The Death of the First Cousin of the Fürst: Prince Georg-Friedrich zu Waldeck und Pyrmont (1936-2020)

  On Thursday, 16 April 2020, Prince Georg-Friedrich zu Waldeck und Pyrmont passed away at the age of eighty-three. The prince was a first cousin of the head of the princely family, Fürst Wittekind zu Waldeck und Pyrmont (b.1936). The death notice of Prince Georg-Friedrich zu Waldeck und Pyrmont His Serene Highness Prince Georg-Friedrich Nikolaus…

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70th Birthday of Prince Georg of Hannover; Nephew of Duke of Edinburgh & Cousin of Prince of Wales

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),…

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The 90th Birthday of Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria

  Tsar Simeon and Princess Marie Louise. Photo (c) Paraskeva Georgieva. Last Friday, on 13 January, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria celebrated her ninetieth birthday in the capital of her homeland, Sofia. She arrived for the event together with her sons Prince Karl-Boris and Prince Hermann zu Leiningen, her daughter Princess Alexandra von Kohary with her husband…

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Archduke Leo Stefan of Austria (1928-2020)

Death notice of Leo Habsburg, Archduke of Austria. On Monday, 3 February 2020, Archduke Leo Stefan of Austria died at Lochen am See, Austria. He was ninety-one years-old. Leo Stefan was buried on Saturday, 8 February 2020, at the Pfarrkirche Lochen am See. The archduke belonged to the Teschen line of the Austrian imperial family. Archduke Leo…

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Duchess Sophie of Württemberg Expecting First Child

Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné on their wedding day. Photograph (c) David Nivière/Getty Images. According to Noblesse et Royautés, Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné are expecting their first child. The couple married in 2018. Sophie is the daughter of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria. Maximilien is the son of…

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Europe’s Oldest Royal Bids Us Adieu: Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuß Dies Aged 100

Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuß (1918-2019; née Mecklenburg-Schwerin) HH Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuß, born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, passed away yesterday, 3 June, at Strittmatt, Schwarzwald, Germany. The princess was 100 years old and the eldest surviving European royal. She had suffered from a short illness. Princess Woizlawa Feodora celebrates her 100th birthday in December 2018 The…

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