The Royal Fanzine

Elizabeth-Ann Charlotte Mary Kathleen Dévote de Massy previously known as  Elisabeth-Ann Charlotte Mary Kathleen Dévote Grimaldi at birth was born 3 July 1947 the daughter of Princess Antoinette of Monaco & Alexandre-Athenase Noghès{ Source }. She has two younger siblings, a paternal half brother, a sister-in-law, several former sisters-in-law, two former brothers-in-law, three nephews, a niece, a niece and nephew in-law, five great nieces, two step-great nieces{ Source }: Christian Louis de Massy (1949) María Marta Quintana y del Carril (1951, m. 1970-1978, div) Jonkvrouw Leticia de Massy de Brouwer (1971) Jonkheer Thomas de Brouwer (1973, m. 2006) Jonkvrouw Hermine de Brouwer (2001, stepdaughter) Jonkvrouw Liliah de Brouwer (2003, stepdaughter) Jonkvrouw Rose de Brouwer (2008) Jonkheer Sylvestre de Brouwer (2008) Anne Michele Lütken (1982-1987, div) Julia Lakschin (1992-1995, div) Cécile Gelabale (1968, 1995-2019, separated 2009) Brice Gelable-d...

Infanta María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre was born 30 July 1936 is the eldest daughter of Infante Juan Carlos, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies { Source }. She also has three younger siblings, two siblings-in-law, several nieces and nephews and their families{ Source }: King Juan Carlos of Spain (1938) Queen Sofia of Spain (1938, m. 1962) Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963) Don Jaime de Marichalar (1963, m. 1995-2009) Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (1998) Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000) The Infanta Cristina of Spain (1965) Iñaki Urdangarín Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón(1999) Don Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000) Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Bórbon (2002) Doña Irene Urdangarín y Bórbon (2005) ...

Grand Duke Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano of Luxembourg was born 5 January 1921 as the eldest son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Félix of Bourbon Parma, Prince of Luxembourg { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews{ Source }: Princess Elizabeth of Luxembourg, The Duchess of Hohenberg (1922-2011) Franz, Duke of Hohenberg (1927-1977) Princess Anna (Anita) Charlotte Maximiliana Euphemia Maria Helena von Hohenberg (1958) Romee de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (m .1978-1988, div) Gaetan de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1980) Alix de La Poeze, Countess d'Harambure (1981) Francois-Xavier Fraye (m. 2010) Armel Fraye (2011) Benedikt Fraye (2013) Gabriel de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1987) Raoul de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1989) Count Andreas von Bardeau (m. 2005) Princess Sophie Felicitas Elisabetha Bona Maria Antonia von Hohenberg (1960) Jean-Louis de...

Princess Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée of Denmark was born 8 May 1935 as the only daughter and eldest child of Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark & Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark { Source }. She had two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nieces, three former nephews-in-law, a current nephew-in-law, three great-nieces, and five great-nephews: Count Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik af Rosenborg (1942-2013) Countess Anne Dorte af Rosenborg (1947-2014, m. 1971-2013) Countess Camilla af Rosenborg (1972) Mikael John Rosanes (1952, m. 1995) Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes af Rosenborg ((1997) Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes af Rosenborg (2000) Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes af Rosenborg  (2005) Theodor Christian John Rosanes (2008) Countess Josephine af Rosenborg (1972) Thomas Christian Schmidt (1970, m. 1998, div) Julius Christian Emil Schmidt(...

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 }. Prince Mircea Grigore Carol Hohenzollern was not included in succession because  King Ferdinand forced the annulment of his parents' marriage in January 1919 in the Supreme Court of Romania and Carol was born outside the 300-day period allowed to permit legitimacy, on 8 August 1920 { 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 t...

Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg  was born 29 October 1934 as the eldest child of Gustav, Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Margareta Fouché { Source }. He had the following siblings, siblings-in-law, and nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews: Princess Madeleine of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1936) Otto Graf zu Solms-Laubach Tatiana Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach(1958) Patrick Graf von Saurma Baron von und zu Jeltz Benjamin Graf von Hochberg (1978-) Robin Patrick Graf von Saurma Baron von und zu Jeltz (1989) Nicolaus-Marianus Graf von Saurma (1991) Ariane Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1958-) Anna Margareta Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1960) Christina Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1962) Karl Graf zu Solms-Laubach (1963) Gustav Graf zu Solms-Laubach (1965) Elisabeth Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1968) Maria Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach(1968) Stephan Leopold Justus Richard Prinz zur Lippe Bernhard Leopold Baptist Er...

Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz was born 1 August 1924 as the tenth son of King Abdulaziz & Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim { Source } In 1963, Abdullah was made commander of Saudi National Guard (SANG). TBeginning by 1985, SANG also sponsors the Janadiriyah festival that institutionalized the traditional folk dances, camel races, and tribal heritage{ Source }. King Khalid   appointed Prince Abdullah as second deputy prime minister in March 1975, a reflection of being the second in line of succession to the Saudi throne{ Source }.  Prince Abdullah was pressured to concede control of SANG in return for his appointment as Second Deputy Prime Minister. In August 1977, this caused a debate between hundreds of princes in Riyadh{ Source }. Prince Abdullah did not concede authority of SANG because he feared that would weaken his authority{ Source }. On 13 June 1982 when King Khalid died, Fahd bin Abdulaziz became King, Prince Abdullah became Crown Prince the same day ....

Doña Fabiola Fernanda Maria de las Victorias Antonia Adelaïda de Mora y Aragón was born 11 June 1928, the third daughter of Don Gonzalo Mora FernandezRiera del Olmo, Comte de Mora, Marquis de Casa Riera and Doña Blanca de Aragón y Carrillo de Albornoz, Barroeta-Aldamar y Elio { Source }. As a youth, she was concerned with many social and cultural issues{ Source }. Upon completing her peliminary studies, she trained as a nurse, and then worked in a hospital in Madrid { Source }. The former Queen's native tongue was Spainsh, but she also spoke French, Dutch, English, German and Italian { Source }. On 15 December 1960, she became the wife of King Baudouin of Belgium { Source }. Together, they never had any children, in spite of trying five times, only to have them end in miscarriages { Source }. When her mother-in-law, Queen Elisabeth, died in 1965, she undertook many of her duties, such as High Protection the charity which organizes the Queen Elisasabeth of Belgium Internation...

Prince Johan Friso Bernhard Christiaan David of Orange-Nassau, Count of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg was born 25 September 1968, the second son of then Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands and her husband Claus van Amsberg, who was a German diplomat. His godparents are{ Source }: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (his maternal grandmother) King Harald V of Norway Johan Christian Baron von Jenisch J.H. van Roijen,  and Christina von Amsberg  He has one elder brother, King Willem-Alexander,and a younger brother, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands. He earned a degree in Mechanical engineering from University of California, Berklee in 1988{ Source }. While there, he joined the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. From 1988-1994, he studied (and obtained) an engineer's degree in aeronautical engineering at Delft University of Technology{ Source }. He also obtained a MSc degree in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he also took courses in Dutch Law...