Archduchess Sophie Franziska Maria Germaine of Austria was born on 19 January 1959 at Boulogne-sur-Seine in Paris. The archduchess was the second child and second daughter of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (1918-2004) and Archduchess Helen (b.1937; née Törring-Jettenbach), who were wed in 1956. Sophie joined an older sister, Archduchess Elisabeth (1957-1983), and was followed by…
Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’RD8hq3FUQT9tXld6l5EprA’,sig:’Ud1HTeNVvpRluRW-40fLl3iU6DBeDsTd-adWK-Vh7Uk=’,w:’594px’,h:’396px’,items:’535432858′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); HM King Juan Carlos of Spain will undergo heart surgery on Saturday, 24 August. The announcement was made today by the royal palace. It is reported that doctors noticed the need for the operation during a routine check up in June: the exact cause for this…
Prince Andreas and Princess Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Photograph (c) Eurohistory.com. Today, Prince Andreas and Princess Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha mark their Golden Wedding anniversary.
Prince François and Princess Therese d’Orléans, 2014. In an interview with Ultima Hora, Prince François and Princess Theresa d’Orléans revealed that they are expecting their third child. The Count and Countess of Dreux live in Mallorca with son Prince Philippe (b.2017) and daughter Princess Marie Amélie (b.2019). Prince François d’Orléans (b.1982), youngest child of Prince…
The late Princess Eva Maria of Yugoslavia. On 13 December 2020, HRH Princess Eva Maria of Yugoslavia died in Palm Springs, California. The widow of Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia, the princess was ninety-four years-old. She had lived in Palm Springs for many decades. Born on 26 August 1926 at Vrnjacka-Banja, Serbia, Milica “Mitzi” Anđelković was…
Duchess Diane and Duke Carl of Württemberg attend the wedding of Prince Jean and Princess Philomena d’Orléans, 2009. Photo (c) dpa picture alliance archive / Alamy Stock Photo. Last week, Prince Jean d’Orléans, Count of Paris and Head of the Royal House of France, issued a statement to express his sadness at the passing of his uncle,…
William, Viscount Stormont. Photograph (c) Robert Ormerod. Charlotte Clune.Photograph from LinkedIn. On 20 February 2021, the engagement was announced between William Murray, Lord Stormont (b.1 November 1988) and Charlotte Clune (b.December 1989). William Philip David Mungo Murray, Viscount Stormont, is the eldest son of Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield, 8th Earl of Mansfield…
Yesterday, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway announced that she would no longer be carrying out official duties on behalf of the Royal House. Together with her fiancé Durek Verrett, Märtha Louise released a video statement on Instagram. This was later followed by a press conference given by Märtha Louise’s parents, the King and Queen of Norway, in Oslo. …
The Prince In The Rhine: The Tragic End of Friedrich of Prussia (1911-1966) German Crown Princess Cecile with her son Prince Friedrich The Four Princes of Prussia: (left to right) Friedrich, Hubertus, Louis Ferdinand, and Wilhelm Prince Friedrich of Prussia in 1922 Born at Berlin on 19 December 1911, Prince Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph of Prussia was…
Fürst Ferdinand zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1942-2019) It is with regret that we announce the passing of Fürst Ferdinand zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. After a long illness, he succumbed yesterday at hospital in Schwäbisch Hall. The late Fürst Ferdinand zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and his eldest son Hereditary Prince Maximilian. Ferdinand zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein was born at Bartenstein, the family estate, on…