The 80th Birthday of Princess Marion d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of La Marche

Thibaut, Marion, and Robert. Photo (c) Micheline PELLETIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. Today, Princess Marion d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of La Marche, celebrates her eightieth birthday. Born on 4 September 1942 at Santiago, Chile, Marion Mercedes Gordon-Orr was the only daughter of James Gordon-Orr (1894-1973), an engineer, and Gertrude Mercedes Devia Hermosilla (1914-2003). Marion’s paternal grandparents were Alexander Orr…

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The Count of Paris on USA Protests: “The loss of George Floyd’s life is far more serious than any material degradation.”

Prince Jean d’Orléans, Count of Paris, has issued a number of statements on the condition of the statue of King Louis XVI of France in Louisville, Kentucky. During a protest in that city, a hand was removed from the statue. George Floyd in 2016 Protests have taken place around the United States of America following…

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The Wedding of Hereditary Prince Pál-Antal Esterházy von Galántha & Franziska von Reutter

On Saturday, 30 July 2022, Hereditary Prince Pál-Antal Esterházy von Galántha and Franziska von Reutter celebrated their religious marriage.  Born in 1986, Hereditary Prince Pál-Antal Esterházy von Galántha is the only child of Fürst Anton Esterházy von Galántha (b.1936) and Ursula Koenig (b.1941). Born in 1989, Franziska von Reutter is the daughter of Georg von Reutter…

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The Immortal Helen Lewis: American Beauty, Duchess of Croÿ, & Daughter-In-Law of Admiral Miklós Horthy

The Immortal Helen Lewis:  The American Beauty Who Became The Duchess of Croÿ And Then The Daugher-In-Law of Admiral Miklós Horthy Helen, Duchess of Croÿ (née Lewis) Helen’s mother Jane “Jennie” Bromley Lindsay Lewis in 1941. On 22 October 1924, Helen Lindsay Lewis (b.Albany, New York 14 February 1898) became the second wife of Duke…

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The 80th Birthday of Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia

Princess Marie-Cécile, 1992. Today Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia celebrates her eightieth birthday! Prince Louis Ferdinand and Princess Kira of Prussia with their children. Born on 28 May 1942 at Cadinen, Germany, Princess Marie-Cécile Kira Viktoria Luise of Prussia was the first daughter and third child of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1907-1994) and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of…

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Fürst Andreas and Fürstin Alexandra of Leiningen Mark Ruby Wedding Anniversary

Left to right: Princess Monika of Hannover, Fürst Emich of Leiningen, Princess Alexandra of Hannover, Prince Andreas of Leiningen, Fürstin Eilika of Leiningen, and Prince Ernst August of Hannover. Today, the Fürst and Fürstin of Leiningen celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary. On 11 October 1981, Prince Andreas of Leiningen married Princess Alexandra of Hannover in…

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Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg, Turns Ninety-Five

Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg Today, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg, celebrates her ninety-fifth birthday! She is the sister of the late Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and the aunt of Grand Duke Henri. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’07C_LAxNTMREvnjL80o9rg’,sig:’i4Y2LsVG51HzJEODwFxCwskiAe4RmEwjWnXPHvWxnM0=’,w:’594px’,h:’459px’,items:’558648279′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’MJRxtibATnFcbBjVyCneBA’,sig:’7bamV_Gay_DDUrMfZJlv8Nb86r0MiZq78ZB9nWh_xz0=’,w:’390px’,h:’594px’,items:’537571145′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed…

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