.<br><br>
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<br>Then came Infanta Beatriz on 22 June 1909. Beatriz wed Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince of Civitella-Cesi in 1935. Beatriz passed away on 22 November 2002 at the age of ninety-three. Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (b.1968; née Weiller), wife of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and sister-in-law of Grand Duke Henri, is a granddaughter of the infanta.<br><br>
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<br>A stillborn son followed Infanta Beatriz, Infante Fernando, who was born and died on 21 May 1910.<br><br>On 12 December 1911, Infanta Maria Cristina joined the family. In 1940, the infanta married Enrico Eugenio Marone-Cinzano, 1st Count Marone. Maria Cristina died at the age of eighty-five on 23 December 1996.<br><br>
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<br>Infante Juan was born on 20 June 1913: he was given the title Count of Barcelona and married Princess Maria de las Mercedes of the Two Sicilies in 1935. The Count and Countess of Barcelona became the parents of King Juan Carlos I of Spain and his two sisters, Infantas Pilar and Margarita. The Count of Barcelona died on 1 April 1993, aged seventy-nine.<br><br>
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<br>Lastly came Infante Gonzalo, who arrived on 24 October 1914 and died aged nineteen on 13 August 1934. Gonzalo had inherited haemophilia through his mother; this affliction led to his early death after he was involved in an automobile accident.<br><br>
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With her family, Victoria Eugenia departed Spain on 14 April 1931 when elections in the country brought the Republicans to power. Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain became a widow on 28 February 1941, when King Alfonso XIII died at Rome following the fallout of a heart attack suffered earlier in the month. The couple had lived separate lives for sometime. </div>
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<p><br>Prince <em>Carl Johan</em> Arthur of Sweden was born on 31 October 1916 at Stockholm Palace. The prince was the fourth son and fifth (and youngest) child of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (1882-1973; later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and his wife Crown Princess Margaret (1882-1920; née Princess Margaret of Connaught). Carl Johan joined four elder siblings: Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947), Prince Sigvard (1907-2002; later Count of Wisborg), Princess Ingrid (1910-2000; later Queen Consort of Denmark), and Prince Bertil (1912-1997).<br><br></p>
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<p><br>Carl Johan attended the Lundsberg School. Thereafter, he carried out his military training in the Swedish forces. The prince also pursued legal studies, and hoped to begin a career with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.<br><br></p>
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<td class="tr-caption">Count Sigvard, Queen Ingrid, Count Carl Johan and Prince Bertil in 1953<br>Photograph (c) Swedish Royal Family</td>
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<div>The Swedish prince lost his dynastic rights and royal title when he married journalist Elin <em>Kerstin</em> Margaretha Wijkmark (1910-1987) at New York City on 19 February 1946. Carl Johan and Kerstin did not have biological children; however, they adopted a daughter and a son early in their marriage: Monica (b.1948; adopted in 1951) and Christian (b.1949; adopted in 1950). The Bernadotte couple lived for some time in New York City, where Carl Johan worked as the representative of the Anglo-Nordic Trading Company. In 1951, Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg granted Carl Johan and his legitimate descendants the title of Count(ess) of Wisborg; in addition, Carl Johan was given the personal title of Prince Bernadotte. </div>
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<div class="separator">Carl Johan became a widower when his wife Kerstin passed away on 11 September 1987. Both of their adopted children married and have issue. Monica wed Count Johan Peder Bonde af Björnö (b.1950) in 1976; the couple divorced in 1997 after having three children. Christian married Marianne Jenny (b.1958) in 1980; the couple also have three children. </div>
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<p><br>On 29 September 1988 at Copenhagen, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte remarried Swedish aristocrat Gunnila Wachtmeister af Johannishus (1923-2016). Gunnila was the widow of Carl-Herman Bussler (1918-1981), who she had married in 1942 and with whom she had four children. Carl Johan and Gunnila were popular members of the extended Swedish royal family. The couple attended the wedding of Carl Johan's great-grandnephew Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark to Mary Donaldson in 2004. </p>
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<p>Aged eighty-five, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte died on 5 May 2012 in the Ängelholm Hospital in Ängelholm, Sweden. The count was the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901). Carl Johan was the paternal uncle of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and maternal uncle of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes. His wife Gunnilla followed him on 12 September 2016, when she died at Båstad, Sweden, at the age of ninety-three.</p>
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<p>Today, Monday, 15 April 2019, is a day that will not be forgotten or remembered happily in history. On this day, during Holy Week, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris was engulfed in flames beginning at 6:40PM CEST. As of 12:00AM CEST, the fire still burns at Notre-Dame.</p>
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<div>Construction of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Paris started in 1163 and was largely finished by 1345. The cathedral is located the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris. Over its more than 800 years of existence, Notre-Dame has been subject to numerous renovations. </div>
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<div>The Cathedral has been the sight of numerous events of immense historic importance. It is a Roman Catholic Church that serves as an icon of Paris and France: it contains numerous treasures of immeasurable worth. The full extent of the loss is not yet known.</div>
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<td class="tr-caption">The Marriage at Notre-Dame of King François II of France and Queen Mary of Scots on 24 April 1558</td>
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<td class="tr-caption">The Marriage of the Duke of Berry and Princess Marie-Caroline of the Two Sicilies on 17 June 1816 at Notre-Dame</td>
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<p><br>On 9 May 2018, aged fifty-six, Duke Friedrich of Württemberg was killed as the result of a motor vehicle accident at Ebenweiler. He was trying to pass a tractor trailer in his lane, and in this attempt he hit head-on a car in the opposite lane of traffic. Friedrich, who was driving an antique Porsche, died instantly; three persons were injured in the other vehicle.<br><br></p>
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<p><br>Duke<em> Friedrich</em> Philipp Carl Franz Maria of Württemberg was born at Friedrichshafen on 1 June 1961 as the first child of Duke Carl of Württemberg (b.1936) and Duchess Diane (b.1940; née Orléans). Friedrich's godparents were his paternal grandfather Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1893-1975) and his maternal grandmother Princess Isabelle, Countess of Paris (1911-2003). In November 1993 at Altshausen, Duke Friedrich married his sixth cousin Princess Marie of Wied (b.1973), both parties being descendants of Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm of Nassau-Weilburg (1786-1816) and<br>Burggräfin Luise Isabelle of Kirchberg (1772-1827). </p>
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<div class="separator">The funeral of Duke Friedrich of Württemberg was held at Altshausen on 25 May 2018. It was attended by Duke Karl and Duchess Diane, Friedrich's siblings, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein with his son Hereditary Prince Alois and daughter-in-law Hereditary Princess Sophie, Margrave Max of Baden, Prince Ludwig and Princess Marianne of Baden, Prince Berthold and Princess Stephanie of Baden, Duke Franz of Bavaria, Landgrave Donatus of Hesse, and Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia - there were, of course, many other royal and noble persons present. Duke Friedrich of Württemberg was laid to rest in a private burial.</div>
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<p><br>During the exile of the Greek royal family from their country during World War II, HRH Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark was born at Cape Town, South Africa, on 11 May 1942. Irene was the third child and second daughter of Crown Prince Paul of the Hellenes (1901-1964) and Crown Princess Frederica (1917-1981; née Hannover), who wed in 1938. The princess joined an elder sister, Sophia (b.1938), and an elder brother, Constantine (b.1940). Irene's godfather was Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950), the 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa. In 1946, the Greek royals returned to their country - Irene's uncle was King George II of the Hellenes.</p>
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<div>In 1947, following the death of her uncle George II, Irene's father Paul succeeded to the Greek throne as King of the Hellenes. His reign would last until 1964, when he died at the age of sixty-two. At that time, Irene's brother became King Constantine II of the Hellenes. His reign would last until 1973, when the Greek monarchy was abolished.</div>
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During her formative years, Princess Irene was a pupil of the concert pianist Gina Bachauer. Afterwards, the princess performed as a professional concert pianist herself.
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In the wake of the flight of the Greek royals in 1967, Irene followed her brother Constantine and sister-in-law Anne-Marie into exile in Rome. They were accompanied by their mother, Frederica, who had become a polarising figure in Greece owing to her German birth. The royal family resided in a villa near Rome.<br><br>
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<br>After her brother Constantine lost his throne in 1973, Irene moved to India with her mother: the two were very much interested in Hindu philosophy. After Queen Frederica's death, Princess Irene has lived in Spain in an apartment at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, the royal residence of her sister and brother-in-law, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain.<br><br>
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Together with her cousin Princess Tatiana Radziwill, Princess Irene is one of the closest confidantes of her sister, Queen Sofía of Spain.<br>
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<p><br>In May 1934, the engagement was announced between Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (1903-1973) and Mr Sidney <em>Ashley</em> Chanler (1907-1994). The infanta was the daughter of Infante Miguel, Duke of Bragança (1853-1927), and his second wife Princess Marie Therese zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870-1935). Mr Chanler was the son of Mr William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) and Mrs Beatrice Minerva Chanler (1881-1946; née Ashley); through his father, Ashley was a descendant of John Jacob Astor (1763-1848).</p>
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<div>The couple were married on 13 June 1934 at Seebenstein, the Bragança family home near Vienna. Maria Antónia and Ashley settled in the United States after their wedding. A Harvard graduate, Ashley Chanler worked as a public relations executive. The Chanlers had three children: Mafalda (b.1935), Anthony (b.1938), and Robert (b.1941). The Chanlers divorced in 1948 and they received an annulment in 1954. Ashley Chanler went on to marry twice more and to have two further children. Maria Antónia never remarried.</div>
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<p>On 22 June 1961, Queen Marie of Yugoslavia died in London at the age of sixty-one. She was survived by her three sons: King Peter II, Prince Tomislav, and Prince Andrej. The queen had been a widow since the assassination of her husband King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in 1934.<br><br></p>
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<p>Born at Berlin on 19 December 1911, Prince <em>Friedrich</em> Georg Wilhelm Christoph of Prussia was the fourth son and child of German Crown Prince Wilhelm and his wife Cecile (née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin).</p>
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<div>In 1936, Friedrich attended the funeral of King George V, which took place on 28 January. The prince's future brother-in-law, Sir Henry "<em>Chips</em>" Channon, the husband of Lady Honor Guinness, remarked in his diaries: "<em>Fritzi of Prussia looked very handsome in a white uniform, and the King of Rumania [Carol II] look ridiculous as ever.</em>" Later that same year, the Channons paid a visit to Germany from August until September. During their stay, Chips and Honor were invited by Friedrich to visit his mother the Crown Princess. Chips recalled this episode in his diary entry of 10 August 1936:</div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Yesterday Fritzy rang up to say that his mother, the Crown Princess, expected us to luncheon today, and we wondered what to wear for this royal engagement. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">I thought that grey flannels would be appropriate for lunch in the country anywhere, but, on the whole, we decided black might be more correct and so black it was, with Harold Balfour and I in our House of Commons uniforms, and Honor beautifully dressed in semi-grand 'dayers.' Cecilienhof, which the Imperial Family thinks looks very English, is a dreadful Lutyens sort of house, ugly and bogus Tudor, built just before the war. That it overlooks a lake is its only consolation. Fritzy met us and led us to the water's edge, where we found Princess Cécile, his second sister, an intelligent, half cross-eyed girl of eighteen, bathing with young Lord Jellicoe. The house itself is very royal with plush, palms, bareness, and faded, signed photographs of dead monarchs. Fritzy showed us his mother's bath-cum-dressing room, which she has fitted up as a yacht, to remind her of Kiel, and we were laughing a little, when the door opened and the Crown Princess walked in, large, smiling, and gracious. '<em>Thank you so much for all your kindness to my child</em>,' she said to the curtseying Honor. She looked very, very royal, with gold, jingling bracelets, large single pearl earrings, simple clothes and a Fabergé brooch. We filed in to luncheon in a large dining room and Honor was between the two princes, I on the right of the Crown Princess. She is indeed very much a Mecklenburg, that is, dark and rather Russian (she is a double first cousin of my adored Princess Nicholas, whose mother, the Grand Duchess Vladimir, was a Mecklenburg). All the Mecklenburgs have a frivolous outlook and are dark, charming and well-bred. Princess Marina, for instance. They all have a habit of talking in a slightly guttural voice, and their catch phrases are '<em>poor thing</em>,' '<em>do you find</em>,' and '<em>it makes me the impression</em>.'</blockquote>
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<div>In May 1937, Prince Friedrich attended a ball hosted by the George and Eileen, Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. Again, we turn to Chips Channon, who, as ever, was present and ready to document his impressions of the evening. On 18 May, Chips took to his diary:</div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">The Sutherlands' Ball. A dazzling night. Honor looked magnificent with all her sapphires, tiara and a resplendent blue brocade number made to match the Amalienburg and we were hardly dressed and down before the brace of young princelings, Ernst August of Hanover, and Fritzy of Prussia, very young, fair and Nordic and dripping with decorations, arrived almost too punctually. Soon after nine we swept into dinner, and the dining room was a gorgeous, glittering sight of jewels shimmering in the candle-light, of Meissen china, of decorations and splendour. Mrs Grenville was delighted to be next to the young Prince of Prussia and there was great stimmung and excitement. At 10.45 Honor and I with Ernst August, jumped into our car, and armed with a special white card we drove to the Royal entrance - rather to everyone's annoyance, at Hampden House. The Ball was the best spectacle so far of the summer; we were ushered into an improved ballroom hung with tapestries, with, at one end, an enormous dais of red baize where all the Royalties of the earth seemed congregated. We had barely arrived when the King and Queen entered with the Sutherlands. All four were gay, smiling and impressive, and I noticed how both the King and Queen have gained greatly in presence and dignity. They went up to the queue of Royalties and greeted them all, kissing many. The Queen was in white, with an ugly spiked tiara, and she showed no sign of her supposed pregnancy, which I am beginning to doubt. The King followed her, showing his teeth. Queen Mary was in icy blue; soon the ball began. Honor and I were dancing near the dais when we caught Queen Mary's eye, and we stopped to curtsey and bow as she held out her hand. Then Honor and I became separated and I danced with Lady Iveagh. Later I danced with Alice Hofmannsthal, and we went up to the dais to talk to Princess Olga who was wearing her mother's ruby parure. We chatted with her for a few minutes, and as we turned we saw the King and Queen coming up to us, and they very smilingly talked to us. Both Alice and I were thrilled, which was unreasonable as we have both known them for years, and at one time intimately.</blockquote>
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<div>Two years passed before Chips Channon mentions Friedrich of Prussia again in his diary. On this occasion, the United Kingdom was bracing for the possibility of armed conflict with the Third Reich. Chips confided the contents of this meeting with his friend, which took place on 15 April 1939 at Kelvedon: </div>
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<div>Prince Friedrich was true to his word that he would not take up arms for the Nazis, in the way that his eldest brother Prince Wilhelm ended up doing and, as a result, being killed in action in May 1940. Instead, Friedrich was studying at Cambridge, living incognito as the <em>Count von Lingen</em>, when war broke out in September 1939. The prince was arrested and interned in May 1940. Friedrich was held in England for several months, then sent to internment camps near Quebec City and soon afterwards, Farnham, Quebec. In both camps, he was elected camp leader by fellow inmates.</div>
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<div>In December 1944, Prince Friedrich became engaged to Lady Brigid Guinness (1920-1995), the daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, and his wife Lady Gwendolen Onslow. He shared this news with his old friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law, Chips. Naturally, Channon went on to document the exchange in his diary:</div>
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<div>On 30 July 1945 at Little Hadham, East Hertfordshire, Prince Friedrich of Prussia married Lady <em>Brigid</em> Katharine Rachel Guinness. Described as "tall and flaxen-haired," the groom was thirty-three, and the bride turned twenty-five on her wedding day. The couple were united in a very simple ceremony: they had known one another since the late 1930s.</div>
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<div>Prince Friedrich and Princess Brigid went on to have five children: Prince Nicholas (b.1946), Prince Andreas (b.1947), Princess Victoria Marina (b.1952), and then the twins Prince Rupert and Princess Antonia (b.1955). In October 1947, Friedrich renounced his German citizenship and acquired British nationality under the Sophia Naturalisation Act of 1705: he henceforth was legally <em>Friedrich von Preussen</em>. </div>
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<div>On Tuesday, 19 April 1966, Prince Friedrich went missing in Germany. He had been staying at his residence at Reinhartshausen Castle in Erbach. The first reports of the missing prince hit the international press on Saturday, 23 April. It was at this stage that Interpol had been asked to aid in his search. A Canadian paper wrote: "<em>Hermann Mumm, chief commissioner of the Wiesbaden state police, said today an alert was circulated throughout West Germany after a local search failed to turn up any trace of the 54-year-old prince. The prince is believed the have taken an after-dinner stroll along the Rhine River near his Erbach hotel. When he failed to show up Wednesday morning, hotel employees called police.</em>"</div>
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<div class="separator">The next day, an update was released. In order to find the prince, "<em>helicopters, bloodhounds and scores of police today searched the Rhine Valley...the mystery of his disappearance shadowed one of Germany's rare royal weddings. Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg, 32, and Princess Maria Margarete Von Hohenzollern, 37, were married [yesterday] at Hechingen as scheduled.</em>" Louis Ferdinand, Friedrich's older brother, had been scheduled to attend their cousin Maria Margarethe's wedding along with his wife Kira; however, in view of the situation, Louis Ferdinand did not go and worked to head up the search efforts. </div>
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On Saturday, 30 April, eleven days after he went missing, it was reported that Prince Friedrich of Prussia had visited Frankfurt's police headquarters to register as a resident earlier on the very day that he later disappeared. Further, it came to light that Princess Antoinette of Croÿ (1915-2011), who was the last person to speak to Friedrich on the phone on 19 April, had also apparently vanished; although, it must be said, that the princess' housekeeper stated that "<em>she [Antoinette] simply went on vacation</em>," which was likely the case, as the princess later returned from wherever she went. Before she left, Antoinette had told the Hohenzollern family that Friedrich had mentioned nothing to indicate what was to come during their telephone call, and that the pair had agreed to meet during the weekend - at which time the prince did not show up. The papers also learned that the divorce action between Friedrich and Brigid of Prussia was supposed to be heard by a Frankfurt court on Tuesday, 3 May; however, given the circumstances, it was confirmed that the case would be delayed if the prince was not found before then.<br>
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<div>Finally, on Monday, 2 May 1966, the case of the missing Prussian prince was solved. Friedrich's body had been found on Sunday, 1 May, in the Rhine River. In the <em>Calgary Herald</em>, a report was filed by the <em>Associated Press</em> from Bingen, West Germany:</div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Police announced Sunday they have found the body of Prince Friedrich of Prussia, grandson of Germany's last kaiser, who had been missing since April 19. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">They said the body was recovered from the Rhine River near this town 18 miles downstream from the Reinhartshausen Schloss Hotel where he vanished on a midnight walk. The prince owned the hotel, a converted castle only 50 yards from the edge of the river at Erbach. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">SUICIDE POSSIBLE </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Chief Prosecutor Hans Klein, in charge of the investigation, said the situation "appears to indicate suicide but there is no definite evidence. The official cause of death has yet to be determined." </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The 54-year-old prince, who had lived in England for most of the last 30 years, is survived by his wife Lady Brigid Guinness, and five children. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Last week, the chief investigator in the search for the prince said it had been confirmed that divorce proceedings to end the prince's 20-year marriage to the Guinness brewery heiress were pending in Frankfurt. The first hearing was to have been held Tuesday in a West German court. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">KNEW ABOUT WORRY </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Prince Louis Ferdinand, oldest brother of the dead prince and chief of the house of Hohenzollern, was informed of the death. He said in a statement last week he knew his brother "<em>was deeply concerned about something about which I and various family members of the family will give no information. It concerns a circumstance from which suicide appears to be excluded.</em>" </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Discovery of the body came after police search had been broken off. For more than a week, scores of police, supported by helicopters, had combed the woods surrounding the hotel. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">FOUND BY PILOTS </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Three pilots operating boats between here and Lorelei Rock discovered the body, which was fully dressed. Gold cuff links, bearing the crown of Prussia with the prince's initials, provided the first hint as to the identity. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Friedrich George Wilhelm Christoph, prince of Prussia, was the son of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and a great-great grandson of Queen Victoria.</blockquote>
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<div>In the late evening on the day when her husband's body was found, a statement was issued by Brigid of Prussia from London which read, quite simply: "<em>The divorce proceedings that were pending between the late Prince Friedrich of Prussia and his wife were on the grounds of incompatibility alone.</em>" Articles from that same day reported that Friedrich had resumed usage of his princely title [which he had initially discontinued upon becoming a British subject] in 1951 and reacquired German nationality in 1953. A source close to the Prussian royal family stated that "<em>Friedrich had been in an state of utter despair"</em> over the imminent breakup of his marriage; family friends were also quoted as saying that the prince "<em>had pushed off divorce for years for the sake of the children.</em>" Prince Louis Ferdinand confirmed that his younger brother had been suffering from acute depression.</div>
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<div>A Luthern memorial service for Prince Friedrich of Prussia was held on Wednesday, 4 May, at the chapel in Erbach. It was attended by his widow, Brigid, and by other members of the Prussian royal family. The prince was buried at Hohenzollern Castle.</div>
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<div>On 6 June 1967 at Old Windsor, Princess Brigid of Prussia (née Guinness) took as her second husband Major Anthony Patrick Ness (1914-1993). A widower, Anthony Ness had wed in July 1946 Patricia Hyacinth Lydekker (1916-1966; formerly the wife of André Jean Robert Janssen). Brigid and Anthony remained married until Anthony's death in 1993. Lady Brigid Ness, as she was then known, died on 8 March 1995 at the age of seventy-four. </div>
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<p><br><strong>Part I: The Family of Prince Henri and Princess Isabelle d'Orléans, the Count and Countess of Paris, who were married at Palermo on 8 April 1931</strong><br><br>Being the christenings of the twelve children of TRH Prince Henri and Princess Isabelle d'Orléans, the late Count and Countess of Paris.<br><br></p>
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<p><br>HRH Princess <em>Isabelle</em> Marie Laure Victoire d'Orléans; born at the Manoir d'Anjou at Woluwé-Saint-Pierre, Belgium, on 8 April 1932; christened by Monseigneur Harscouët, Bishop of Chartres, at the Manoir d'Anjou on 16 May 1932.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince Jean d'Orléans, Duke of Guise<br>- HRH Princess Elisabeth of Orléans and Bragança (née Countess Dobrensky von Dobrzenicz)<br><br></p>
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<p><br>HRH Prince <em>Henri</em> Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans, firstly titled Count of Clermont, then as Count of Paris; born at the Manoir d'Anjou at Woluwé-Saint-Pierre, Belgium, on 14 June 1933; christened by Monseigneur Harscouët, Bishop of Chartres, at the Manoir d'Anjou on 5 July 1933. Prince Henri died at Paris on 21 January 2019.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HI&RH Prince Pedro d'Alcântara of Orléans and Bragança<br>- HRH Princess Isabelle d'Orléans, Duchess of Guise (née Orléans)<br><br></p>
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<p><br>HRH Princess <em>Hélène</em>-Astrid Léopoldine Marie d'Orléans; born at the Manoir d'Anjou at Woluwé-Saint-Pierre, Belgium, on 7 September 1934; christened by Monseigneur Harscouët, Bishop of Chartres, at the Manoir d'Anjou on 14 October 1934.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HM King Léopold III of the Belgians<br>- HM Queen Astrid of the Belgians (née Sweden)<br><br></p>
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<p><br>HRH Prince <em>François</em> Gaston Michel Marie d'Orléans, posthumously titled Duke of Orléans; born at the Manoir d'Anjou at Woluwé-Saint-Pierre, Belgium, on 15 August 1935; christened by Monseigneur Van der Cruis at the Manoir d'Anjou on 25 August 1935. Prince François was killed in action at Taourirt, Algeria, on 11 October 1960.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince Pedro of Orléans and Bragança<br>- HRH Princess Françoise of Greece and Denmark (née Orléans)<br><br>HRH Princess <em>Anne</em> Marguerite Brigitte Marie d'Orléans; born at the Manoir d'Anjou at Woluwé-Saint-Pierre, Belgium, on 4 December 1938; christened by Monseigneur Harscouët, Bishop of Chartres, at the Manoir d'Anjou on 23 January 1939.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta (absent; represented by HRH Prince Pedro of Orléans and Bragança)<br>- Countess Anna Dobrensky von Dobrzenicz<br><br>HRH Princess <em>Diane</em> Françoise Maria da Glória d'Orléans; born at Petrópolis, Brazil, on 24 March 1940; christened at the Nossa Senhora da Glória Church in Rio de Janeiro on 13 May 1940.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince João of Orléans and Bragança<br>- HRH Princess Francisca of Orléans and Bragança (later Duchess of Bragança)<br><br>HRH Prince <em>Michel</em> Joseph Benoît Marie d'Orléans, titled Count d'Évreux; born at Rabat, Morocco, on 25 June 1941; christened by Monseigneur Lefèvre, Bishop of Rabat, at the Cathedral of Rabat on 27 July 1941.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- Monsieur Louis Peyret<br>- Madame Plumier<br><br>HRH Prince <em>Jacques </em>Jean Jaroslaw Marie d'Orléans, titled Duke of Orléans; born at Rabat, Morocco, on 25 June 1941; christened by Monseigneur Lefèvre, Bishop of Rabat, at the Cathedral of Rabat on 27 July 1941.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- Monsieur Paul Armbruster on behalf of the Farmers of France (who were all considered godfathers of the young prince)<br>- Madame Maria Père<br><br>HRH Princess <em>Claude</em> Marie Agnès Catherine d'Orléans; born at Larache, Morocco, on 11 December 1943; christened at the Church of Larache on 6 January 1944.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona<br>- HRH Infanta María de las Mercedes of Spain, Countess of Barcelona (absent, as well as her husband, and represented by the Duchess of Guise)<br>- HRH Prince Henri d'Orléans, Count of Clermont (later Count of Paris)<br><br>HRH Princess Jeanne de <em>Chantal</em> Alice Clotilde Marie d'Orléans; born at Pamplona, Spain, on 9 January 1946; christened at the Church of Saint-Nicolas de Pampelune on 21 January 1946.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Infante Alfonso of Spain, Prince of The Two Sicilies (represented by the Count de Rodezno)<br>- HRH Infanta Alicia of Spain, Princess of The Two Sicilies (née Bourbon-Parma; represented by the Countess de Guendulaine)<br><br>HRH Prince <em>Thibaut </em>Louis Denis Humbert Marie d'Orléans, titled Count of La Marche; born at the "<em>Quinta do Ajinho</em>" at Cintra, Portugal, on 20 January 1948; christened by Don Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, Patriarch of Lisbon, at the chapel of the "<em>Quinta do Ajinho</em>" at Cintra in February 1948.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HM King Umberto II of Italy<br>- HM Queen Marie Amélie of Portugal (née Orléans; represented by her sister the Duchess of Guise)<br><br><br></p>
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<p><br><strong>Part II: The Family of Prince Henri and Princess Marie-Thérèse d'Orléans, the Count and Countess of Clermont, who were married at Dreux on 5 July 1957. The couple were civilly divorced in 1984 and received a religious annulment in 2008</strong><br><strong><br></strong>Being the christenings of the five children of TRH Prince Henri and Princess Marie-Thérèse d'Orléans, the Count and Countess of Clermont, the future Count of Paris and Duchess of Montpensier.<br><br></p>
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<p><br>HRH Princess <em>Marie</em> Isabelle Marguerite Anne Geneviève d'Orléans; born at Boulogne-sur-Seine on 3 January 1959; christened by HE Cardinal Feltin at the Chapel of the Archbishop of Paris on 20 January 1959.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Duke Philipp of Württemberg<br>- HRH Princess Isabelle d'Orléans, Countess of Paris (née Orléans and Bragança)<br><br></p>
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<p><br>HRH Prince <em>François</em> Henri Louis Marie d'Orléans, titled Count of Clermont; born at Boulogne-sur-Seine on 7 February 1961; christened by Father Peter Sterkl at the Royal Chapel of Saint Louis at Dreux on 4 March 1961. Prince François died on 31 December 2017.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris<br>- HI&RH Duchess Rosa of Württemberg (née Austria-Tuscany)<br><br>HRH Princess <em>Blanche</em> Elisabeth Rose Marie d'Orléans; born at Ravensburg, West Germany, on 10 September 1962; christened at the chapel of the military chaplaincy of Weingarten on 15 September 1962.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- Monsieur Michel Coulanges<br>- HRH Princess Elisabeth of The Two Sicilies (née Württemberg)<br><br></p>
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<p><br>HRH Prince <em>Jean</em> Carl Pierre Marie d'Orléans, firstly titled Duke of Vendôme, then as Count of Paris; born at Boulogne-sur-Seine on 19 May 1964; christened at the Royal Chapel of Saint Louis at Dreux on 14 June 1964.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Duke Carl of Württemberg<br>- HRH Princess Chantal d'Orléans, Baroness François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue<br><br>HRH Prince <em>Eudes</em> Thibaut Joseph Marie d'Orléans, titled Duke of Angoulême; born at Paris on 18 March 1968; christened at the Royal Chapel of Saint Louis at Dreux on 30 March 1968.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince Thibaut d'Orléans, Count of La Marche<br>- Madame Jacques Bemberg (née Patricia Brian)<br><br></p>
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<p><br><strong>Part III: The Family of Prince Jean and Princess Philomena d'Orléans, the Count and Countess of Paris, who were married civilly at Paris on 19 March 2009 and religious wed at Senlis on 2 May 2009</strong><br>Being the christenings of the five children of TRH Prince Jean and Princess Philomena d'Orléans, the Count and Countess of Paris.</p>
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<div>HRH Prince <em>Gaston</em> Louis Antoine Marie d'Orléans; born at Paris on 19 November 2009; christened at the église Sainte-Clotilde in Paris on 8 December 2009.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro<br>- HRH Prince Eudes d'Orléans, Duke of Angoulême<br>- Count François-Pierre de Feydeau<br>- HI&RH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria<br>- Mercedes Baptista de Ybarra, Countess de El Abra<br>- Countess Jean de Haussonville (née Maria Magdalena de Tornos)</div>
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<br>HRH Princess <em>Antoinette</em> Léopoldine Jeanne Marie d'Orléans; born at Vienna on 28 January 2012; christened by Cardinal Schönborn at St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna on 11 February 2012.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- Hereditary Count Damian von Schönborn-Buchheim<br>- don David de Tornos<br>- Mr Leopoldo Gavito<br>- HSH Princess Leopoldine of Liechtenstein<br>- Baroness Dominique Bourgnon de Layre (née Countess Ladislaja von Nostitz-Rieneck)<br>- doña Francesca Lopez de la Osa</div>
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<br>HRH Princess <em>Louise-Marguerite</em> Eléonore Marie d'Orléans; born at Poissy on 30 July 2014; christened by Father Jean-Marie Lioult at the église Saint-Pierre in Dreux on 31 August 2014.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HI&RH Archduke Michael of Austria<br>- HRH Prince Alvaro de Orleans-Bourbon<br>- The Duke de Luynes<br>- HRH Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (née Weiller)<br>- HSH Princess Margarete of Liechtenstein<br>- Mrs William Berry (née Eleonore de Pourtalès)</div>
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<br>HRH Prince <em>Joseph</em> Gabriel David Marie d'Orléans; born at Dreux on 2 June 2016; christened by Father Jean-Marie Lioult at the église Saint-Pierre in Dreux on 26 June 2016.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Infante Afonso of Portugal, Prince of Beira<br>- HSH Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein<br>- Bénédict du Cassé<br>- HRH Princess Marie-Liesse d'Orléans, Duchess of Angoulême (née de Rohan-Chabot)<br>- HSH Princess Tilsim of Liechtenstein (née Tanberk), who was absent and represented by her mother-in-law Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein (née de l'Arbre de Malander)<br>- Mrs Kildine Stevenson (née de Sambucy de Sorgue), who was absent due to the illness of her newborn daughter</div>
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<br>HRH Princess <em>Jacinthe</em> Élisabeth-Charlotte Marie d'Orléans; born at Dreux on 9 October 2018; christened by Father Christophe Berneir at the église Saint-Pierre in Dreux on 13 October 2018.<br>For whom stood as godparents:<br>- HRH Prince Charles-Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Anjou<br>- HRH Prince Pierre d'Orléans<br>- Count Hervé de Solages<br>- HSH Princess Maria-Immaculata of Liechtenstein<br>- HSH Princess and Duchess Silvia of Arenberg (née de Castellane)<br>- The Dowager Duchess de Gramont (née Catherine Forget)</div>
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<p><br>Duchess <em>Beatrix</em> Amelie Ehrengard Eilika of Oldenburg was born 27 May 1971 at Lübeck, Germany, as the eldest daughter of Duke Huno of Oldenburg (b.3 June 1940) and Countess Felicitas-Anita Schwerin von Krosigk (b.5 July 1941). Beatrix was shortly followed by a youngest sister, Duchess Sophie (b.6 November 1972). The paternal grandparents of Beatrix are Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg (1897-1970) and his first wife Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899-1948); her maternal grandparents are Count Johann Ludwig "<em>Lutz</em>" Schwerin von Krosigk (1887-1977) and his wife Baroness Ehrengard von Plettenberg (1895-1979).<br><br></p>
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<p><br>Duchess Beatrix of Oldenburg began her professional career by completing an apprenticeship as a bank clerk in Hamburg. She went on to study law in Heidelberg and Lausanne, where she focused on anti-trust as well as family and inheritance law. In 1996, Beatrix completed an internship under Representative Lee H Hamilton, a member of the Democratic Party who represented the US 9th District in the House of Representatives from 1965 until 1999.<br><br></p>
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<p><br>On 22 October 2010 at Schloß Eutin, Beatrix of Oldenburg married Chilean born Sven von Storch (b.23 December 1970). The following day, 23 October, the couple were joined in an ecumenical religious ceremony as Beatrix is Lutheran and Sven is Roman Catholic. The duchess announced that she would be taking her husband's name: thus becoming known as Beatrix von Storch. The couple had been together since at least 2004; they met whilst skiing. Beatrix and Sven von Storch do not have children.<br><br></p>
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<p><br>In 2014, Beatrix von Storch was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the far-right Germany political party Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland; aka AfD). During her political tenure, the duchess has adopted inflammatory positions: advocating for the shooting of refugees from the Middle East who are trying to reach Europe (...though she later back-peddled on that statement) and opposing same-sex marriage, in addition to accusing school gay youth networks of using "forced sexualization" on students. The fact that extreme factions of the AfD have espoused racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, and xenophobic views have also made Beatrix, especially as a member of a formerly reigning German regnal family, open to intense criticism. In February 2016, a protester dressed as a clown delivered a special surprise to the duchess while she was attending an AfD party conference in Kassel: the clown gave Beatrix von Storch a cream pie to the face while singing <em>Happy Birthday</em> (which was a tad premature, as Beatrix would not celebrate her 54th birthday until May). The Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, a cousin of the duchess, had given an interview in February 2016 in which he stated: "<em>That the AfD is so on the rise, I personally find very disturbing. Especially because a relative of mine works there in a leading position.</em>" Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe made it clear that he was flummoxed by his cousin's involvement with the AfD: "<em>I consider Beatrix a very intelligent, thoughtful and by no means radical person. At the moment, however, it seems to me that she is simply playing in the wrong movie.</em>"<br><br><br></p>
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<p><br><br>In 2017, after having served as a MEP for three years, Beatrix was elected to represent the AfD in the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament). The duchess has also served as the Deputy Leader of AfD since 2015. Beatrix von Storch has not meaningfully retracted any of her very controversial stances.</p>
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<p><br>To royal watchers, what is terribly troublesome about Duchess Beatrix of Oldenburg's involvement in German politics, and, especially, her actual political positions, is the fact that members of her own family held high offices in the Third Reich...and their stances on certain important issues echo hers. Beatrix's maternal grandfather Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk served as Adolf Hitler's Minister of Finance from the 1930s until the collapse of the regime in 1945. Schwerin von Krosigk was put on trial at Nuremberg, along with other leading members of the Nazi government. At the conclusion of the Ministries Trial in 1949 he was found guilty of laundering property stolen from Nazi victims and financing the concentration camps, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. His sentence was reviewed by the "Peck Panel". He was released during an amnesty in 1951.<br><br><br></p>
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<p><br>Furthermore, Beatrix von Storch's double great-uncle was Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896-1967), the husband of Beatrix's paternal great-aunt Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (1903-2001) and the brother of Beatrix's paternal grandmother Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont joined the Nazi Party in 1929 and became a member of the SS in 1930. Later that same year, the prince became Heinrich Himmler's adjutant and staff chief. Josias was elected as the Reichstag member for Düsseldorf-West in 1933 and was promoted to the rank of SS Lieutenant General. He was promoted again in 1938, to the Higher SS and Police Leader for Weimar. In this position he had supervisory authority over Buchenwald concentration camp. Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont was arrested on 13 April 1945, and sentenced to life imprisonment by an American court at Dachau during the Buchenwald Trial on 14 August 1947. In 1953, the prince was granted amnesty and released from prison.<br><br></p>
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<p><br>As aforementioned, Beatrix von Storch currently serves as a member of the German parliament. She continues to espouse the controversial line of her Alternative for Germany political bloc. What is most worrisome is that, given her family history, the duchess seems to have learned nothing from it whatsoever. As the Spanish-born philosopher George Santayana noted: "<em>Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.</em>"<br><br></p>
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<div>Duchess Beatrix of Oldenburg is first cousin of Duke Christian of Oldenburg, Head of the Grand Ducal House, as well of Archduchess Eilika of Austria (née Oldenburg), wife of Archduke Georg, the brother of the Head of the Imperial House of Austria, Archduke Karl.</div>
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<p>Today, Fürst Alois-Konstantin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg celebrates his eightieth birthday!</p>
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<p>Born on 16 December 1941 at Würzburg, Prince <em>Alois-Konstantin</em> Karl Eduard Joseph Johann Konrad Antonius Gerhard Georg Benediktus Pius Eusebius Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the fifth child and first son of Hereditary Prince Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1904-1990) and his wife Carolina dei Conti Rignon (1904-1975), who married in 1935. Alois-Konstantin's father succeeded his grandfather Alois as Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg in 1952 upon Alois's death. Aloys-Konstantin has six sisters: Princess Maria (b.1935; married Archduke Joseph of Austria), Princess Josephine (b.1937; married Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein), Princess Monika (b.1939; married Don Jaime Mendez de Vigo y del Arco), Princess Christiane (b.1940; married Archduke Michael of Austria), Princess Elisabeth (b.1944; married José Maria Trénor y Suarez de Lezo, Marchese de Cerdanyola), and Princess Lioba (b.1946; married Fürst Moritz Eugen zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein).</p>
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<p>In 1965, Hereditary Prince Alois-Konstantin married Princess Anastasia of Prussia (b.1944), the eldest and only surviving daughter of Prince Hubertus of Prussia and his wife Princess Madgalene (née Reuß). Alois-Konstantin and Anastasia have four children: Hereditary Prince Carl Friedrich (1966-2010; married Baroness Stephanie von Brenken), Prince Hubertus (b.1968; married Baroness Iris von Dörnberg), Princess Christina (b.1974; m. Guido von Rohr), and Prince Dominik (b.1983; married Countess Olga zu Castell-Rüdenhausen). Fürst Alois-Konstantin and Fürstin Anastasia have nine grandchildren.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Our best wishes to the Fürst on his birthday! </em></strong></p>
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