Countess Marianne Esterhazy in 1998. Photo (c) Desmond O’Neill Features Ltd. Announcements in The Times and The Telegraph have noted that Countess Marianne “Bunny” Esterházy died on 27 November 2021 at the age of eighty-two. The death announcement in The Telegraph. The countess was a private person, with many fascinating connections, and she will surely be deeply missed by…
Death notice from Augsburger Allgemeine. Princess Christine zu Schaumburg-Lippe, Freifrau von Süsskind-Schwendi, died on 3 December 2021. She was eighty-five. Christine’s father Prince Friedrich Christian. Born on 16 October 1936 at Berlin, Princess Christine Marie-Luise Auguste Friederike zu Schaumburg-Lippe was the third child and second daughter of Prince Friedrich Christian zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1906-1983) and his first…
The late Princess Elmira and Prince Albert of Saxony. On 14 June, Princess Elmira of Saxony died in Munich. She was ninety-one years-old. Born on 25 December 1930 at Lodz, Poland, Elmira Carlen Henke was the daughter of textile merchant Emil Henke (1886-1957) and Lydia Müller. On 12 April 1980 at the Theatinerkirche in Munich, Elmira wed Prince Albert of…
Count Reinhart and Archduchess Immaculata at the wedding of their youngest son in 2000. Photo (c) Seeger-Press. Archduchess Maria Immaculata of Austria-Tuscany, Countess von und zu Hoensbroech died on 2 April 2022 at Engelskirchen, Germany. She was eighty-eight years-old. Maria Immaculata was buried at Schloß Kellenberg on 9 April. The wedding of Archduke Theodor Salvator…
Princess Maryam with an Afghan nurse, 1960s. Over the weekend, it was announced that Princess Maryam Begum of Afghanistan had passed away on 25 December. She was eighty-five years-old. Born on 2 November 1936, Princess Maryam was the fourth child and second daughter of King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan (1914-2007) and Queen Humaira Begum…
Duke Alexander, Duchess Sophie, and Duke Eugen attend the wedding of Duchess Fleur, 2003.Photograph (c) Seeger-Presse / Sandra Zellner. Ivaylo Schalafoff, the Executive Director of the King Boris and Queen Giovanna Royal Heritage Fund, has announced that Duke Eugen of Württemberg died this afternoon (26 July), aged ninety-one. Eugen was a first cousin of the…