Royal Profile: Princess Alix of Luxembourg, Dowager Princess de Ligne

Princess Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Dowager Princess de Ligne was born 24 August 1929 as the youngest daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg & Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma{Source}. Princess Alix had two older brothers, three older sisters, numerous siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews and their families{Source}:
  1. Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1921)
    1. Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927–2005, m. 1953)
      1. Princess Marie-Astrid, Archduchess of Austria (1954)
        1. Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (1954)
          1. Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, Countess of Limburg-Stirum (1983)
            1. Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum (1978, m. 2007)
              1. Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (2011)
              2. Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (2013)
              3. Count Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum (2016)
          2. Archduke Imre of Austria (1985)
            1. Archduchess Kathleen of Austria (1986, m. 2012)
              1. Archduchess Maria-Stella of Austria (2013)
              2. Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (2016)
              3. Archduchess Juliana of Austria (2018)
          3. Archduke Christoph of Austria (1988)
            1. Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria (1989, m 2012)
              1. Archduchess Katarina of Austria (2014)
              2. Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017)
          4. Archduke Alexander of Austria (1990)
          5. Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (1994)
            1. Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma (1991, engaged 2017)
              1. Miss Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia de Bourbon-Parme (2017)
      2. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (1955)
        1. Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg (1957, m. 1981)
          1. Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1981)
            1. Princess Stephanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1984, m. 2012)
          2. Prince Félix of Luxembourg (1984)
            1. Princess Claire of Luxembourg (1985, m.2012)
              1. Princess Amalia Gabriela Maria Teresa de Nassau (2013)
              2. Prince Liam Henri Hartmut de Nassau (2016)
          3. Prince Louis of Luxembourg (1986)
            1. Tessy Antony of Luxembourg (1985, m. 2007-2017)
              1. Prince Noah de Nassau (2006)
              2. Prince Gabriel de Nassau (2007)
          4. Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (1991)
          5. Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)
      3. Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957)
        1. Hélène Suzanne Vestur Nassau (1958, m. 1985, div prior to 2009)
          1. Princess Marie-Gabrielle de Nassau (1986)
            1. Antonius Benedikt Clemens Douglas Emanuel Willms (1988, m. 2017)
              1. Master Zeno Philippe Leopold Marcus d'Aviano Willms (2018)
          2. Prince Constantin de Nassau (1988)
            1. Katy (girlfriend)
              1. Felix de Nassau (2018)
          3. Prince Wenceslas de Nassau (1990)
          4. Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)
        2. Countess Diane de Nassau (1962m, m. 2009)
      4. Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg, Princess of Liechtenstein (1957)
        1. Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (1947, m. 1982)
          1. Prince Leopold Emmanuel Jean Marie of Liechtenstein (1984-1984)
          2. Princess Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein (1985)
          3. Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein (1987)
          4. Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein (1989)
      5. Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (1963)
        1. Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (1968, m. 1994)
          1. Prince Paul Louis de Nassau (1998)
          2. Prince Léopold de Nassau (2000, twin)
          3. Princess Charlotte de Nassau (2000, twin)
          4. Prince Jean André de Nassau (2004)
  2. Princess Elizabeth of Luxembourg, The Duchess of Hohenberg (1922-2011)
    1. Franz, Duke of Hohenberg (1927-1977)
      1. Princess Anna (Anita) Charlotte Maximiliana Euphemia Maria Helena von Hohenberg (1958)
        1. Romee de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (m .1978-1988, div)
          1. Gaetan de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1980)
          2. Alix de La Poeze, Countess d'Harambure (1981) 
            1. Francois-Xavier Fraye (m. 2010) 
              1. Armel Fraye (2011)
              2. Benedikt Fraye (2013)
          3. Gabriel de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1987)
          4. Raoul de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1989)
        2. Count Andreas von Bardeau (m. 2005)
  3. Princess Sophie Felicitas Elisabetha Bona Maria Antonia von Hohenberg (1960) 
    1. Jean-Louis de Potesta (m. 1983)
      1. Eleonore de Potesta (1984)
        1. Diego Fernández de Córdova y Cerveró (m. 2012)
          1. Rafael Fernández de Córdova y de Potesta (2013)
      2. Baron Charles de Potesta (1985)
      3. Elizabeth de Potesta (1988)
  4. Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg (1924-2007)
    1. Graf Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck (1928-2008, m. 1958)
      1. Andreas, Count Henckel von Donnersmarck (1959) 
        1. Johanna von Hohenberg (1966, m.1995) 
          1. Countess Laura Henckel von Donnersmarck (1997)
          2. Countess Marie Henckel von Donnersmarck (1998)
          3. Count Ludwig Henckel von Donnersmarck (2001)
          4. Count Albrecht von Henckel von Donnersmarck ( 2006)
      2. Count Félix, Henckel von Donnersmarck (1960-2007)
      3. Count Heinrich Henckel von Donnersmarck (1961) 
        1. Anna-Maria Merckens (1969, m. 1998)
          1. Count Tassilo Henckel von Donnersmarck (2004)
      4. Countess Charlotte Henckel von Donnersmarck (1965)
        1. Graf Christoph Johannes von Meran (1963, m. 1999) 
          1. Count Johannes Maximilian von Meran (2004)
          2. Countess Anna Colienne von Meran (2006)
          3. Countess Camilla von Meran (2008)
  5. Princess Marie Gabriele of Luxembourg, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg (1925)
    1. Knud Johan Ludvig, Lensgreve Holstein til Ledreborg (1919-2001, m. 1951)
      1. Countess Monica Charlotte Louise Maria Holstein til Ledreborg (1952)
        1. Henri de Dompierre de Jonquières  (1950, m. 2003)
      2. Countess Lydia Adelaide Maria Holstein til Ledreborg (1955)
        1. Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma (1953, m. 1980-1999, div) 
          1. Princess Antonia Monica Charlotte Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1981)
            1. Martin Krusbæk (m. 2010)
              1. Inès Philippine Alexia Krusbæk (2011)
              2. Maximilian Allan Michel Gabriel Krusbæk (2012)
              3. Alix Beatrice Lidia Eva Krusbæk (2016)
          2. Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma (1982)
            1. Mark de Bourbon de Parme (2003)
          3. Princess Alexia  of Bourbon-Parma (1985)
            1. Fabian Davis (m. 2007)
              1. Rebecca Davis (2004)
              2. Bianca Davis (2008)
          4. Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1989)
          5. Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma (1991)
            1. Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (1994)*
              1. Miss Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia de Bourbon-Parme (2017)
        2. Martin Bergsøe (1948, m. 2001)
      3. Countess Veronica Birgitte Maria Holstein til Ledreborg (1956)
        1. François Bruno de Pottère (1949, m. 1979) 
          1. Bruno de Pottere (1980-1980)
          2. Charles Erik de Pottère (1982)
            1. Layla Jean Kajer (m. 2015)
              1. Isla de Pottere (2015)
          3. Alexander Gabriel de Pottère (1985)
      4. Countess Silvia Charlotte Maria Holstein til Ledreborg (1958) 
        1. John Munro of Foulis (1959, m. 1979)
          1. Tatiana Angela Maria Munro (18 May 1983) 
            1. Martin Skaarup Munro-Thers (m. 2011)
              1. Marcus Munro-Thers (2009)
              2. Lucas Munro-Thers (2014)
          2. Alexander Munro (1985)
          3. Charlotte Tatiana Marie Munro (1990)
          4. Angela Charlotte Marie Munro (1992)
      5. Countess Camilla Josephine Marie Holstein til Ledreborg (1959 -2010)
        1. Eric Rudolf Baron Bertouch-Lehn til Højbygaard-Lungholm (1956, m. 1986-1995, div)
          1. Baron Nicolas Bertouch-Lehn til Højbygaard-Lungholm (1986) 
            1. Eva Maria Marcher (m. 2015)
          2. Baron Philip Bertouch-Lehn til Højbygaard-Lungholm (1989)
      6. Countess Tatiana Alix Marie Holstein til Ledreborg (1961)
        1. Mark von Riedemann (1964, m.1999)
          1. Therese Silvia Maria von Riedemann (2000)
      7. Countess Antonia Charlotte Jeanette Marie Holstein til Ledreborg (1962)
  6. Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927-1977)
    1. Joan Douglas Dillon
      1. Princess Charlotte Phyllis Marie of Luxembourg (1967)
        1. Marc-Victor Cunningham (1965, m. 1993)
          1. Charles Douglas Donnall Marie Cunningham (1996)
          2. Louis Robert Dominic Marie Cunningham (1998)
          3. Donnall Philippe Cunningham (2002)
      2. Prince Robert Louis François Marie of Luxembourg (1968)
        1. Julie Elizabeth Houston Ongaro (1966, m. 1984)
          1. Princess Charlotte Katherine Justine Marie de Nassau (1995)
          2. Prince Alexandre Théodore Charles Marie de Nassau (1997)
          3. Prince Frederik Henri Douglas Marie de Nassau (2002)
Not much is known about Princess Alix's formative years. She married Antoine de Ligne, 13th Prince de Ligne on 17 August 1950 {Source}. Together, they have seven children, several children-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren:

  1. Michel, 14th Prince de Ligne (1951)
    1. Princess Eleanora of Orléans-Braganza (m. 1981)
      1. Princess Alix de Ligne, Countess de Dampierre (1984)
        1. Count Guillaume de Dampierre (born 1985, m. 2016).
          1. Countess Olympia de Dampierre (2017)
    2. Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince de Ligne (1989)
  2. Prince Wauthier de Ligne (1952) 
    1. Countess Regine de Renesse (m. 1976)
      1. Prince Philippe de Ligne (1977) 
        1. Jonkvrouw Laetitia Rolin (m. 2008)
          1. Prince Jean-Charles de Ligne (2010)
          2. Princess Alienor de Ligne (2012)
      2. Princess Melanie-Yolande de Ligne (1979) 
        1. Paul Weingarten  (m. 2011)
          1. Felix Weingarten (2013)
      3. Princess Elisabeth-Eleonore de Ligne (1983)
        1. Baron Baudouin Gillès de Pelichy (m. 2005)
          1. Baroness Marguerite Gillès de Pelichy
          2. Baron Antoine Gillès de Pelichy (2006)
          3. Baron Charles Gillès de Pelichy (2008)
          4. Baroness Philippine Gillès de Pelichy (2010)
  3. Princess Anne de Ligne (1954) 
    1. Olivier Mortgat (m. 1981)
      1. Laure Mortgat  (1983)
      2. Isabelle-Marie Mortgat (1985)
  4. Princess Christine de Ligne (1955)
    1.  Prince António of Orléans-Braganza (m. 1981)
      1. Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (1983-2009)
      2. Princess Amelia of Orléans-Braganza, Mrs. James Spearman (1986)
        1. James Alexander Spearman (m. 2014)
          1. Alexander Spearman (2016)
          2. Nicholas Rafael William Spearman (2018)
      3. Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza(1986)
      4. Princess Maria Gabriela of Orléans-Braganza(1989)
  5. Princess Sophie de Ligne (1957) 
    1.  Count Philippe de Nicolay (m. 1982)
      1. François de NicolayComte de Nicolay  (1989)
      2. Guy de NicolayComte de Nicolay (1993)
  6. Prince Antoine Lamoral de Ligne (1959)
    1. Countess Jacqueline de Lannoy (m. 2001)
      1. Prince Louis de Ligne (2003)
      2. Princess Marie de Ligne (2004)
      3. Princess Florence de Ligne (2006)
  7. Princess Yolande de Ligne (1964) 
    1. Hugo Townsend (1945,m. 1994)
      1. Marie Townsend(1995)
      2. George Townsend (1997)
      3. James Townsend (1998)
      4. Bartholomew Townsend (2001)

No funeral arrangements have been announced, but I suspect to see the De Ligne royals, Luxembourger Royals, Brazilian royals, and maybe a few other former reigning houses in attendance.

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