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Royal Proffile: Leonor, The Princess of Asturias

Infanta Doña Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer  was born the eldest of two daughters of King Felipe VI  & Queen Letizia on 31 October 2005{ Source }. The young Princess of Austrias is also the second  youngest granddaughter of Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos { Source }. She has one younger sister: The Infanta Doña Sofia de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz of Spain (2007) Her godparents were her paternal grandparents,  King Juan Carlos  & Queen Sofia { Source ). According to the 1978 Spanish Constitution, since her parents have yet to produce a male heir (and likely won't, but you never know...), upon her father's succession as King of Spain in June 2014, she became Princess of Austrias and will later become Queen of Spain{ Source }. She began her education among the children of the Royal Guard at the Palace of El Pardo

Royal Profile: Doña María de Fátima Simoneta Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón

Doña María de Fátima Simoneta Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón was born 31 October 1968, the eldest of five children of Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre and Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, ?th Viscount de la Torre, Grandee of Spain { Source }. She has the following brothers and sisters, and siblings-in-law, and nieces and nephews{ Source }: Don Juan Filiberto Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón, The Viscount de la Torre (1969) Winston Holmes Carney (m. 2014)  Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y Carney (2013) Don Bruno Alejandro Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón (1971) Bárbara Cano y de la Plaza (m. 2002) Alejandro Juan Gómez-Acebo y Cano (2004) Guillermo Gómez-Acebo y Cano (2005) Álvaro Gómez-Acebo y Cano (2011) Don Luis Beltrán Ataúlfo Alfonso Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón (1973) Laura Ponte y Martinez (m. 2004, div. 2011) Luis Felipe Gómez-Acebo y Ponte (2005) Laura Gómez-Acebo y Ponte (2006) Andrea Pascual Vicens (m. 2016) J

Royal Profile: Princess Margaretha of Sweden, Mrs. Ambler

Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria of Sweden, Mrs. Ambler was born on 31 October 1934 as the first child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbottenand his wife Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha { Source }. She has three younger sisters, a younger brother, three brothers-in-law, a sister-in-law, eight nephews, four nieces, several neices and nephews in law, and great nieces and nephews{ Source }: Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern  (1937)  Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern  (m. 1961-2016, legally separated in 1990, his death) Prince Karl Christian of Hohenzollern (1962) Princess Nicole of Hohenzollern (1968,m.1999) Prince Nikolas of Hohenzollern (1999) Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (1963) Heinrich Graf von Ortonburg (1956, m. 1990, d. 2002/2003?) Carl Theodor Graf von Ortonburg (1992) Friedrich-Hubertus Graf von Ortonburg (1995) Carolina Gräfin von Ortonburg (1997) Eckbert Bohlen und Halbach (1956, m. 2004) Prince Hubertus of Ho

Royal Profile: Sophia von Lattorff

Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff was born 30 October 2009 as the daughter of Princess Tatiajna of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff { Source }. She has an older brother, 4 older sisters and a younger brother { Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff  (2000) Elisabeth von Lattorff  (2002) Marie von Lattorff  (2004) Camilla Maria Katharina von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Maximilian Maria von Lattorff (2011) It is likely given that she is not in line for the Liechtenstein throne due to Male-preference cognatic primogeniture, that she leads a fairly normal life. It is likely that she speaks German, the official language of Liechtenstein. Other than that, very little is known about the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. They tend to keep out of the limelight.

Royal Profile: Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este

Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este was born 15 December 1955, the second child of Archduke Robert of Austria-Este and of Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews: Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess of Arco-Zunneberg (1954) Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg (m. 1980) Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1981) Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1983) Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1988) Countess Maximiliana Aimée Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1990) Countess Marie Gabrielle von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1992) Countess Giorgiana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1997) Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este (1955) (1957) Princess Astrid of Belgium,  The Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962, m. 1984) Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este  (1987) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Au

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: Oct 23-29, 2017

Austria -Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum  celebrated his 4th birthday on Wednesday. Belgium -Queen Mathilde   visited the exhibitation  Christo and Jeanne-Claude  at the ING Art Center and met with the exhibitor, Christo on Tuesday { Photos }. On Friday, the Belgian consort attended the funeral and cremation ceremony of    King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand{ Photos } -Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant  celebrated her 14th birthday on Wednesday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II   undertook an official visit to Italy on Thursday and Friday { Photos } -Crown Princess Mary  accepted the role of being protector of the 2018 European Volunteer Capital of Aarhus, Denmark on Tuesday { Source } -Prince Joachim  attended a meeting with the   vice president of the fia motor sports commission on Wednesday { Photos }. On Thursday, the younger son of Queen Margrethe II joined Prince Harry of Wales to visit the Danish participants at Invictus Games { Video } -Coun

Royal Profile: Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark

Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark was born 29 October 1998 and is the second child and eldest son of The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece, which makes him a grandson of the former King and Queen of Greece{ Source }. Among his godparents are{ Source }: Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (paternal uncle),  Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg (maternal aunt)  King Felipe VI of Spain (1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (1st cousin 1x removed) The Duke of Cambridge (distantly related cousin-on The Duke's grandmother's side they are 3rd cousins 4x removed, and on the Duke's grandfather's side, they are 1st cousins 5x removed or something like that-if anyone wants to calculate it and leave me a comment, please do! ;)) Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (first cousin 3x removed) Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia Doris Robbs. (family friend) He also has several siblings, an elder sister, and three younger brothers{ Sou

Royal Profile: Countess Josephine af Rosenborg

Countess Josephine Caroline Elisabeth af Rosenborg was born 29 October 1972, one of the twin daughters of Count Christian of Rosenborg and Countess Anne Dorte af Rosenborg { Source }. She has two sisters, a twin and a younger sister, as well as two brothers in law and several nieces and nephews{ Source }: Countess Camilla af Rosenborg (1972) Mikael Rosanes (m. 1995) Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes (1997) Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes  (2000) Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes (2005) Theodor Christian John Rosanes (2008) Countess Feodora Mathilde Helena af Rosenborg (1975) Eric Hervè Patrice Patte (m.2004-2006, Div) Morent Rønnow (m. 2008) Caroline-Mathilde Margareth Rønnow (2009) Countess Josephine was married on 3 October 1998 to Thomas Christian Schmidt { Source }. Together they have two children { Source }: Julius Christian Emil Schmidt af Rosenborg (2001) Clara Dorte Elisabeth Schmidt af Rosenborg (2004) Due to her father marrying a commoner and hi

Royal Profile: 27 Facts about Princess Sophie of Romania

Sophie de Roumanie was born on 29 October 1957 as Princess Sofia of Romania  { Source }. She was the daughter of Queen Anne-Marie of Romania & King Mihai of Romania  { Source }. She has four sisters, three older, one younger { Source }: Crown Princess Margarita  (1949) Princess Elena (1950) Mrs. Irina Walker  (1953) Princess Maria of Romania (1964) She has several former and current brothers-in-law { Source }: Prince Radu of Romania (1997) Dr. Robin Medforth-Mills (1942-2002, 1983-1991, div) Alexander Philips Nixon McAteer (m. 1998) John Kreuger (m 1983, div 2003) John Westley Walker (m 2003) Kazimierz Wieslaw Mystkowsk (m 1995, div 2002) She has the following nephews { Source }: Mr. Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills  (1985) Michael Torsten de Roumanie Kreuger  (1985) She has the following nieces { Source }: Angelica Margaretta Bianca de Roumanie Kreuger Knight (1986) Miss Elisabeta  Karina  de Roumanie Medforth-Mills  (1989) She has the foll

Royal Profile: Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxemburg

Tessy Antony, Princess of Luxembourg was born Tessy Antony on 28 October 1985{ Source }. She attended a technical high school in Pétange, Luxembourg, prior to following her brother's footsteps and joining the army. With her career in the Luxembourg Army, she has participated in missions in Yugoslavia and Kosovo. During her mission in Yugoslavia, she met Prince Louis, who was there visiting the Luxembourg troops. She and Prince Louis of Luxembourg were married on 29 September 2006{ Source }. Upon their marriage, the prince gave up his succession rights and those of their son Gabriel, and any of the couple's future children, although Prince Louis retains his title of Prince of Luxembourg and the style of Royal Highness while his and Antony's sons were initially given the surname de Nassau with no titles{ Source }. On Luxembourg's National Day 2009, Ms. Antony and her two sons were given titles by the Grand Duke{ Source }. Her title was Her Royal Highness Princess o

Royal Profile: Countess Camilla af Rosenborg

Countess Camilla Alexandrine Cristine af Rosenborg was born 29 October 1972, one of the twin daughters of Count Christian of Rosenborg and Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg { Source }. She has a twin sister, a younger sister, two brothers-in-law, a former brother in law and several nieces and nephews: Countess Joesphine af Rosenborg (1972) Mikael Rosanes Julius Christian Emil Schmidt af Rosenborg (2001) Clara Dorte Elisabeth Schmidt af Rosenborg (2004) Countess Feodora Mathilde Helena af Rosenborg  (1975) Eric Hervè Patrice Patte (m.2004-2006, Div) Morent Rønnow (m. 2008) Caroline-Mathilde Margareth Rønnow (2009) Countess Camilla was married on 20 March 1995 to Mikael Rosanes { Source }. Together they have four children { Source }: Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes (1997) Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes  (2000) Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes (2005) Theodor Christian John Rosanes  (2008) Due to her father marrying a commoner and him not seeking parliamentar

Royal Profile: Princess Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Duchess in Bavaria

Princess Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Duchess in Bavaria was born in Bavaria on 28 October 1967 in Munich as the eldest of the five daughters of Duke Max and Duchess Elizabeth in Bavaria { Source }. She is a direct descendant of the last King of Bavaria. Ludwig III (1845-1921) was her great-great-grandfather { Source }. Hereditary Princess Sophie spent her childhood with her parents and sisters in Wildbad Kreuth, where she also attended the first years of the primary school { Source }. From 1978 to 1980 she attended the Girls' Home Primary School of the English Lady in Heiligenstatt and then changed to the Girls' Secondary Boarding School Hohenburg in Lenggries { Source }. In 1984, she entered the Adolf Weber Gymnasium in Munich and passed the school-leaving examination in 1988 { Source }. During a stay in London, which lasted several months, she attended tutorial classes at the Inchbald School of Interior Design { Source }. She was p

Royal Profile: Julia Caroline Ogilvy

Julia Caroline Ogilvy was born Julia Caroline Rawlinson on born 28 October 1964 as the daughter of Charles Rawlinson{ Source }. She married James Robert Bruce Ogilvy on 30 July 1988 { Source }. Together, they have two children: Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (1994) Alexander Charles Ogilvy (1996) Ogilvy has had a successful business career, and was involved with the managing director of Hamilton & Inches Jewellers for several years{ Source }. She also has served as the non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Scotland{ Source } In 1992, she received the Scottish Business Achievement Award from The Princess Royal. In 2007 she won the Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for her work with ProjectScotland, a charity of which she is the Founder and Chairman. She also works for the Scottish Executive on social and community charity programmes.

Royal Profile: Princess Anita van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

Princess Anita van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born as Anita Theodora van Eijk on 27 October 1969 as the second daughter of Leonardus van Eijk and J.C.M. van Eijk-Steens { Source }. She studied in The Netherlands, and Singapore. She earned an international baccalaureate from Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest { Source }. She attended the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore { Source }. In 1996, she earned a degree in the direction of communication studies from the University of Amsterdam { Source }. She married Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Oranje-Nassau,van Vollenhoven on 25 August 2005 in a civil marriage, and on 27 August 2005 in a religious ceremony{ Source }. Together, they have two children{ Source }: Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven (2006) Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven (2008) Princess Anita works as an independent entrepreneur { Source }. In 1997, she joined Bloomberg in Amsterdam and London { Source }. She has also worked

Royal Profile: Amelia Morales y de Grecia

Amelia Morales y de Grecia was born 26 October 2007 as the youngest daughter of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales y Quintana{ Source }. She has two older sisters and an older brother{ Source }: Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005) She resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands in a house designed by her father { Source }. She is the granddaughter of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece & King Constantine II of Greece . Technically, she is biologically related to the following monarchs and/or consorts: Queen Elizabeth II is her 3rd cousin 2x removed, through The Princess Victoria, The Princess Royal. The Duke of Edinburgh is her 1st cousin 3x removed, through King George I of Greece. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is her 3rd cousin 2x removed, through The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. Queen Margrethe II is also her grandmother's sister, making Queen Marget

Royal Profile: Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven

Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven was born 26 October 2002 as the second child and only son of Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven & Princess Marilène van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven { Source }. He has two sisters{ Source }: Anastasia Margriet Josephine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2001) Felicia Juliana Bénedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2005) He was baptized in April 2003, with the following as his godparents{ Source }: Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau (paternal uncle) Jeroen Pit Emilie Pit, nee Jkvr van Karnebeek With his great-Aunt Beatrix 's abdication in 2013, his family (aside from his grandmother) does not have succession rights any longer. It is likely Lucas and his siblings lead normal lives.

Royal Profile: Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum

Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum was born on 25 October 2013 as the second son of three sons of  Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum and Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum { Source }. He has one older brother and a younger brother{ Source }: Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (2011) Count Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum (2016) His maternal grandparents are  Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, Archduchess of Austria and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria{ Source }. He shares a birthday with The Duchess of Brabant (Belgium) and The King of Romania. Through his grandmother, he is related to the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg, the Royal Family of Belgium and the Princely family of Liechtenstein.

Royal Profile: 16 Facts about Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant

Princess Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant was born via C-section as the eldest child of King Phillippe and Queen Mathilde  on 25 October 2001{ Source }. She has two younger brothers: Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003) Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (2005) She also has a younger sister: Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008) She was baptized on 9 December 2001, her godparents are: Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (paternal cousin) Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt) She is named for the following: Élisabeth : her great-great grandmother Elisabeth of Bavaria. Thérèse: Possibly for her maternal great-great-grandmother Countess Teresa Sobanska. Marie: the Virgin Mary as per tradition with Catholic Royalty. Hélène: her maternal aunt and godmother Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz. Presently she is the first female heir to the throne, and the will be Belgium's first Queen Regent. Like her el

Royal Profile: King Mihai I of Romania

King Michai I of Romania was born on 25 October 1921 as the eldest legitimate son of King Carol II & Queen Helen { Source }. He had one older half brother, Prince Mircea Grigore Carol Hohenzollern{ Source }. King Michai (or Michael) reigned in Romania sporadically over the last 60 years. His first reign began at the age of 6, in 1927 after the death of his grandfather, with regency held by his uncle Prince Nicholas{ Source }. This reign lasted until 1930, when his father returned to Romania and was proclaimed King{ Source }.His second reign began in 1940, and only officially lasted seven years. He was forced to abdicate in 1947 by the Romanian government { Source }.During the War, he would comfort Romanian soldiers who fought for the unification of the country{ Source }. In 1944, His Majesty King opposed with all his might instilling communist authorities (royal strike was the culmination of these attempts){ Source }. Eventually, he was forced to abdicate on 30 December 1947, unde

Royal Profile: Alexander Windsor, The Earl of Ulster

Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, The Earl of Ulster was born 24 October 1974 as the son of The Duke and The Duchess of Gloucester { Source }. He has two younger sisters, two brother-in-laws, two nieces and nephews{ Source }: Lady Davina Lewis (1977) Mr. Gary Christie Lewis Senna Lewis (2010)  Tāne Lewis (2012) Lady Rose Gilman (1980) George Gilman Lyla Gilman (2010) Rufus Gilman (2012) He was baptized in 1975, with one of his godparents being The Prince of Wales{ Source }. At birth he was 9th in the line of succession.Presently,he is 25th in line. He was educated at Eton College, King's College London, and The Royal Military College, Sandhurst{ Source }. On 14 April 1997, he became a second Lieutenant of the King's Royal Hussars { Source }In 1998, he gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Hussars { Source }. He became a Captain and fought in the campaign in Kosovo in 2002{ Source }. In addition to serving in Kosovo,