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James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie

James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie, GCVO, DL (born 17 January 1948), styled Lord Ramsay between 1950 and 1999, is a Scottish peer, courtier and landowner. He is chief of Clan Ramsay and Deputy Captain General of the King’s Body Guard for Scotland.

In that role, he took part in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.

Early Life and Education

Dalhousie was born on 17 January 1948 to The Hon. Simon Ramsay, later 16th Earl of Dalhousie, and Margaret Elizabeth Mary Stirling (1914-1997). His mother was a sister of Sir David Stirling, founder of the Special Air Service. He was educated at Ampleforth College.

In 1968, Dalhousie, then styled Lord Ramsay, received a commission in the Coldstream Guards. He was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant in 1971.

Career

Dalhousie had a career in investment banking. On 15 July 1999, his father died and he succeeded to the earldom of Dalhousie as the 17th Earl. He briefly sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative, he lost his seat four months later with the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999.

Dalhousie was appointed Lord Steward of Household on 22 July 2009 on the retirement of the 5th Duke of Abercorn. He relinquished his appointment on 22 February 2023 and was succeeded by the 7th Earl of Roselyn.

He has been Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Angus since 10 December 2002.

Marriage and Issue

On 3 October 1973, the then Lord Ramsay married Marilyn Davina Butter (born 22 March 1950), second daughter of Sir David and Lady Butter, at the Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks. They have three children:

-Lady Lorna Theresa Ramsay (born 6 February 1975), married Michael Dickinson, has issue

-Lady Alice Magdalene Ramsay (born 10 August 1977), married Fergus Lefebvre in 2005, has issue

-Simon David Ramsay, Lord Ramsay (born 18 April 1981), married Kaitlin Kubinsky in 2016, has issue

In 2019, he listed Brechin Castle, the family seat in Angus, for sale through Sevills.

Lord and Lady Dalhousie moved to a small house of the estate, which they retained most of. Much of the family’s immovable properties have been vested into Dalhousie Estates, a family-run business engaged in farming, property, letting and forestry, including shooting, fishing and deer stalking. The business venture provides employment for over 90 people.

Lady Dalhousie is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball.

Honors

-17 January 2012: Commander (Brother) of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saints John of Jerusalem (CStJ)

-25 March 2023: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Honorary Military Appointment

-1 June 2008: Honorary Captain, His Majesty’s Royal Naval Reserve

Titles

1950-1999 Lord Ramsay

15 July 1999 The Right Honorable The Earl of Dalhousie

(https://en.wikipedia.org)
Archduchess Magdalena of Austria

Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria was born on 24 February 2016 as the second daughter of Archduke Imre of Austria and Archduchess Kathleen of Austria. She has an older sister and a younger sister:

-Archduchess Maria-Stella Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (2013), Archduchess Juliana Marie-Christine Wilhelmina Margaret Astrid of Austria (2018)

Archduchess Magdalena was likely named:

Magdalena: for her ancestress Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532-1590)

Maria: popular name in the Austrian line, for the Virgin Mary

Alexandra: likely for Alexandra Deptula, a friend of her mother

Zita: for her great-great grandmother Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma

Charlotte: for her great grandmother, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, Princess of Belgium

She resides in Luxembourg with her parents and sisters. Archduchess Magdalena was baptized in April 2016, again, with no word on who her godparents were.

Title

24 February 2016 Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria

(https://royalfanzine.blogspot.com)
Archduke Simeon of Austria

Archduke Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold of Austria (born 29 June 1958 in Katana, South Kivu, Belgian Congo) is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Simeon is the third-eldest child of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his first wife Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobraov. Simeon is a paternal grandson of Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.

Marriage and Issue

Simeon married Princess Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, second-eldest daughter of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Anne of Orleans, on 13 July 1996 in La Toledana, Spain. The couple has five children:

-Archduke Johannes Rudolf Antonio Maria of Austria (b. 29 October 1997 in Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria)

-Archduke Ludwig Christian Fransikus Maria of Austria (b. 16 November 1998 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)

-Archduchess Isabelle Rocio Maravillas Lourdes of Austria (b. 14 September 2000 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)

-Archduchess Carlotta Adelaide Teresa of Austria (b. 16 January 2003 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)

-Archduke Philipp Jozef Christian Maria of Austria (b. 15 January 2007 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Archduke Simeon is a godfather to Archduke of Imre of Austria, son of his cousin Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria

Titles, Styles and Honors

29 June 1958-present His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Simeon of Austria, Prince Simeon of Austria, Prince Simeon of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia

Honors

-Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius

House: Habsburg-Lorraine

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Archduchess Katarina of Austria

Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria was born on 22 December 2014 as the eldest child of Archduke Christoph of Austria & Archduchess Adelaide of Austria. She has one younger sister:

-Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017)

She was baptized on 27 December 2014 with the following as her godparents: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum (paternal aunt) Galdric Drape-Frisch (maternal uncle)

She was named:

-Katarina: likely a name her parents liked, a Greek name meaning pure

-Marie-Christine: for her paternal aunt and godmother, Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum

-Fabiola: for her great-aunt the late Queen Fabiola of Belgium, who had died only a few weeks before she was born

Archduchess Katarina is the paternal granddaughter of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma

Title

22 December 2014 Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria

(https://royalfanzine.blogspot.com)
Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard

Emma Georgina Egerton Fitzalan-Howard, Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard (née Roberts) is an English aristocrat and the chatelaine of Carlton Towers.

Biography

Fitzalan-Howard was born in Mayfield and Five Ashes, East Sussex, to middle-class parents. Her father, Desmond James Cecil Roberts, was a general practitioner. She moved to London when she was eighteen years old and began working for a recruitment company, eventually serving as an associate director.

She met Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard, the youngest son of Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and Anne Constable-Maxwell, at a wedding in 1988. Roberts married Lord Gerald in December 1 1990. She and her husband have three children. Through her marriage she is a sister-in-law of the 18th Duke of Norfolk, Edward Fitzalan-Howard. As the wife of a younger son of a British duke, Roberts is styled in the feminine form of her husband‘s title, as Lady Gerald, and not with her own name, which is reserved for the daughters of high ranking peers.

In 1991, Lady Gerald and her husband moved from London to Carlton Towers, a country house in Carlton owned by the Howard family. She runs the estate alongside her husband. She had to sell off family property, including furniture, paintings, silverware, and family heirlooms, to raise over one million pounds to fund reconstruction on the house and open it up to tourists and for private events and filming. She remodeled the family's private apartment inside of Carlton Towers, and works as the furniture buyer and interior designer for reconstructive projects. In March 2014 she opened a cookery school at Carlton. As lady of the manor, Lady Gerald hosts guests at Carlton Towers for teas, dinners, and other events.

Lady Gerald was a regular cast member of the Sky Atlantic documentary reality television series Weekend Aristocrats, which featured working class and middle-class people staying at private country homes and engaging with members of the British nobility and gentry. The series was later screened on Netflix.

Title

Miss Emma Georgina Egerton Roberts

1 December 1990 Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard

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Countess Carolina of Ortenburg

Countess Carolina Maria Franziska Christina Stephanie of Ortenburg is the daughter of Princess Desiree of Hohenzollern and Heinrich, Hereditary Count of Ortenburg (born 23 March 1997)

(https://www.myheritage.com)

Title

23 March 1997 Her Illustrious Highness Countess Carolina Maria Franziska Christina Stephanie of Ortenburg

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Lady Charlotte Wellesley

Lady Charlotte Anne Santo Domingo (nee Wellesley; 8 October 1990) is an English socialite and photography producer. Since 2016 she has consistently been listed in the annual Sunday Times Rich List.

Early Life and Family

Lady Charlotte was born at St Mary's Hospital, London on 8 October 1990 to Princess Antonia of Prussia and Charles Wellesley, Marquess of Douro. After the death of her paternal grandfather, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, in 2104, her father succeeded him as the 9th Duke of Wellington, the 9th Prince of Waterloo, the 9th Duke of Victoria, and the 10th Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo. As such, she is part of the British, Belgian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish nobility. Her mother, Princess Antonia, is the youngest child of Prince Frederick of Prussia and Lady Brigid Guinness. Through her mother, Lady Charlotte is a great-great granddaughter of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and a great-great-great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Lady Charlotte grew up at Stratfield Saye House, her family's estate in Hampshire. She is the younger sister of Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington.

Lady Charlotte attended Wycombe Abbey, an all-girls boarding school in Buckinghamshire. She graduated in 2013 from the University of Oxford with a degree in archaeology and anthropology.

While in university, she completed in the Fastnet Race, a yacht race organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club.

Lady Charlotte works as a producer for fashion photography Mario Testino in his London studio.

Personal Life

On 28 May 2016 Lady Charlotte married Colombian financier Alejandro Santo Domingo in a Catholic ceremony at the Church of the Incarnation in Illora, Spain. The reception was held at her family's Spanish estate, Dehesa Baja. King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall both attended the wedding.

The couple have two children, one born in 2017 and one in 2019.

She and her husband were ranked 29th in The Sunday Times 2017, Rich List, with an estimated fortune of $3, 682 million. She is on of the youngest people to have been featured on the list.

Titles

8 October 1990-28 May 2016: Lady Charlotte Anne Wellesley

28 May 2016-present: Lady Charlotte Anne Santo Domingo

(https://en.wikipedia.org)
Lady Honor Victoria Wellesley

Lady Honor Victoria Wellesley was born on 25 October 1979 at St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, England. She is the daughter of Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington and Princess Antonia Elizabeth Brigid, Duchess of Wellington. She married Honorable Orlando William Montagu, son of John Edward Hollister Montagu, From 3 July 2004, her married name became Montagu.

Title

25 October 1979-3 July 2004 Lady Honor Victoria Wellesley

3 July 2004 Lady Honor Victoria Montagu

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Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince of Ligne

Prince Henri of Ligne (Henri Antoine Gabriel Wauthier Marie Lamoral of Ligne; 1 March 1989, Brussels, Belgium) is the present Hereditary Prince of Ligne, heir to headship of the House of Ligne and thus to the title Prince of Ligne as son of Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne. He is also the 6th in the line of succession to the Brazilian throne.

Biography-Early Life

Prince Henri was born in Brussels, Belgium first child of Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne head of the most prominent noble house in Belgium with Princess Eleanora of Brazil. By his father, he is great-grandson of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and a great-great-great-great-grandson of King Miguel I of Portugal. By his mother, he is a great-great-grandson of Empress Isabel I of Brazil, the daughter and heiress of Pedro II, and great-great-grandson of King Ludwig III of Bavaria.

Adult Life

Prince Henri participates in several nobilities events alongside his family in Belgium, where he lived at the Chateau de Beloeil.

Titles, Styles and Honor

Titles and Styles

1 March 1989-present: His Highness Prince Henri Antoine Gabriel Wauthier Marie Lamoral of Ligne

Honor

-Austrian Imperial Family: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

House: Ligne

Religion: Roman Catholic

(https://royalty.miraheze.org)
Baroness Marie Theresa Lattorff

Baroness Marie Theresa Lattorff was born 18 January 2004 as the third child of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein & Baron Philipp Lattorff. She has an older brother and sister, and three younger sisters and a younger brother:

-Baron Lukas Maria Lattorff (2000)

-Baroness Elisabeth Marie Angela Tatiana Lattorff (2002)

-Baroness Camilla Katharina Maria Lattorff (2005)

-Baroness Anna Pia Theresia Maria Lattorff (2007)

-Baroness Katharina Maria Lattorff (2009)

-Baron Maximilian Maria Lattorff (2011)

She is the 8th grandchild of Prince Hans-Adam II & Princess Marie. Due to coming from the female line, and being female, she does not presently have succession rights.

Title

18 January 2004 Baroness Marie Theresa Lattorff

(https://royalfanzine.blogspot.com)
Boris, Prince of Turnovo

Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria, Prince of Turnovo, Duke of Saxony (born 12 October 1997 in Madrid) is the first son of Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, and a grandson of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria.

He is, after the death of his father Crown Prince Kardam on 7 April 2015, first in line of succession to the defunct Bulgarian Throne.

The Prince was educated at the Lycee Francais in Madrid.

Titles

12 October 1997-7 April 2015 His Royal Highness Prince Boris Turnovo of Bulgaria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony

7 April 2015-present: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria, The Prince of Turnovo, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony

House: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Edla Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duchess of Marlborough

Edla Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (nee Griffiths; born 1968) is a British ceramist and aristocrat. She is the second wife of Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough.

Early Life and Career

Lady Marlborough was born in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, the daughter of Pauline E (nee Jones) and Alun Griffiths. Her father owns Alun Griffiths Contractors, a civil engineering company in Abergavenny.

She studied ceramics at Camberwell College of Arts, illustration at St. Martin's and ceramics at the Royal College of Arts. She specialized in the creation of unique but functional hand-built ceramics based on ideas from her environment, such as foliage, birds, and interiors, blended with themes gleaned from museums, exhibitions, and travel. As Edla Griffiths, she has exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Crafts Council.

Personal Life

Edla Griffiths married James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough, on 1 March 2002 at the Woodstock Register Office in Oxfordshire. The couple have two children:

-Lady Araminta Clementine Megan Spencer-Churchill (born 8 April 2007)

-Lord Casper Sasha Ivor Spencer-Churchill (born 18 October 2008)

From his previous marriage to Rebecca Few-Brown, the Duke has a son, George who is heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough

Title

1 March 2002-present: Her Grace The Duchess of Marlborough

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Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel

Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel (born 3 December 1987), also known as Henry Arundel, is a British aristocrat, business and former racing driver. He is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Norfolk, and the family seat is Arundel Castle. He was called Lord Maltravers from birth until his father succeeded to the dukedom in 2002, at which point he became known by the courtesy title of Earl of Arundel.

Life and Career

Lord Arundel is the eldest son of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, and his wife Georgina Gore. From 2007 to 2010, he studied at the University of Bristal and graduated with an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in economics.

Between 2010 and 2019, he worked in various private equity and corporate finance roles in London at NM Rothschild, Evercore Partners and then Inflexion Private Equity. In 2019, he co-founded Noble Insurance Group, where he serves as a managing director.

Lord Arundel’s other interests include skiing, hiking and climbing.

Racing Driver

In 2006, under the name Henry Arundel, he competed in the Formula BMW UK Championship, driving for Fortec Motorsport and winning the Rookie Cup. He was elected to the Motor Sports Association Race Elite Scheme in April 2007, along with five other drivers in various British series. He remained with the Fortec Motorsport team during the 2007 Formula BMW UK season and placed third overall.

In 2008, he raced for Double R Racing in the British Formula 3 Championship. He scored 21 points and finished 15th in the standings. He raced for Carlin Motorsports during the 2009 British Formula 3 season. He scored 90 points and finished 9th in the standing.

Marriage and Family

He married Cecilia Mary Elizabeth del Conti (of the Counts) Colacicchi, Nobile Anagni (born 1988) at Arundel Cathedral on 16 July 2016. They have two daughters, Lady Flora Mary Isabella Fitzalan-Howard (born 10 November 2018) and Lady Rachel Marie Fitzalan-Howard (born 12 May 2020).

Cecilia is the daughter of Count William Colacicchi, descendant of Odoardo Colacicchi and of Clare Elizabeth Vivienne Clutterbuck; through her mother she is a descendant of the Somers-Cocks, Barons Somers, the Clutterbucks and the Hardings, both belonging to the landed gentry.

The Colacicchi family was enrolled among the twelve patrician families of Anagni in 1762 in the person of Anastasio, and since he died without heir, his brother Antonio, ancestor of the current representative of the family, succeeded in his rights. Pope Leo XIII with Brief of November 23, 1886 granted Odoardo the title of Roman count. Another branch of the family has also received the comitatus romanus with Brief of April 26 1923. All titles have been recognized by the Kingdom of Italy, in particular that of Nobile Anagni belongs to all family members regardless of sex.

Title

3 December 1987-24 June 2002: Lord Maltravers

24 June 2002: Earl of Arundel

(https://en.wikipedia.org)
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria

Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus Aviano; born 26 August 1954 at Chateau Beloeil in Beloeil, Belgium) is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. Carl Christian is the third child and second-youngest son of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria and his wife Princess Yolande of Ligne.

Marriage and Issue

Carl Christian married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, eldest child and daughter of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium, on 6 February 1982 in Luxembourg. Carl Christian and Marie Astrid have five children and five grandchildren:

-Archduchess Marie Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. Brussels, 31 July 1983), Countess of Limburg-Stirum after her marriage on 6 December 2008 in Mechelen, Belgium, to Count Rodolphe Limburg-Stirum (b. Uccle, 20 March 1979). They have two sons:

-Count Leopold Menno Philippe Gabriel Francois-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011), Count Constantin Limburg-Stirum (b. 25 October 2013)

-Archduke Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus Aviano of Austria (b. 8 December 1985) married on 8 September 2012 Kathleen Waker (b. Cincinnati, Ohio USA, 1986) in Washington, D.C.. They couple lives in Luxembourg, where Archduke Imre works for Ernst and Young. They have two daughters:

-Archduchess Maria Stella Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (b. 11 November 2013), Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. 24 February 2016)

-Archduke Christoph Henri Alexander Maria Marcus Aviano of Austria (b. Geneva, 2 February 1988), who married Adelaide Marie Beatrice Drape-Frisch (b. Lilas 4 September 1989) on 28 December (civil) and 29 December 2012 (religious) in the Basilica of Saint-Epvre, Nancy France. They have one daughter:

-Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (b. 22 December 2014)

-Archduke Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus Aviano of Austria (b. Meyrin, 26 September 1990)

-Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Josephine Charlotte of Austria (b. Geneva, 26 March 1994)

(https://infogalactic.com)

Titles and Styles

26 August 1954-present: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Carl Christian of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia

In Belgium 1983: His Serene Highness Prince Charles Christian of Habsburg-Lorraine

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Hereditary Princess Hande of Mecklenburg

Her Highness Duchess Hande of Mecklenburg, Princess of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Countess of Schwerin, Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard, Hereditary Princess was born on 16 September 1992 in Tarsus. She is the daughter of Suphi Macit and his wife Cemile, nee Ucar.

Early LIfe

Hereditary Princess Hande grew up in the city of Tarsus in south central Turkey where she studied at the Tarsus American College.

In 2010 she moved to the Netherlands to study International Business Administration at the Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University. After graduating in 2014 she remained in the Netherlands and subsequently became a Dutch citizen.

Career

In 2018 Hereditary Princess Hande co-founded the Luwia Yogurt company alongside her bother Kerem Macit.

The Rotterdam based company produced homemade yogurt and labneh cheese. For her work with Luwia, Hereditary Princess Hande was a finalist at the 2019 Rotterdam Businesswoman of the year award in the emerging talent category.

Since early 2022 Hereditary Princess Hande has worked as a business development manager for Projob Company Onboarding who support international companies in establishing themselves in the Netherlands.

Hereditary Princess

In December 2020 the engagement of Hereditary Princess Hande and Hereditary Prince Alexander was announced. In preparation for her marriage into the Grand Ducal House, Hereditary Princess was baptized in the Roman Catholic faith and began to learn German.

The couple's civil marriage took place in the great hall of the Mirow Palace on 17 June 2022. Their religiously wedding took place in the city church of Neustrelitz on 17 September 2022.

Hereditary Princess and Hereditary Prince Alexander live in Rotterdam.

Title

16 September 1992-17 September 2022 Miss Hande Macit

17 September 2022-present Her Highness Duchess Hande of Mecklenburg, Princess of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Countess of Schwerin, Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard, Hereditary Princess

Religion: Roman Catholic

House: Mecklenburg-Strelitz (by marriage)
Frances Manners, 10th Duchess of Rutland

Frances Helen Manners, Dowager Duchess of Rutland (nee Sweeny; born 1937) is a British peeress and the widow of Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland. Following her Dowager Duchess of Rutland.

Early Life and Family

Frances Helen Sweeny was born in 1937 in Marylebone Lane, London, to American amateur golfer, socialite and businessman Charles Francis Sweeny and his wife, Scottish debutante Margaret Whigham. Her mother had suffered eight miscarriages and given birth to a stillborn daughter prior to her birth. She was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church on 21 July 1937 at the Brompton Oratory. She had one younger brother, Brian Charles Sweeny (1940-2021).

Her parents divorced in1 947 and her mother subsequently married the 11th Duke of Argyll in 1951.

Marriage and Family

On 15 May 1958, Sweeny married Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland at Caxton Hall. They had four children: David Charles Robert Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland (b. 8 May 1959), married Emma Watkins, and has issue Lord Robert George Manners (18 June 1961-28 February 1964), Lady Helen Theresa Margaret Manners (b. 11 November 1962), married Dr. John Chipman, and had issue, Lord Edward John Francis Manners (b. 29 May 1965), married Gabrielle Ross, and had issue

The Duchess was widowed in 1999.

Title

15 May 1958 Her Grace The Duchess of Rutland

4 January 1999 Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Rutland

(https://en.wikiperdia.org)
Lady Helen Manners

Lady Helen Theresa Margaret Manners was born on 11 November 1962. She is the daughter of Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland and Frances Helen Sweeney. She married Dr. John Chipman on 28 June 1997.

Lady Helen Theresa Margaret Manners usually went by her middle of Theresa. She was lead singer with the pop group, The Business Connection. From 28 June 1997, her married name Chipman.

Children of Lady Helen Theresa Margaret Manners and Dr. John Chipman: Ivor Chipman born 24 December 2000, Warwick Chipman born 24 December 2000

Titles

11 November 1962-28 June 1997 Lady Helen Theresa Margaret Manners

28 June 1997 Lady Helen Theresa Margaret Chipman

(https://www.thepeerage.com)
Lady Marcia Fitzalan-Howard

Lady Marcia Mary Josephine Fitzalan-Howard (born 10 March 1953), known as Marsha Fitzalan, is an English actress.

Personal Life

Born in 1953, Marcia Fitzalan-Howard was the third daughter of Major Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17the Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Constable-Maxwell. She was named after her mother’s great-grandmother Marcia Vavasour and educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Woldingham, Surrey. In 1975, her father became Duke of Norfolk, due to the death of a second cousin whose children were all daughters, and she became Lady Marcia.

Fitzalan-Howard has been married twice. Her first marriage was to English actor Patrick Ryecart on 4 July 1977. The couple met at school, The Webber Douglas Academy, and had three children: Mariella Celia (born 1982), Jemima Carrie (born 1984), and Frederick William Hamlet (born 1987). The two elder children are both married. Fitzalan and Ryecart divorced in 1995.

In June 2007, Fitzalan-Howard married her second husband, Nicholas George.

She was a sister-in-law of Sir David Frost, his widow being her elder sister, Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard. Her brother is the current Duke of Norfolk and Premier Peer of England; another sister Lady Tessa, married the 5th Earl of Balfour and is the mother Lady Kinvara Balfour, an English playwriter.

Career

She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy. Fitzalan had a varied career in television and film, her outstanding performance being Sarah B’ Stard in the television comedy satire The New Statesman. Other television roles included appearances in Upstairs, Downstairs, Shelley, Nancy Astor, The Professionals, Brush Strokes, Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming, Spymarker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming, Murder Most Horrid, Midsomer Murders, Under the Hammer and Poirot: Evil Under the Sun.

The Booze Cruise with Martin Clunes, Winter Solstice.

Films include Being Julia with Annette Bening, Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband with Rupert Everett.

She has stood in for the Queen during rehearsals of the State Opening of Parliament.

Title

10 March 1953 Lady Marcia Mary Josephine Fitzalan-Howard

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Lady Doune Ogilvy

Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy was born on 13 August 1953. She is the daughter of David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie and Virginia Fortune Ryan. She married Sir Hereward Charles Wake, 15th Bt., son of Major Sir Hereward Wake, 14th Bt. and Julia Rosemary Lees, on 16 April 1977.

She and Sir Hereward Charles Wake, 15th Bt. were divorced in July 1995.

From 16 April 1977, her married name became Wake. She lived in 1999 at The Stables, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England.

Titles

13 August 1953-16 April 1977 Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy

16 April 1977-July 1995 Lady Doune Mabell Wake

July 1995 Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy

Children of Major Sir Hereward Charles Wake, 15th Bt.

-John Hereward Wake b. 6 October 1978, Henry Wake b. 1980, Laura Katherine Wake b. 1986

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Charles Manners, Marquess of Granby

Charles John Montague Manners, Marquess of Granby (born 3 July 1999), is an English aristocrat. He is the heir apparent to the Duke Dukedom of Rutland.

Biography

Manners was born on 3 July 1999 in Nottingham, the fourth child and eldest son of David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland and Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland. He is of Welsh descent on his mother's side. He is the younger brother of Lady Violet, Lady Alice, and Lady Eliza and the older brother of Lord Hugo.

Due to Agnatic Primogeniture, Manners will inherit father's dukedom as eldest son of his father. Although his sibling will financially inherit from their father, the family estates of Belvoir Castle and Haddon Hall as well as the title of Duke of Rutland will go to him. As the oldest son of a duke, he is given one of his father's subsidiary titles, Marquess of Granby, to use as a courtesy. His parents separated in 2012.

He studied at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, followed by a degree in Business Management at Newcastle University.

Title

3 July 1999 Marquess of Granby

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Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu

D. Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu (born 3 December 1946) is an Infante of Portugal as a member of the Portuguese Royal Family. The second child of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orleans-Braganza, the Duke of Viseu is fourth in the Line of succession to the former Portuguese throne. His elder brother, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, is head of the House of Braganza, which ruled Portugal until 1910.

Early Life

Miguel Gabriel Rafael Xavier Teresa Maria Felix was born on 3 December 1946, in Bern, Switzerland, to Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, the pretender to the defunct throne of Portugal, and Maria Francisca of Orleans-Braganza.

Since birth, Miguel has held the honorific styling of Dom and the styling of His Highness, alongside the titles of Infante of Portugal and Duke of Viseu.

In 1950, the Portuguese Laws of Banishment were repealed and Infante Miguel's family was permitted to return to Portugal, which they did in 1952.

Titles and Styles

3 December 1946-present: His Highness The Duke of Viseu

Infante Miguel's styling's as Duke of Viseu:

-The Most Serene Infante Miguel of Portugal, 8th Duke of Viseu

Honours

Infante Miguel has been decorated with the following honours:

-Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Vicosa

-Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

-Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

-Grand Cross of The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ

-Grand Cross of Royal Confraternity of Saint Teotonio

House: Braganza

Religion: Roman Catholic

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Honorable Elizabeth Ramsay of Mar

The Honorable Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Ramsey of Mar was born on 15 April 1963 at Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She is the daughter of Alexander Arthur Alfonso David Maule of Mar and Marjorie Flora Fraser, Baroness Saltoun of Abernathy.

Title

15 April 1963 The Honorable Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Ramsey of Mar

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Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk

Charles Duff Carnegie, The Earl of Southesk was born 1 July 1989 as the first son of David Charles Carnegie, The 4th Duke of Fife and Caroline, The Duchess of Fife. He has two younger brothers:

-Lord George William Carnegie (1992)

-Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993)

He is currently 75th in succession for the British throne as a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through King Edward VII.

He and his brothers are active social media users (DO NOT ask, the answer is no). According to his Facebook, he resided for a time in Hong Kong and goes by the nickname Charlie.

He announced his engagement to Camille Ascoli in November 2012.

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Titles

16 February-22 June 2015 Earl of Macduff

22 June 2015: Earl of Southesk
David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland

David Charles Robert Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland (born 8 May 1959), is a British hereditary peer and landowner.

Biography

Rutland is the elder son of the 10th Duke of Rutland by his second wife, the former Frances Sweeny, now the Dowager Duchess. He was educated at Stanbridge Earls School, near Romsey in Hampshire, which has since closed. He succeeded his father in the titles on 4 January 1999.

He has a younger brother, Lord Edward Mannes, a sister, Lady Teresa Manners, and a half-sister, Lady Charlotte Manners.

Rutland's ancestral home is Belvoir Castle in the northern part of Leicestershire. The Sunday Times Rich List 2013 estimated his personal fortune at $125 million, but he had to sell a painting to keep Belvoir Castle maintained.

The Duke was a high-profile supporter of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and has hosted fundraising events at Belvoir Castle. In 1999, he stood for UKIP when the House of Lords had to elect 92 hereditary peers. He stood in a House of Lords by-election in 2005 and again in 2015.

In the summer of 2005, Rutland bought the Manners Arms Country Hotel and Restaurant in Knipton near Grantham, which had been built for the 6th Duke of Rutland as a hunting lodge during the 1880s. The Duchess took a leading part in the renovation work they carried out on the property.

In July 2018, the Duke came under scrutiny for advertising positions for actors to perform unpaid at Belvoir Castle. Performers' union Equity criticized the advertisement, saying it was "unacceptable" to ask actors to work unpaid; the advertisement was later removed.

Marriage and Children

Rutland married Emma Watkins, daughter of a Welsh famer from Knighton, Powys, on 6 June 1992 at Belvoir Castle. They separated in 2012. The couple have five children:

-Lady Violet Diana Louise Manners (born 18 August 1993)

-Lady Alice Louisa Lilly Manners (born 27 April 1995)

-Lady Eliza Charlotte Manners (born 17 July 1997)

-Charles John Montague Manners, Marquess of Granby (born 3 July 1999)

-Lord Hugo William James Manners (born 24 July 2003)

The Duchess runs the commercial activities of Belvoir Castle, including shooting parties, weddings and a range of furniture.

Title

4 January 1999 His Grace The Duke of Rutland

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Archduke Alexander of Austria

Archduke Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus Aviano of Austria was born 26 September 1990 as the youngest son and second youngest child of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma. He has the following brothers, sisters, siblings in law, and nieces and nephews:

-Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, Countess of Limburg-Stirum (1983), Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum (1979)

-Count Leopold Menno Philippe Gabriel Francois-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain of Limburg-Stirum (2011), Count Constantin of Limburg-Stirum (2013),

-Archduke Imre of Austria (1985), Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria (1986)

-Archduchess Maria-Stella of Austria (2013)

-Archduke Christoph of Austria (1988), Archduchess Adelaide of Austria (1989)

-Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (2014)

-Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (1994)

He is related to the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. Other than this, not much is known about him.

Title

26 September 1990 His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus Aviano of Austria

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Angela, Marchioness of Lesina

Angela, Hereditary Princess of the House of Marin, Marchioness of Lesina (nee Bragato; born 16 January 1971) is an Italian aristocrat, Hereditary Princess of the House of Marin, as the wife of Prince Luca, Marquess of Lesina, son of Umberto I, Sovereign Prince of the House of Marin and Baroness Giovanna Camillo. She is a Holy Roman princess by marriage, as her husband is a male-line descendant of Charles V.

Early Life

Angela Bragato was born in London, England to Giovanni Bragato, an Italian architect and academic, and wife Adriana Ferrarese. She has and older brother, Stefano Bragato.

Marriage and Issue

In 1996, Angela became engaged to Prince Luca Marin of Lesina, son of The Sovereign Prince and Princess consort of Marin.

The wedding took place on 1 June 1996 in Venice. Attendees included many members of European royal families and aristocracy.

The couple have two children: Princess Giorgia Isabella Sofia (born 8 1998 at St. Mark's Hospital, in Venice) and Princess Maddalena Eleonora Anna (born 10 July 2003 at St. Mark's Hospital in Venice)

Titles, Styles and Honours

16 January 1971-1 June 1996: Miss Angela Bragato

1 June-present: Her Illustrious Highness The Hereditary Princess of the House of Marin, Marchioness of Lesina

Honours

-Marin Princely Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Noble Family Order of Fernando of Castile

-Spanish Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

-Greek Royal Family: Dame 1st Class of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

-Royal House of Savoy: Dame Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

House: Marin (by marriage)

Religion: Roman Catholic

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Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones

Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (born 14 May 2002) is the only daughter and youngest child of the Earl and Countess of Snowdon. She is the only granddaughter of Princess Margaret and the first of three granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon.

Biography

Lady Margarita is 20th in the line of succession to the British throne and the thrones of the 15 other Commonweath realms. She is named after her paternal grandmother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, both of whom died shortly before her birth. Rose was, according to her father in an interview with Majesty Magazine, selected by her brother Charles. Alleyne is also on of her mother's middle names.

In September 2006, according to a 25 December 2006 article in the Daily Telegraph, "Margarita was photographed sitting on the luggage rack of her father's bicycle in rush hour traffic." The photograph provoked complaints from advocates of traffic safety.

On 14 February 2011, it was publicly announced that Margarita had been asked to be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William of Wales, her second cousin, and Catherine Middleton, which she did on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London.

At age 14 she attended her first society fashion show.

Margarita attended Garden House School (an independent school in Turks Row, Chelsea, in London) before moving to St. Mary's School in Ascot. In 2016, she moved to Tudor Hall School in Banbury.

Titles, Styles

14 May 2002-13 January 2017: The Honorable Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones

13 January 2017-present: Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones

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Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse

Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (Heinrich Donatus Philipp Umberto; born 17 October 1966) is the eldest son and successor of German aristocrat Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, and his former wife, Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. A great-grandson of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, he is named in part after Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse. He is also a great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria, through his paternal grandfather Philipp's mother Margaret, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse's father was a 3rd cousin of Queen Elisabeth II of the United Kingdom.

Profession

A trained economist, Donatus directs a foundation established to curate and showcase the cultural heritage and history of the House of Hesse, a dynasty which ruled the Electorate of Hesse-Cassel until 1866, the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine until 1918, and whose male-line descendants include the Protestant leader Philip the Magnanimous, the Swedish king Frederick I, Russia's last tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, the exiled Spanish queen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, and Britian's last viceroy of India, the assassinated Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

Donatus also manages Prince Hesse, a winery specializing in production of varietal vintages on his 45 hectare vineyard.

Prince Donatus' father became the head of the Hesse-Cassel line on the death of his own father, Landgrave Philip in 1980. Having also been the adopted son and heir of his distant cousin, Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, the latter's death in 1968 as the last male of the Hesse-Darmstadt branch left Moritz head of the entire House of Hesse, to which Donatus is the successor.

Marriage and Issue

Donatus married Countess Floria Franziska Marie-Luisa Erika Faber-Castell (born 14 October 1974 Dusseldorf) in a civil ceremony in Wiesbaden on 25 April 2003. The bride is a communications professional and a niece of Count Anton Wolfgang Faber-Castell, chairman of the board of the famous Faber-Castell pen-and-pencil company headquartered near Nuremberg.

The couple's religiously wedding ceremony took place on 17 May 2003, attended by royalty and aristocrats. Held at the Johanneskirche and following by a grand ball in the Green Salon, state room of the former Friedrichshof palace in Kronberg (now a luxury hotel and golf course) where Donatus's ancestress, the German Empress Frederick, lived in widowhood, more than 300 guests were present. Among them was Caroline, Princess of Hanover, the (then) heiress presumptive of Monaco; Princess Benedikte of Denmark, aunt of the bridesgroom and sister of Queens Margrethe II and Anne-Marie of Greece; and Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis.

Landgrave Donatus and his wife have a daughter and two sons, Princess Paulina and Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Hesse (twins, born 26 March 2007, Frankfurt Main, Germany) and Prince August (born 24 August 2012, Frankfurt Main, Germany)

Title

17 October 1966-23 May 2013 His Royal Highness Prince Heinrich Donatus Philipp Umberto of Hesse

23 May 2013 His Royal Highness The Landgrave

House: Hesse

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Lady Mary Louise Wellesley

Lady Mary Louise Wellesley was born on 16 December 1986 at St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London, England. She is the daughter of Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington and Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington

Title

16 December 1986 Lady Mary Louise Wellesley

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Giovanna, Countess of Marin

Princess Giovanna, Countess of Marin (born Baroness Giovanna Maddalena Elena Camillo; 2 March 1944) is an Italian aristocrat, Sovereign Princess consort of the House of Marin, as the wife of Umberto I.

Early Life

The Countess of Marin was born as Baroness Giovanna Camillo on 2 March 1945 in Venice, Italy. She is the fourth of five children of Baron Giovanna Camillo and his wife Margherita, Countess of Marana.

Marriage and Issue

She is married to Prince Umberto, 15th Count of Marin since 4 June 1966. The couple have two children:

-Prince Luca Carlo Edoardo Marin, Marquess of Lesina (born 4 July 1967), married to Angela Bragato since 1 June 1996. They have two daughters:

-Princess Giorgia Isabella Sofia Marin of Lesina (born 8 April 1998)

-Princess Maddalena Eleonora Anna Marin of Lesina (born 10 July 2003)

-Princess Alessandra Sofia Vittoria Caterina Marin and Lesina (born 19 March 1972), married to Denis Lunardelli since 30 September 2006. They have two children:

-Nicolo Filippo Umberto Lunardelli Marin (born 27 January 2008)

-Tommaso Enrico Luca Lunardelli Marin (born 10 February 2014)

Titles, Styles, Honours

Titles

2 March 1947-4 June 1966: Baroness Giovanna Camillo

4 June 1966-23 April 1969: Her Illustrious Highness The Hereditary Princess of the House of Marin, Marchioness of Lesina

23 April 1969-present: Her Illustrious Highness The Sovereign Princess of the House of Marin, Countess of Marin

She also holds the titles of Duchess of Terranova and Baroness of Fonzaso.

Her title in full is: Her Illustrious Highness Giovanna Maddalena Elena, Sovereign Princess consort of the House of Marin, Countess consort of Marin, Baroness of Fonzaso, Duchess of Terranova.

Honour

-Marin Princely Family: Grand Maestre and Dame Grand Cross of the Noble Family Order of Fernando of Castile

-Spanish Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

-Greek Royal Family: Dame 1st Class of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

-Royal House of Savoy: Dame Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

House: Marin (by marriage)

Religion: Roman Catholic

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Lady Eliza Spencer

The Lady Eliza Victoria Spencer (born 10 July 1992) is the second daughter of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer and his first wife, Victoria Lockwood. She was a niece of Diana, Princess of Wales, and is a cousin of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry. She and Lady Amelia Spencer are twins.

In 2008, Lady Eliza's boyfriend, Christopher Elliot 17 was killed in a car crash in Cape Town, South Africa.

Title

10 July 1992 The Lady Eliza Spencer

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Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern

Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 20 April 1952; Sigmaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) is the eldest son of the late Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Margarita of Leiningen. He became head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern upon his father's death on 16 September 2010.

Education and Career

He is the chairman and sole owner of Unternehmensgruppe Furst Hohenzollern (Corporate Group Furst Hohenzollern), including real estate and forests with 400 employees, and owns a 50% share in the Zollern GmbH Co. KG (steelworks, transmission technics) with 2800 employees.

According to the 1923 constitution of Romania, he is the main candidate for the defunct throne. However, in a 2009 interview, Karl Friedrich, then Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern, stated that he was not interested in the Romanian throne, thus leaving the succession open to his son.

Marriage and Children

He married Countess Alexandra Schenck Stauffenberg, daughter of Count Clemens Anton Schenck Stauffenberg (a relative of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf Stauffenberg) and his wife Countess Clementine Elisabeth Wolff-Metternich Gracht, on 17 May 1985 in the Beuron Archabbey, Baden-Wurttemberg. They were divorced on 21 January 2010, in Sigmaringen. They have four children: Alexander Friedrich Antonius Johannes, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern (b. 16 March 1987) Princess Philippa Marie Carolina Isabelle of Hohenzollern (b. 2 November 1988), Princess Flaminia Pia Eilika Stephanie of Hohenzollern (b. 9 January 1992)-Her godmother is Archduchess Eilika of Austria, Princess Antonia Elisabeth Georgina Tatiana of Hohenzollern (b. 22 June 1995) Her godmother is Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein

Titles and Styles

20 April 1952-6 February 1965 His Serene Highness Prince Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern

6 February 1965-16 September 2010: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern

16 September 2010-present His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern

House: Hohenzollern

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