Prince Georg of Hannover and his mother Princess Sophie in 1996 Photograph (c) Seeger-Presse Today, 9 December, Prince Georg of Hannover marks his seventieth birthday. Through his father Georg Wilhelm, Georg of Hannover is a nephew of Prince Ernst August of Hannover (1914-1987), Queen Frederica of Greece (1917-1981; wife of King Paul of the Hellenes),…
A young Elisabeth with her mother and siblings, 1928. One hundred years ago today marks the birth of Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, the youngest child of the Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria and his wife Empress Zita. The wedding of Archduke Karl of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma, 1911. Archduchess Elisabeth Charlotte Alphonsa Christina…
Lord Frederick Wellesley. Lord Frederick Wellesley pictured behind Prince Jean Christophe Napoléon. Lord Frederick Wellesley. On 25 February 2021, Nicholas Lambert placed the following announcement in The Telegraph announcing the engagement of his daughter: The engagement is announced between Captain Frederick Wellesley, The Blues and Royals, younger son of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington,…
The Romanov civil wedding in Moscow. Photo (c) David Nivière. Today at 2:00pm, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff (née Rebecca Virginia Bettarini) were civilly married at the Khamovniki Town Hall in Moscow. The grand duke is the only child of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Franz Wilhelm of…
Bust of King Paul of the HellenesPhotograph (c) The Royal Chronicles On Wednesday, 27 November, a bust of His late Majesty King Paul of the Hellenes was presented at the Museum of the City of Athens. King Constantine II of the Hellenes at the presentation of his father’s statuePhotograph (c) The Royal Chronicles The likeness of King…
At the age of ninety-four, Dr. Nelly Auersperg passed away on 15 January. Nelly’s father Viktor. Born on 13 December 1928 at Vienna, Baroness Nelly Gutmann was the only daughter of Baron Viktor Gutmann von Gelse und Belišće (1891-1946) and Luise Bloch-Bauer (1907-1998), who wed in 1927. Nelly was later joined by a younger…
Siegfried zu Mecklenburg. Born in 1914 at Lomé, Togo, Siegfried Koffi zu Mecklenburg was the son of Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1873-1969) and Ayikutu Honsoussi. Siegfried was commonly known in Togo as Herzog Koffi; this way of identification did not betray who exactly his father was, even though it did give a hint that…
On 10 July 1952 at Beloeil, Archduchess Alexandra Maria Anna Philippa Othonia of Austria was born as the second child and first daughter of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918-2007) and Archduchess Yolande (b.1923; née Princess de Ligne), who wed in 1950. Archduchess Alexandra had an older brother and two younger siblings: Archduke Rudolph (b.1950;…
Yesterday The Times carried the announcement of the engagement of Charles “Charlie” Carnegie, Earl of Southesk, to Camille Ascoli. A further announcement appeared today in The Telegraph. Camille Ascoli was born at Paris on 6 March 1990 as the daughter of Roberto Ascoli and Valérie Ledoux. Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk, was born on…
H.R.H. Prince Antonio of Bourbon-Two Sicilies died at Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday, 11 November, at the age of ninety. His eldest son, Francesco, was at his father’s side when Antonio passed away. Prince Gabriele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, father of Prince Antonio Prince Antoine (Antonio) Marie Joseph Alphonse Adam of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born at Cannes…