Royal Profile: 15 Facts about Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma

-
  1. Princess Maria Pia Elena Elisabetta Margherita Milena Mafalda Ludovica Tecla Gennara of Bourbon-Parma was born 24 September 1934 {Source}.
  2. Her parents were Umberto II of Italy and Marie-José of Belgium{Source}.
  3. She was born Princess Maria Pia Elena Elisabetta Margherita Milena Mafalda Ludovica Tecla Gennara of Savoy {Source}.
  4. She was the eldest of four children {Source}:
    1. Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937)
    2. Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy (1940)
    3. Princess Maria Beatrice Caroline of Savoy (1943)
  5. She married Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia on 12 February 1955{Source}.
  6. Together, they have four children, two sets of twins{Source}:
    1. Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia (b. 1958)
    2. Prince Michael of Yugoslavia (b. 1958)
    3. Prince Sergius "Serge" Wladimir Emanuel Maria of Yugoslavia (1963)
    4. Princess Helene Olga Lydia Tamara Maria of Yugoslavia (1963)
  7. Together, they also have three grandchildren{Source}:
    1. Milena Maria Pia Angelique Armaule Gaubert (1988)
    2. Nastasia Marie-José Tania Vanessa Isabelle Gaubert (1991)
    3. Leopold Umberto Armand Michel Gaubert (1997)
  8. She and Prince Alexander divorced in 1967 {Source}.
  9. Princess Maria-Pia would remarry Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma in 2003{Source}.
  10. Upon her re-marriage, she became stepmother to{Source}:
    1. Princess Inès of Bourbon-Parma (1952–1981)
    2. Marie Mélodie de Bourbon (1977, technically, stepgrandmother as Marie is the daughter of Ines, but Michael adopted her in 1982)
    3. Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma (1953)
    4. Princess Sybil of Bourbon-Parma (1954)
    5. Princess Victoire of Bourbon-Parma (1957–2001)
    6. Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (1964)
  11. She would also become step-grandmother of {Source}:
    1. Baroness Tatiana von Grecmen-Waldek (1974)
    2. Marie Mélodie de Bourbon (1977, technically, stepgrandmother as Marie is the daughter of Ines, but Michael adopted her in 1982)
    3. Princess Antonia of Bourbon-Parma (1981)
    4. Baron Nicolas von Gecmen-Waldek (1981)
    5. Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma (1982)
    6. Princess Alexia of Bourbon-Parma (1985)
    7. Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1989)
    8. Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma (1991)
    9. Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma (1991)
    10. Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma (1993)
    11. Princess Elisabeth of Bourbon-Parma (1996)
    12. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parme (1999)
    13. Alexandre Bogdanoff (2011)
  12. She is a cousin of King Albert II of Belgium-King Albert's father (Leopold III) was the elder brother of Princess Maria Pia's mother, Princess Marie-José of Belgium.
  13. Upon the abolishment of the Italian monarchy, she and her family first fled to Portugal, then to Switzerland.
  14. She is a sister-in-law of Queen Anne of Romania. 
  15. She is aunt by marriage to:
    1. Princess Margareta of Romania (1949)
    2. Princess Elena of Romania (1950)
    3. Princess Irina of Romania (1953)
    4. Princess Sophie of Romania (1957)
    5. Princess Maria of Romania (1964)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Royal Profile: Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands

-
Princess Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of The Netherlands was born at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn on 31 January 1938 as the first child of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard{ Source }. At her birth, she held the titles of Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld{ Source }. She has three younger sisters, two former brothers-in-law, a brother-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews: Princess Irene of The Netherlands (1939) Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1930-2010, m. 1964-1981, div) Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma (1970) Brigitte Klynstra (never married) Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra de Bourbon-Parm e (1997) Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Parma (1977) Princess Luisa Irene of Bourbon-Parma, Marquise of Castell'Arquato (2012) Princess Cecilia Mariaof Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Berceto (2013 ) Prince Carlos Enrique Leonard of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of Piacenza (2016) Prin
Read more

Royal Profile: Prince Constantin d'Orléans

-
Prince Constantin Foulques Alexandre d'Orléans was born 15 February 2003 as the fourth child and youngest son of Prince Charles Louis, Duke of Chartres & Iléana Manos{ Source }. He has the following siblings{ Source }: Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas d'Orléans (1998) Princess Louise Marie Isabelle d'Orléans (1999). Princess Hélène Sybille Irène d'Orléans (2001) Princess Isabelle Roxane Christine d'Orléans (2005) As his royal family is defunct, he likely leads a normal life and next to nothing is known about him. He is currently 8th in line for the French (Orléanist)Throne. He is considered 90th for the French throne on the Legitimist French throne.
Read more

Royal Profile: Melanie-Antoinette de Massy de Lusignan

-
Melanie-Antoinette de Massy de Lusignan was born 18 January 1985 in Monaco as the daughter of Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy and  Nicolai Vladimir Costello dit de Lusignan{ Source  (ed note: this website claims she is the daughter of Bernard Alexandre Baron Taubert Natta, when she is not)}. She is the niece of Christian Louis de Massy and cousin of Antoine de Massy . She grew up in Monaco, attending The International School of Monaco, obtaining the International Baccalaureate in 2005. Melanie is a prominent business woman in Monaco, she is presently Agribras’ Head of Investor Relations { Source }. She is an advisor for Giersch Ventures, a financial advisory boutique, and a co-founder with Luiz Macambira of The Macmas Group, an investment advisory, real estate development and event promotion group{ Source }.. She sits on the Committee of the Monegasque Tennis Federation and of the Monte Carlo Country Club { Source }. Other than the Tennis event in April and appearing on the bal
Read more