Royal Profile: Princess Diane d'Orléans, The Duchess of Württemberg

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Princess Diane Françoise Maria da Gloria d'Orléans, The Duchess of Württemberg was born 24 March 1940 as the fourth daughter and sixth child of Prince Henri, The Count of Paris and Princess Isabelle d'Orléans-Braganza{Source}. She has five older siblings, and five younger siblings and their families:

  1. Princess Isabelle Marie Laure Victoire d'Orléans (1932)
    1. Friedrich Karl, Count of Schönborn-Buchheim (m. 1964)
      1. Count Damien von Schönborn-Buchheim(1965)
        1. Deirdre Mary Ascough (m. 2002)
      2. Count Vincenz  von Schönborn-Buchheim(1966)
      3. Countess Lorraine von Schönborn-Buchheim, Countess von Spee (1968)
        1. Count  Wilhelm-Wilderich  von Spee (1963, m. 1997)
          1. Countess August Maria Rafael von Spee (1998)
          2. Count Paul Maria Gabriel von Spee (1999)
          3. Countess Eloise Marie Friederike von Spee(2001)
          4. Countess Ludmilla Maria Theresa von Spee (2002)
          5. Count Kosmas Maria Wilhelm Serafin von Spee (2007)
      4. Countess Claire Marie von Schönborn-Buchheim  (1969)
      5. Count Melchor von Schönborn-Buchheim (1977)
  2. Prince Henri d'Orléans, The Count of Paris, The Duke of France (1933-2019)
    1. Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg (1934, m. 1967)
      1. Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans, Princess of Liechtenstein (1959)
        1. Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein (1949, m. 1989)
          1. Princess Léopoldine of Liechtenstein (1990)
          2. Princess Marie Immaculata of Liechtenstein (1991)
          3. Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein ( 1993)
          4. Princess Margarete of Liechtenstein (1995)
          5. Prince Gabriel of Liechtenstein (1998)
      2. Prince François d'Orléans, Count of Clermont (1961-2017)
      3. Princess Blanche Elisabeth Rose Marie d'Orléans (1963-2018)
      4. Prince Jean Charles Pierre Marie d'Orléans,  The Count of Paris (1965)
        1. Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart (m. 2009)
          1. Prince Gaston d'Orléans (2009)
          2. Princess Antoinette d'Orléans (2012)
          3. Princess Louise-Marguerite d’Orléans (2014)
          4. Prince Joseph d’Orléans (2016)
          5. Princess Jacinthe Élisabeth-Charlotte Marie d'Orléans (2018)
      5. Prince Eudes Thibaut Joseph Marie d'Orléans, The Duke of Angouleme (1968)
        1. Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot (1969, m. 1999)
          1. Princess Thérèse Isabelle Marie Éléonore d'Orléans (2001)
          2. Prince Pierre Jean Marie d'Orléans (2003)
    2. Micaëla Anna María, The Duchess of Montpensier (1938, m. 1984)
  3. Princess Hélène Astrid Léopoldine Marie  d'Orléans (1934)
    1. Evrad Graaf de Limburg Stirum (m. 1957)
      1. Catherine Isabelle Marie Françoise Xavière Gravin de Limburg Stirum (1957)
        1. Ortis-Armando Galrao Exposito (m 1988)
          1. Celeste Galrao (1988)
          2. Orian Galrao (1993)
      2. Thierry Henri François Xavier Christian Graaf de Limburg Stirum (1959)
        1. Katia della Faille de Leverghem (m. 1990)
          1. Gloria Gravin de Limburg Stirum (1993)
          2. Angelique Gravin de Limburg Stirum (1995)
      3. Louis Graaf de Limburg Stirum (1962)
        1. Helen Lopez y Montero (m. 1996)
          1. Jean Graaf de Limburg Stirum (1999)
          2. Inès Graaf de Limburg Stirum (2000)
      4. Bruno Graaf de Limburg Stirum (1966)
        1. Christine Myriam Ghislaine Gravin de Lannoy (m. 1999)
          1. Gaspard Graaf de Limburg Stirum (1996)
          2. Félix Graaf de Limburg Stirum (1998)
          3. Achille Graaf de Limburg Stirum (2001)
          4. Rose Gravin de Limburg Stirum (2003)
  4. Prince François Gaston Michel Marie d'Orléans, Duc d'Orléans (1935-1960)
  5. Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess d'Orléans, Dowager Duchess of Calabria (1938)
    1. Don Carlos Maria Alfonso Marcelo de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y de Borbón-Parma, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria (1938-2015, m. 1965)
      1. Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1966)
        1. Pedro Lopez-Quesada y Fernandez-Urrutia (m. 1994)
          1. Victoria López-Quesada y de Borbón-Dos Sicilias (1997)
          2. Pedro López-Quesada y de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias (2003)
      2. Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1967)
        1. Archduke Simeon of Austria (m. 1996)
          1. Archduke Johannes Rudolf Antonio Maria of Austria (1997)
          2. Archduke Ludwig Christian Fransikus Maria of Austria (1998)
          3. Archduchess Isabelle Rocio Maravillas Lourdes of Austria (2000)
          4. Archduchess Carlotta Adelaïde Teresa Maria of Austria (2003)
          5. Archduke Philipp Jozef Christian Maria of Austria (2007)
      3. Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (1968)
        1. Sofia Landaluce y Melgareja (m. 2001)
          1. Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1993)
          2. Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2003
          3. Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2004)
          4. Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2007)
          5. Princess Sofía of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2008)
          6. Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2011)
          7. Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2015)
      4. Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1971)
        1. Nobile Michele Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (m. 2001)
          1. Nob. Teresa Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (2003)
          2. Nob. Blanca Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (2005)
      5. Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1976)
        1. Markos Nomikos (m. 2003)
          1. Anastasios Nomikos (2005)
          2. Ana Nomikos (2006)
          3. Carlos Nomikos (2008)
          4. Simeon Nomikos (2012)
  6. ince Michel d'Orléans, The Count of Evreux (1941)
    1. Béatrice Marie Pasquier de Franclieu (M. 1967, div)
      1. Princess Clotilde Jacqueline Charlotte Marie d'Orléans (1968)
        1. Edouard Crépy (1969, m. 1993) 
          1. Louis Nicolas Marie François Stephane Corneille Crépy (1995
          2. Charles Edouard Marie Alvaro Tatiana Corneille Crépy (1996
          3. Gaspard Marie Leon Canio Corneille Crépy (1999
          4. Augustin Crépy (2005
          5. Eléonore Crépy (2007)
      2. Princess Adélaïde Jeanne Marie d'Orléans 1971)
        1. Pierre-Louis Étienne Marcel Éric Dailly (1968, m. 2002)
          1. Diego Marie Michel Louis Alexis Dailly (2003)
          2. Almudena Marie Sarah Béatrice Aline Dailly (2004)
          3. Gaetano Dailly (2009)
      3. Prince Charles-Philippe Marie Louis of Orléans, Duke of Anjou (1973)
        1. Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval (m. 2008)
          1. Princess Isabelle of Orléans (2012)
      4. Prince François d'Orléans, Count of Dreux (1982)
        1. Theresa Marie Dorothée Gabrielle Cathérine von Einsiedel (1984, m 2014)
        2. Prince Philippe d'Orléans (2017)
    2. Bárbara de Posch-Pastor (1952, m. 2017)
  7. Prince Jacques of Orléans, Duke of Orleans (1941)
    1. Gersende Thérèse Françoise de Sabran-Pontevès (1942, m. 1969)
      1. Princess Diane d'Orleans (1970)
        1. Alexis de Noailles (1952-2014, m. 2004-2014)
          1. Celine de Noailles (2005)
          2. Léontine de Noailles (2006)
          3. Victoire de Noailles
      2. Prince Charles-Louis d'Orleans, Duke of Chartres (1972)
        1. Ileana Manos (1971, m. 1997)
          1. Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas d'Orléans (1998
          2. Princess Louise Marie Isabelle d' Orléans (1999)
          3. Princess Hélène d'Orléans (2001)
          4. Prince Constantin d'Orléans (2003)
          5. Princess Isabelle d' Orleans (2005)
      3. Prince Foulques d'Orleans, Duke of Aumale, Count of Eu (1974)
  8. Princess Claude Marie Agnès Catherine d'Orléans (1943)
    1. Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943, m. 1964-1982)
      1. Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta, Countess Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (1966)
        1. Giberto Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga, Count Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (m. 1988)
          1. Viola Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (1991)
          2. Vera Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (1993
          3. Mafalda Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (1997)
          4. Maddalena Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (2000)
          5. Leonardo Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (2001)
      2. Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia (1967)
        1. Princess Olga of Greece (m. 2008)
          1. Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, Prince of Piedmont (2009)
          2. Prince Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (2011)
          3. Princess Isabella of Savoy-Aosta (2012)
      3. Princess Mafalda of Savoy-Aosta (1969)
        1. Don Alessandro Ruffo di Calabria-Santapau dei Principi di Palazzolo (1964, m. 1994, div)
        2. Nobile Francesco Ferrante Carlo Napoleone, 10th Baron Lombardo di San Chirico (1968, m. 2001) 
          1. Nob. Anna Lombardo di San Chirico (1999)
          2. Nob. Carlo Lombardo di San Chirico (2001)
          3. Nob. Elena Lombardo di San Chirico (2003)
        3. Arnaldo La Cagnina (m. 1986-1996, div)
        4. Enrico Gandolfi (m. 2006-2015, his death)
  9. Princess Jeanne-Chantal d'Orléans, Baroness de Sambucy de Sorgue (1946)
    1. François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue, Baron de Sambucy de Sorgue (m. 1972)
      1. Axel Henri Louis Waldemar Blaise Casimir Marie de Sambucy de Sorgue (1976)
        1. Charlotte Paul Reynaud (m. 2014)
          1. Augustine Jeanne France Marie de Sambucy de Sorgue (2015)
          2. Valdemar de Sambucy de Sorgue (2016)
      2. Alexandre de Sambucy de Sorgue (1978)
        1. Anne-Cécile Christine Berteau (m. 2006)
          1. Côme de Sambucy de Sorgue (2008)
      3. Kildine de Sambucy de Sorgue (1979)
        1. Antoine Pierre Marie Stevenson (m. 2006)
          1. Jean Stevenson (2007)
          2. Sarah Stevenson (2008)
          3. Eulalie Stevenson (2010)
  10. Prince Thibaut Louis Denis Humbert d'Orléans (1948-1983)
    1. Marion Gordon-Orr (1942, m. 1972)
      1. Prince Robert d'Orléans, The Comte de la Marche (1976)
      2. Prince Louis-Philippe Albert Francois Marie d'Orléans (1979-1980)

After several years in exile in Brazil, her family returned to France in 1953 {Source}.

She became interested in painting at the age of 14, with a particular interest in silk painting. At 16 years of age, she began taking classes at the Académie Julian in Paris {Source}. During her time at Académie Julian, she also studied silk screen painting, oil painting , stuccowork, glass and wood painting{Source}. 

She married Carl, Duke of Württemberg  on 21 July 1960. Together, they have six children, six children-in-law, and several grandchildren:
  1. Duke Friedrich Philipp Carl Franz Maria of Württemberg (1961-2018)
    1. Princess Marie of Wied (1973,m. 1993-2018, his death)
      1. Duke Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albrecht Nikolaus Erich Maria (1994)
      2. Duchess Marie-Amelie Diane Katherine Beatrix Philippa Sophie (1996)
      3. Duchess Sophie-Dorothea Martina Johanna Henriette Charitas Maria (1997)
  2. Duchess Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle of Württemberg, Princess of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1962)
    1. Prince Erich of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1962, m. 1988)
      1. Countess Marie-Thérèse Walburga Gabrielle Diana Georgina Franziska (1989)
      2. Countess Maria Elisabeth Walburga Apollonia Alexandra Friederike ( 1990)
      3. Countess Marie Charlotte Walburga Antonia Adelheid Viktoria Henriette (1992)
      4. Countess Marie Hélène Walburga Yolande Christiana Michaela (1993)
      5. Countess Marie Gabrielle Walburga Angelika Antonia Friederike Fleur (1996)
  3. Duke Eberhard Alois Nikolaus Heinrich Johannes Maria of Württemberg (1963)
    1.  Lucia Désirée Copf (1969, m. 2011) 
      1. Duke Alexander of Württemberg(2010)
  4. Duke Phillipp Albrecht Christoph Ulrich Maria of Württemberg (1964)
    1. Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria,  Duchess of Württemberg (1969, m. 1991)
      1. Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline of Württemberg, Countess d
      2.  Andigné (1994)
        1. Count Maximilien d'Andigné (1989, m. 2018)
      3. Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie of Württemberg ( 1997)
      4. Duke Carl-Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel of Württemberg (1999)
      5. Duchess Anna Maximiliana Elizabeth Mariella Marie of Württemberg (2007)
  5. Duke Michael Heinrich Albert Alexander Maria of Württemberg(1965)
    1. Julia Ricarda Storz (1965, m. 2006)
  6. Duchess Eleonore Fleur Juanita Charlotte Eudoxie Marie-Agnès of Württemberg, Countess von Goëss (1977)
    1.  Count Moritz von Goëss (1966, m. 2003)
      1. Count Zeno Carl Philipp Alfonso Maria von Goëss (b. Vienna, 30 October 2004)
      2. Countess Flaminia von Goëss (b. 25 February 2006)
      3. Countess Livia von Goëss (b. July 2010)
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg has been awarded numerous national and international prizes for her commitment to the arts and her charitable work{Source}.

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