Donata Coleman (1932-2022; née Princess Reuß)

Princess Donata Reuss and Bishop Peter Coleman after their engagement. Photo (c) ANL/Shutterstock.  On 24 April 2022, Donata Coleman died at the age of eighty-nine years-old. She was survived by her four children and six grandchildren. Donata’s parents: Prince Heinrich XXXIX and Countess Antonia. Photo (c) Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo/Alamy. Born on 8 June 1932 at…

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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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The Marquise de Ganay (1925-2022)

Philippine de Ganay in Venice, 2006.Photo (c) Getty Images / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff.   Earlier this month, Philippine, Marquise de Ganay, died at the age of ninety-seven.   Born on 4 September 1925 at Paris, Philippine Louise Charlotte Marie de Noailles was the second child and first daughter of Henry de Noailles, Duc de Mouchy,…

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