OTD: Sixty Years Since the Death of Prince François d’Orleans During Military Service in Algeria

Press coverage of the death of Prince François d’Orléans. On Tuesday, 11 October 1960, Prince François d’Orléans was killed in action at the Kabilye Mountains by members of the Algerian National Front. The prince, twenty-five and a second lieutenant in the Chasseurs Alpins, had returned from a leave in France just three weeks earlier. Upon…

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The 90th Birthday of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria, Dowager Fürstin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg

Fürstin Marie Gabrielle and Fürst Georg von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, 2008.Photograph (c) Seeger-Presse. Today, Dowager Fürstin Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg celebrates her ninetieth birthday! Countess Maria Draskovich von Trakostjan and Duke Albrecht of Bavaria. Born on 30 May 1931 at Munich, Princess Marie Gabrielle Antonia José of Bavaria was a…

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Princess Gabrielle d’Arenberg (1920-2022)

Princess Charles de Ligne, Madame Bertrand de la Haye Jousselin and Princess Armand d’Arenberg at a Parisian ball, 1950.Photo (c) Robert Doisneau. On 1 August, Princess Gabrielle d’Arenbeg died at her home in Paris. She was 101 years-old. Born on 8 September 1920 at Biarritz, Gabrielle Marie de Lambertye-Gerbéviller was the eldest daughter of Charles de Lambertye-Gerbéviller, marquis de…

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