Count Josef Hubert von Neipperg Last week, on 22 July 2020, Count Josef Hubertus von Neippurg celebrated his 102nd birthday. Countess Anna von Neipperg, born Countess von Silva-Tarouca Count Maria Josef Hubertus Ernst Amadeus Vincenz Benediktus Antonius Konrad Apolinarius von Neipperg was born in 22 July 1918 at Schwaigern in the soon-to-be-gone Kingdom of Württemberg. His parents…
Benito Mussolini and King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy. Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy. Last week, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, grandson of King Umberto II of Italy and great-grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy, issued a televised apology based on a letter he wrote to the Jewish population of Italy: I am writing to…
Today, Fürst Alois-Konstantin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg celebrates his eightieth birthday! Fürst Alois, Hereditary Prince Karl and Hereditary Princess Carolina, and Fürstin Josephine, 1935. Born on 16 December 1941 at Würzburg, Prince Alois-Konstantin Karl Eduard Joseph Johann Konrad Antonius Gerhard Georg Benediktus Pius Eusebius Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the fifth child and first son of Hereditary Prince Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg…
The Duke and Duchess of Noto.Photo (c) Real Casa di Borbone Due Sicilie. Today, 25 September, Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune were married at the Duomo di Monreale in Palermo, Italy. The Duke of Noto is the eldest son and heir of Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, and…
David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife. Today, His Grace The Duke of Fife celebrates his sixtieth birthday. Charles Carnegie, Duke of Fife, in 1985.Photograph by Allan Warren. Born on 3 March 1961 at London, David Charles Carnegie was the only son of Charles Carnegie (1929-2015), 3rd Duke of Fife, and his former wife the Hon….
On 6 July 2020, Count Johannes von Mirbach-Geldern-Egmont, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg, died as a result of contracting COVID-19. Johannes was eighty-one years-old. Fürst Johannes zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and Archduchess Anna of Austria. The Hohenlohe-Jagstberg siblings (right to left): Maria Rosa, Karl, Albrecht, Elizabeth, Margarethe, and Friedrich August. Prince Johannes Maria Carl Alfons Friedrich Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg was…
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…
Recently, Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma became engaged to Javier Valladares Urruela. Charlotte at the Bal des débutantes, 2011. Princess Charlotte is the daughter of Prince Charles Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1961) and his wife Constance de Ravinel (b.1970). Charlotte’s paternal grandparents are Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) and Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel (1928-2014). Charlotte’s…
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)….
The Head of the Royal House of France and the French President exchange greetings Today, 2 May, the Count and Countess of Paris received President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron of France as well as President Sergio Mattarella of Italy at the Château d’Amboise. Prince Gaston and Princess Antoinette d’Orléans accompanied their parents….