Sumner Moore Kirby On 6 November 1934, one of the heirs to the F. W. Woolworth and Co. fortune, Sumner Moore Kirby (1895-1945), married for the third time. The bride was Princess Leonida Georgievna Bagration-Moukhranskaya (1914-2010), the daughter of Prince Giorgi Bagration-Moukhransky and Elena Sigismundovna Zlotnitzkaya. Report of Helen’s birth by the American Consular…
Today, Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria and Hernani, and Dr. Carlos Zurita y Delgado celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary! Margarita and Carlos. Born on 6 March 1939 at Rome, Infanta Margarita of Spain was the third child and second daughter of Infante Juan of Spain and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies,…
Each year, many of us send Christmas cards to cherished family and friends. Oftentimes, for those of us who are royal enthusiasts, we also mail letters containing good wishes to royals around the world whom we admire. This year, my favourite over-the-seas Christmas card came from Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania. They are a very…
Recently, the engagement between Count Benno Czernin-Kinsky (b.1990) and Countess Antonia von Mensdorff-Pouilly (b.1992) has been announced. Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Antonia is a Saxe-Coburg descendant: she is a great-great-great-granddaughter of Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1778-1835). In 1804, Sophie married Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1777-1852). Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the sister of the eventual King Leopold I of…
Duke Ludwig of Württemberg It has been announced that Duke Ludwig of Württemberg, the elder brother of Duke Carl (Head of House), passed away on 6 October 2019. Ludwig was eighty-eight years-old. His death occurred at Weingarten. Duchess Rosa and Duke Philipp of Württemberg Duke Ludwig of Württemberg was born on 23 October 1930 at…
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess von Oppersdorff, at the funeral of her brother Landgrave Moritz of Hesse in 2013.Photograph (c) Eurohistory. Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess von Oppersdorff, marks her eightieth birthday today. Embed from Getty Images On 8 October 1940, Princess Elisabeth Margarethe Elena Johanna Maria Jolanda Polyxene of Hesse was born at…
François de Cossé-Brissac, XIII Duc de Brissac. On Tuesday, 6 April 2021, the 13th Duke de Brissac passed away at the age of ninety-two. Surrounded by his family, the duke died at his manor La Roche in Charcé-Saint-Ellier. The late duke was particularly passionate about horse breeding, and he served as a municipal councillor in…
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark Today, HRH Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark celebrates his thirty-third birthday. Philippos is the third son and youngest child of HM King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes (née Denmark). The prince was born at London on 26 April 1986. Philippos joined four older siblings: Princess…
His Majesty King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies in his later years. The opening for the case of the beatification of King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies, the last monarch of that kingdom, is to take place in the coming week. The announcement was made on 11 December by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the Archbishop of Naples…
Amy Lascelles Amy Rose Lascelles (b.26 June 1986), the partner of Matthew Michael Bolton (b.1990), gave birth to a son, Marlow Fox (Lascelles) Bolton on Monday, 20 July 2020. Marlow is the newest descendent of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. George Lascelles, Earl of Harewood Amy Lascelles is the daughter of the Honourable…