Royal Profile: Princess Gabriele of Bavaria, Duchess of Croÿ

Princess Gabriele Adelgunde Marie Theresia Antonia of Bavaria, Duchess of Croÿ was born 10 May 1927 as the daughter of Princess Antonia of Luxembourg and Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine by (the) Rhine {Source}. She has four older siblings, and a younger sister, as well as their spouses and their families, as well as severa; older paternal half-siblings and their families{Source}:

1. Luitpold Maximilian Ludwig Karl, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria (1901-1914, died of polio)
2. Princess Irmingard  of Bavaria (1902-1903, died of diphtheria)
3. Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905-1996)
1.  Countess Marita Franziska Draskovich de Trakostjan (1904-1969, m. 1930-1969, her death)
1. Princess Marie Gabrielle  of Bavaria (1931)
1. Georg, Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1928-2015, m. 1957) 
1. Countess Maria Walburga  von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1958)
1. Baron Carl von Lerchenfeld (1958, m. 1986)
   1. Baron Georg von Lerchenfeld (1987)
   2. Baroness Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld (1990)
   3. Baroness Catarina von Lerchenfeld (1991)
   4. Baroness Johanna von Lerchenfeld (1992)
   5. Baroness Carolina von Lerchenfeld (1995)
1. Countess Marie Gabriele Walburga Cacilia Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1959)
1.  Count Bernard de Monseignat (1952, m. 2004)
2. Countess Maria Monika  von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1961)
1. Count Christoph Schenk von Stauffenberg (1950, m. 1987)
   1. Countess Maria Antonia Schenk von Stauffenberg (1988 )
   2. Count Philipp Schenk von Stauffenberg (1990)
   3. Countess Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg (1992)
   4. Countess Maria Johanna Schenk von Stauffenberg (1998)
3. Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg, Hereditary Count von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1962)
1. Duchess Mathilde of Württemberg (1962, m.1999)
   1. Countess Marie-Thérèse of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1989)
   2. Countess Elisabeth of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1990)
   3. Countess Charlotte of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1992)
   4. Countess Hélène of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg ( 1993)
   5. Countess Gabrielle of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1996)
4. Countess Maria Adelheid Walburga Rufina of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1964)
1.  Count Max-Emanuel von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg (1959, m. 1988)
   1. Count Friedrich von Rechberg (1990)
   2. Count Max Emanuel von Rechberg (1991)
   3. Countess Sophie von Rechberg (1994)
5. Countess Maria Elisabeth Walburga Priscilla Wiltrud von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1966)
1. Prince Englebert von Croÿ (1965, m. 1990)
1. Princess Isabelle of Croÿ (1991)
2. Prince Constantin of Croÿ (1992)
3. Prince Carl of Croÿ (1994)
2.  Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich de Buzin (1921-1983, m. 1971)
4. Princess Marie Charlotte Juliana of Bavaria (1931-2018)
1. Paul, Prince von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1930-2011, m
2.  1955)
1. Alexander Albrecht, Prince von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1958)
1.  Martina Keil (1960, m.  1992)
1. Countess Philippa von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1994)
2. Countess Charlotte von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1996)
3. Countess Anna von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (2001)
2. Countess Maria-Anna  von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1960
1. Count Alexander von Stauffenberg (1954, m. 1991
1. Count Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg (1993)
2. Countess Marie Isabelle Schenk von Stauffenberg (1996)
3. Countess Maria Georgina von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1962)
1. Count Peter von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1948, m. 1985), 
1. Countess Alexandra von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1986)
2. Count Albrecht von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1988)
3. Countess Marie von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1991)
4. Count Bertram Ernst von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1966)
1. Sandra Putze (1966, m. 2004)
5. Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria, Duke of Bavaria (1933)
1. Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria, Duke in Bavaria (1937)
1. Countess Elisabeth Douglas (1940, m. 1967)
   1. Hereditary Princess Sophie Elizabeth Marie Gabrielle of Liechtenstein, Duchess in Bavaria (1967)
   1. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (1968, m. 1993)
   1. Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count Rietberg (1995)
   2. Princess Marie-Caroline  of Liechtenstein, Countess Rietberg (1996)
   3. Prince Georg of Liechtenstein, Count Rietberg (1999)
   4. Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Count Rietberg (2000)
   2. Duchess Marie-Caroline Hedwig Eleonore in Bavaria, Duchess of Württemberg (1969)
   1. Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1964, m. 1991)
   1. Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline of Württemberg (1994)
   1. Count Maximilien d'Andigné (1989, m. 2018)
   2. Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie of Württemberg (1997)
   3. Duke Carl-Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel of Württemberg (1999)
   4. Duchess Anna Maximiliana Elizabeth Mariella Marie of Württemberg (2007)
   3. Duchess Helena Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechthild in Bavaria (1972)
   4. Duchess Elisabeth Marie Christine Franziska in Bavaria (1973)
   1.  Daniel Terberger (1967, m. 2004)
   1. Maximilian Ludwig Terberger (2005)
   2. Ottora Elisabeth Victoria Lucia Terberger (2007)
   5. Duchess Maria Anna Henriette Gabrielle Julie in Bavaria (1975)
   1. Klaus Runow (1964, m. 2007, div 2015)
   1. Heinrich Maria Leopold Maximilian Runow (2010)
   2. Johannes Emanuel Philipp Maria Runow (2012)
   2. Baron Andreas von Maltzahn (1964, m. 2015)
6. Stillborn daughter (1906-1906)
7. Prince Rudolf Friedrich Rupprecht of Bavaria (1909 -1912, diabetes)
8. Princess Editha Marie Gabrielle Anna of Bavaria (1924-2013)
1. Tito Tomasso Maria Brunetti  (m. 1946, div?)
1. Serena Giovanna Brunetti (1947)
1. Canni Pozzolini (m. 1971)
1. Giorgio Pozzolini (1972) 
1. Costantino Pozzolini (2010)
2. Vieri Fiori (m. 1987)
1. Beatrice Fiori (1979) 
1. Isabella Fiori
2. Carlotta Hilda Brunetti (1949)
1. Michael von Bucquoy, Comte de Longueval (m. 1972)
1. Nicholas von Bucquoy, Comte de Longueval (1976)
2. Flora von Buquoy, Comtesse de Longueval (1979)
1. Axel Luis (Sito) Roever  (m. 2010)
1. two daughters
3. Antonia Hilda Brunetti (1952)
1. Count Erich von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1952, m. 1982, div)
1. Countess Maria Sophie von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1984)
2. Cornelius Wiedemann (m. 1997)
2. Professor Gustav Christian Schimert  (m. 1959)
1. Andreas Heinrich Rupprecht Marus schumert (1961)
1. Dorothee Gauer (m. 1993)
1. Maximilian Schimert (1993-1994)
2. Ferdinand Schimert (1996)
2. Christian Philipp Gabriel Johannes Schimert (1963)
1. Leena Nehru (m. 1994)
1. Philipp Schimert (1996)
2. Serena Schimert (1998)
3. Maya Schimert (2000)
3. Constantin Maximilian Ludwig Karl Schimert (1968)
1. Karina Gtoerin (m. 2011)
1. Marie-José Schimert (2010)
9. Princess Hilda Hildegard Marie Gabriele of Bavaria (1926-2002) 
1. Juan Bradstock Edgart Lockett de Loayza  (m. 1949)
1. Juan Bradstock Christopher Henry Anthony Rupprecht Lockett de Baviera (1950)
1. Martha Katharina Herdt  (m. 1991)
2. Juan Bradstock Miguel Maria Alexander Lockett von Wittelsbach (1953) 
1.  Elfriede Seidel (unmarried)
1. David Seidel (1977)
2. Roman Seidel (1979)
3. Henry Maria Alexander Lockett von Wittelsbach (1958)
4. Marie Isabel Lockett von Wittelsbach (1960)
1. Jacob Rudolf von Saldern (m. 1986)
1. Charlotte Juanita Akazie Nerina von Saldern (1986)
2. Hilaria Renata Hilda Giula von Saldern (1987)
10. Princess Sophie Marie Therese of Bavaria (1935) 
1. Jean, 12th Duke of Arenberg  (m. 1955)
1. Leopold, 13th Duke of Arenberg (1956) 
1. Countess Isabel-Juliana zu Stolberg-Stolberg  (m. 1995)
1. Princess Natasha Sophie Gaspara Maria Annunziata of Arenberg (1996)
2. Prince Philippe-Léopold of Arenberg (1999)
3. Prince Alexandre of Arenberg (2001)
2. Prince Karl-Ludwig Felix Melchior of Arenberg (1957)
1. Fiammetta de Frescobaldi  (m. 1988)
1. Princess Anne-Helene of Arenberg (1989)
2. Prince Evrard  of Arenberg (1996)
3. Princess Marie Gabriele of Arenberg (1958) 
1. Gilles Morel de Boncourt-Humeroeuille(m. 1984)
1. Maïté de Boncourt-Humeroeuille (1984)
1. François Stoffels d'Hautefort  (m.  2012)
1. Zita Stoffels d'Hautefort (2013)
2. Thaïs Stoffels d'Hautefort (2015)
3. Emmanuel Stoffels d'Hautefort (2017)
2. Charlotte de Boncourt-Humeroeuille (1987) 
1.  Baron Wilhelm von Stotzingen (m. 2013)
3. Antoine de Boncourt-Humeroeuille (1990)
4. Louis de Boncourt-Humeroeuille (1996)
4. Prince Heinrich Antoine Marie of Arenberg (1961)
1. Marie-Thérèse de Spoelberch  (m. 2001)
1. Prince Charles Léopold of Arenberg (2002)
2. Princess Joia of  Arenberg (2003)
3. Princess Olympia of Arenberg (2007)
5. Prince Etienne Albert Marie Melchoir of Arenberg (1967)
1.  Adrienne Keller (m. 1994)
1. Princess Amélie Claire Sophie Gaspara of Arenberg (2000)
2. Princess Larissa Lydia Louise Melchiora of Arenberg (2002)

Princess Gabriele of Bavaria, Duchess of Croÿ  married Karl Emmanuel, 14th Duke of Croÿ on 17 June 1953{Source}. Together, they have three children and ten grandchildren{Source}:

1. Princess Marie-Thérèse of Croÿ (1954) 
1. Count Stephan de Waldersdorff (m. 2002)
1. Laura Gabrielle Irmingard of Croÿ (1986, father unknown)
2. Prince Rudolf Carl Rupprecht of Croÿ, 15th Duke of Croÿ (1955) 
1. Alexandra Maria Margit Olga Serafimovna Miloradovich  (m. 1987)
1. Prince Carl Philipp Emanuel Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria of Croÿ (1989)
2. Princess Xenia Maria Alexandra Antonia Agnes Gabrielle Camilla of Croÿ (1990)
3. Prince Marc Emanuel Carl Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria of Croÿ (1992)
4. Prince Heinrich Carl Rupprecht Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria of Croÿ (1993)
5. Prince Alexander Carl Rudolf Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria of Croÿ (1995)
6. Princess Anastasia of Croÿ (1998)
3. Prince Stefan Clemens Philipp of Croÿ (1959) 
1. Beatrice du Chastel de la Howarderie, Comtesse du Chastel de la Howarderie  (m. 1990)
1. Princess Camile of Croÿ (1988)
2. Princess Charlotte Regine Gabrielle Sophie of Croÿ (1992)
3. Prince Lionel Carl Francois Eric of Croÿ (1996)

Princess Gabriele died on 19 April 2019-a few  days before her cousin, Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg-the two were maternal cousins-their mothers Charlotte and Antonia were sisters. Princess Gabriele was 91 years old.