Countess Marianne “Bunny” Esterházy (1938-2021)

Countess Marianne Esterhazy in 1998. Photo (c) Desmond O’Neill Features Ltd.  Announcements in The Times and The Telegraph have noted that Countess Marianne “Bunny” Esterházy died on 27 November 2021 at the age of eighty-two.    The death announcement in The Telegraph. The countess was a private person, with many fascinating connections, and she will surely be deeply missed by…

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Duke Carl of Württemberg, Citing Poor Health, Appoints His Son To Run The Family’s Business Affairs

Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’BpNGGkZ7Ty1oRGZUFElfLg’,sig:’UZ7gO05vFm6685G882O2Fwo1DpHoS4WNwaDK0uCgquo=’,w:’396px’,h:’594px’,items:’1057120096′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Duke Carl of Württemberg, Head of the Royal House, has withdrawn from the management of his dynasty’s business affairs. The duke, who is eighty-three years-old, made the announcement at a New Year’s reception held at Schloß Altshausen. As of this year, Carl stated that his youngest…

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A Staunch Humanitarian: Princess Cécile of Bourbon-Parma (1935-2021)

Princess Cécile of Bourbon-Parma. On Wednesday, 1 September 2021, Princess Cécile of Bourbon-Parma died at the Hôpital Broca, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The princess was eighty-six years-old.  Her death was announced on social media by her nephew Duke Carlos Javier of Parma and by only surviving brother, Prince Sixte-Henri. Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma and Madeline…

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Imperial Twins Turn 60: Archduke István and Archduchess Viridis of Austria

Archduchess Anna-Eugénie and Archduke Felix of Austria, 1952. Photo (c) Getty Image / Keystone-France. In 1961, Archduke Felix of Austria and his wife Archduchess Anna-Eugénie (née Princess of Arenberg) welcomed twins, the couple’s sixth and seventh children, who completed their family. Archduke István Franz-Leopold Johannes Maria Rudolph Theresius Marcus d’Aviano Balthasar of Austria and Archduchess Viridis Aloisia Marie-Eleonore Elisabeth Marcus…

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Nicholas of Romania Establishes Charitable Organisation To Promote Royal History and Environmental Advances

Today, Prince Nicholas of Romania announced the founding of the Asociatia Principele Nicolae (The Prince Nicolae Association), a nonprofit organisation that aims to continue the mission started by his ancestors, the kings and queens of Romania. The Prince Nicolae Association was formally registered with the Romanian government on 7 August 2019: it is based in Bucharest….

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