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…
Princess Theresa and Count Cajetan(NOTE: THIS PHOTO MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED.) The engagement has been announced between Princess Theresa von und zu Liechtenstein and Count Cajetan zu Toerring-Jettenbach. Theresa (b.1987) is the eldest daughter of Prince Michael of Liechtenstein (b.1951) and Hildegard Peters (b.1948), who married in 1986. Theresa’s paternal grandparents are Prince…
Prince Carl Christian in the arms of his great-grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden while his mother Princess Birgitta looks on, 1962. Today, Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Prince Johann Georg and Princess Birgitta with their three children: Prince Carl Christian, Princess Désirée, and baby Prince Hubertus, 1966.Photo (c) Getty…
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, with her infant son Prince Amedeo in 1943. On 27 September 1943, Prince Amedeo Umberto Constantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Zvonimir of Savoy-Aosta was born at Florence. Amedeo was the only child of Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta and erstwhile King of Croatia as Tomislav II, and his wife…
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…
Prince Amedeo and Princess Elisabetta of Belgium, Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este, have welcomed their second child, a son named Maximilian, born in Brussels on Friday, 6 September. The couple’s first child, Archduchess Anna Astrid, was born in 2016. Amedeo and Elisabetta married in 2014. For further news and articles about Europe’s Gotha families, join…
Nicoletta, Duchess di Serracapriola, 2014. On Friday, 21 May, Donna Nicoletta Maresca Baldasano Montanari Bianchini, Duchessa di Serracapriola, died at eighty-two years-old. Born at Bologna on 28 March 1939, Nicoletta was the daughter of Marchese Riccardo Baldasano Montanari Bianchini (b.1914) and Lydia Maccaferri (1915-1993), who married in 1938. Nicoletta and Antonino, Rome, 1989.Photograph (c) Marcellino Radogna….
Wilhemine. Today, Dowager Fürstin Wilhelmine von Khevenhüller-Metsch celebrates her ninetieth birthday! Wilhelmine’s parents: Lazarus and Franziska. Born on 16 March 1932 at Naklo, Countess Marie Wilhelmina Josefina Theresia Franziska Georgia Henckel von Donnersmarck was the third child and second daughter of Count Lazarus “Lazy” Henckel von Donnersmarck (1902-1991) and Countess Franziska von Eltz (1905-1997), who wed in 1927….
The royal couple. Today, Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania commemorated the centennial of the Coronation of Nicholas’ great-great-grandparents, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania. The Coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania. Photo (c) Tallandier / Bridgeman Images. On 15 October 1922, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie were crowned as monarchs…
Today, Prince Tirso of Bulgaria celebrates his twentieth birthday! Born on 3 June 2002 at Hospital de La Paz in Madrid, Prince Tirso of Bulgaria is the third son and youngest child of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria and Princess Carla (née Royo-Villanova y Urrestarazu). Tirso joined two elder brothers: Prince Mirko (b.1995) and Prince Lucas (b.1997)….