Sister Alix of the Silent Workers of the Cross (Archduchess Marie Adelheid; 1933-2021)

Sister Alix. Photo (c) Corriere della Sera (Brescia). At 6:30am on Sunday, 10 October, Sister Alix of the Silent Workers of the Cross died at Poliambulanza after a serious illness. Sister Alix was eighty-eight years old. Born on 28 July 1933 at Schloß Persenbeug, Archduchess Marie Adelheid Theodora Antonia Bartholomea Leopolda Amalia Mathilde Markus d’Aviano Huberta Josepha…

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The Marquise de Ganay (1925-2022)

Philippine de Ganay in Venice, 2006.Photo (c) Getty Images / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff.   Earlier this month, Philippine, Marquise de Ganay, died at the age of ninety-seven.   Born on 4 September 1925 at Paris, Philippine Louise Charlotte Marie de Noailles was the second child and first daughter of Henry de Noailles, Duc de Mouchy,…

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A Recent Marriage and Birth in the Princely Families of Germany

On 19 December 2020, Princess Teresa zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg married Alexander de Cruce Grubb Villiers-Stuart. Prince Johannes and Princess Bettina with their daughters Princess Teresa and Princess Helena.Photograph (c) PPE Agency. Alexander de Cruce Grubb Villiers-Stuart.Photograph (c) Twitter. Born in 1988 at Munich, Princess Teresa Elisabeth Marina Franziska zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is the eldest daughter of Prince Johannes…

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The 60th Birthday of Prince Christoph of Bavaria

Princess Gudila and Prince Christoph of Bavaria. Today Prince Christoph of Bavaria celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Born on 5 May 1962 at Schloss Leutstetten, Prince Christoph Ludwig Maria of Bavaria is the fifth child and third son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and Archduchess Theresa of Austria-Tuscany. Christoph has six siblings: Princess Maria-Theresia (b.1956; married…

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