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Royal Profile: Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Marie Gabrielle Yolande Camilla Philippine of Bourbon-Parma was born 23 December 1982 as the second daughter of Countess Lydia Adelaide Maria Holstein til Ledreborg & Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma { Source }. She has an older sister, a younger sister, two younger brothers, two brothers-in-law, a soon-to-be sister-in-law, five nieces, and a nephew{ Source }: Princess Antonia Monica Charlotte Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1981) Martin Krusbæk (m. 2010) Inès Philippine Alexia Krusbæk (2011) Maximilian Allan Michel Gabriel Krusbæk (2012) Alix Beatrice Lidia Eva Krusbæk (2016) Princess Alexia Thérèse Sybille Erica Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1985) Fabian Davis (m. 2007) Rebecca Davis (2004) Bianca Davis (2008) Prince Michel Knud John Joseph Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1989) Prince Henri Luitpold Antoine Victor Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parm a (1991) Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine Charlotte of Austria (1994, m. 2020) Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich-de...

Royal Profile: Archduchess Katarina of Austria

Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria was born on 22 December 2014 as the eldest child of Archduke Christoph of Austria & Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria { Source }. She has one younger sister:{ Source }: Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017) She was baptized on 27 December 2014 with the following as her godparents { Source }: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of of Limburg-Stirum  (paternal aunt) Galdric Drapé-Frisch (maternal uncle) She was named: Katarina: likely a name her parents liked, a Greek name meaning pure Marie-Christine: for her paternal aunt and godmother, Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of of Limburg-Stirum Fabiola: for her great-aunt the late Queen Fabiola of Belgium , who had died only a few weeks before she was born. Archduchess Katarina is the paternal granddaughter of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg { Source }.

Royal Profile: Archduke Martin of Austria-Este

Archduke Martin Karl Amadeo Maria of Austria-Este was born 21 December 1959 as the fourth child and third son of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Margheretia of Savoy-Aosta { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, niece-in-law and great niece{ Source }: Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1962, m. 1983) Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este  (1987) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este  (2016) Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (2019) Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1988) Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  (1991) Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1995) Princess Laetia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (2003) Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess ...

Royal Profile: Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este was born 16 December 1955, the second child of Archduke Robert of Austria-Este and of Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews{ Source }: Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess von zu Arco-Zunneberg (1954) Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg (m. 1980) Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1981) Colin McKenzie (m. 2018) Baby Girl McKenzie (2019) Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1983) Olympia, The Princess Napoléon, Princess of Montfort, of Lucca and Piombino, and of Canino and Musignano, titular Princess of Elba, titular Princess Royal of Holland and of Westphalia, titular Grand Duchess of Berg and Cleves, titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Duchess of Reichstadt Countess von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1988) Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon,Prince of Montfort, of Lucca and Piombino, and of Canino and Musignano, titular Prin...

Royal Profile: Almudena Dailly

Almudena Marie Sarah Béatrice Aline Dailly was born 16 December 2004 as the daughter of Princess Adélaïde d'Orleans & Pierre-Louis Dailly { Source }. She has the following siblings { Source }: Diego Marie Michel Louis Alexis Dailly (2003) Gaetano Dailly (2009) Her maternal grandparents are Prince Michel d'Orleans, Count d'Evreux and Béatrice Pasquier de Franclieu { Source }. Her royal line is defunct, therefore she does not perform any royal duties and likely lives a fairly normal life. She is named: Almudena: no idea, but it means The Virgin of Almudena, patron saint of Madrid. Marie: for her greatx3 grandmother, Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans. Sarah: Hebrew for Princess Béatrice: for her maternal grandmother, Béatrice Pasquier de Franclieu. Aline: from Scottish meaning Bearer of Light

Royal Profile: Princess Isabella of Savoy-Aosta

Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta was born 14 December 2012 as the daughter of Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia & Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia { Source }. She has two older brothers: Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, Prince of Piedmont (2009) Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, The Duke of the Abruzzi (2011) Her first official photographs were released in January 2013 { Photos }. She was named for: Isabella: her double ancestress (meaning: Both her parents are related to her) Princess Isabella d'Orleans Vita: Italian for Life Marina: Her maternal grandmother, Marina Karella Through her mother, she is a maternal granddaughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark { Source }. She is distantly related to King Constantine II of Greece.

Royal Profile: Princess Christa Ingeborg von Thurn und Taxis

Princess Christa Ingeborg von Thurn und Taxis was born 14 December 1941 as Christa Ingeborg Heinle { Source }. She married Prince Max Emmanuel von Thurn und Taxis on 15 March 1973{ Source }. Together, they have two sons, neither of whom have dynastic rights due to being born of an unequal marriage,two daughters-in-law and a grandson{ Source }: Hubertus Raphael Franz Josef Ulrich Maria Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (1973) Marion von Thurn und Taxis (1971, m. 2011) Prince David von Thurn und Taxis (2011) Philipp Gabriel Franz Josef Magnus Maria Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (1975) Alessandra Caspari (1984, m. 2019) Her husband died early on in 2020. Princess Christa began a "career" with the Bavarian Red Cross in 1985. She started out as Vice Chairwoman of the Bavaraian Red Cross in Ostallgäu. In 1989, she became chairwoman of the region of Swabia. She served in these positions until 2005. Since 1989, she has been a member of the BRK-Land Board and the Committee for...

Royal Profile: Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess von zu Arco-Zinneberg

Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess von zu Arco-Zinneberg was born 11 December 1954 as the first child of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Margheretia of Savoy-Aosta { Source }. She has the following younger siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, nieces and nephews-in-law, and a great niece{ Source }: Archduke Lorenz (1955) Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962, m. 1983) Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este (1987) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este (2016) Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (2019) Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1988) Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1991) Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1995) Princess Laetia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (2003) Archduke Gerhard (1957) Iris Jandrasits (1961, m. 2015) Archduke Martin (1959) ...

Royal Profile: Archduke Imre of Austria

Archduke Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria was born 8 December 1985 as the son of Archduke Carl Christian & Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews{ Source }: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum (1983) Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum (1979) Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (2011) Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (2013) Count Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum (2016) Archduke Christoph of Austria (1988) Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria (1989) Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (2014) Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017) Archduke Alexander of Austria (1990) Archduchess Gabriella of Austria, Princess of Bourbon-Parma  (1994) Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma (1990, m. 2020) Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich-de Bourbon-Parme (2017) On 8 September 2012, he married Kathleen Elizabeth Walker...

Royal Profile: Éléonore Crépy

Éléonore Crépy was born 6 December 2007 as the youngest child of Princess Clotilde Jacqueline Charlotte Marie d'Orléans & Edouard Yves Corneille Crépy in Miami{ Source }{ Source }. She has four older siblings, who are { Source }: Louis Nicolas Marie François Stephane Corneille Crépy (1995) Charles Edouard Marie Alvaro Tatiana Corneille Crépy (1996) Gaspard Marie Leon Canio Corneille Crépy (1999) Augustin Crépy (2005) Through her mother, she is a grandchild of Prince Michel d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux & Béatrice Marie Pasquier de Franclieu { Source }. It is likely she leads a fairly normal lifestyle as her family's throne has been defunct for many years.

Royal Profile: Princess Louise d'Orléans

Princess Louise Marie Isabelle d'Orléans was born 6 December 1999 as the second child and eldest daughter of Prince Charles-Louis d'Orléans and Ileana Manos { Source }. She has an older brother, two younger sisters and a younger brother{ Source }: Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas d'Orléans (1998) Princess Hélène Sybille Irène d'Orléans (2001) Prince Constantin Foulques Alexandre d'Orléans (2003) Princess Isabelle Roxane Christine d'Orléans (2005) As her royal family is defunct, she likely leads a normal life and next to nothing is known about her. She shares a birthday with her second cousin, Éléonore Crépy. Éléonore and Princess Louise's grandfathers are brothers. She most recently took part in le Bal des Debutantes 2019 in Paris { Photos }

Royal Profile: Princess Maria Theresia von Thurn und Taxis

Princess Maria Theresia Ludowika Klothilde Helene Alexandra von Thurn und Taxis was born 28 November 1980 as the first child and elder daughter of Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn und Taxis and his wife, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis { Source }. She has two younger siblings{ Source }: Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis (1981) Albert II, 12th Prince of Thurn und Taxis (1986) She and her siblings grew up on the family's estate, Schloss St. Emmeram, and attended local schools. To get her required German University entrance exams, Gloria sent her to England to complete her secondary education. In 2002, she began studying sociology, psychology and communication in Spain { Source }. In 2004, she returned to London, where she studied media studies with a focus on film and directing { Source } In 2001, she sued the Bauer Media Group in German's Higher Regional Courts of Hamburg due to fabricated photograph montages in one of their magazines and claims she was to marry Felipe,...

Royal Profile: Princess Désirée von Hohenzollern

Princess Désirée Margarethe Victoria Louise Sibylla Katharina Maria of Hohenzollern was born 27 November 1963 as the only daughter and middle child of Prince Johann Georg von Hohenzollern and of his wife Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern  { Source }. She has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, two nephews and a niece { Source }: Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (1962) Princess Nicole of Hohenzollern (1968,m.1999) Prince Nikolas of Hohenzollern (1999) Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (1966) Uta Maria König (1964, m. 2000) Prince Lennart Carl Christian of Hohenzollern ( 2001-2001) Princess Vivianne of Hohenzollern (2009) Princess Désirée married HIH Heinrich Franz Josef Georg Maria, Count of Ortenburg on 6 October 1990{ Source }. Together, they have three children{ Source }: Hereditary Count Carl Theodor von Ortonburg (1992) Friedrich-Hubertus Graf von Ortonburg (1995) Carolina Gräfin von Ortonburg (1997) The only daughter of f  Prince Johann Georg von ...

Royal Profile: The Infante Dinis de Herédia de Bragança, Duke of Porto

The Infante Dinis de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Francisco João de Herédia de Bragança, Duke of Porto was born 25 November 1999 the youngest child of Duarte Pio and Isabel Inês , Duke and Duchess of Braganza{ Source }. Among his godparents were Sebastião Castro Curvelo de Herédia, and Princess Anna Cecilia of Bourbon-Sicily { Source }. He has an older brother and sister{ Source }: Dom Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Raphael, The Prince of Beira, The Duke of Barcelos (1996) The Infanta Maria Francisca Isabel Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Paula de Herédia de Bragança, The Duchess of Coimbra (1997) Due to the Portuguese throne being defunct, it's likely that Dinis and his elder siblings lead fairly normal lives. Presently, Dinis is 2nd in line for the defunct Portuguese throne after his father and brother.

Royal Profile: Isabel Inês de Herédia, The Duchess of Braganza

Isabel Inês de Herédia, The Duchess of Braganza was born 22 November 1966 as the daughter of D. Jorge de Heredia and Dª Raquel Leonor Pinheiro Curvelo { Source }. She spent her childhood years residing between Portugal and Angola{ Source }. In 1976, her family moved to Brazil{ Source }. She spent her early educational years at the Colégio das Doroteias { Source }. After her family's 1976 move to Brazil, she began studying at S.Paulo, no Colégio de S. Luís, da Companhia de Jesus, graduating in 1988{ Source }. From there, she attended the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, where she studied Business Administration, graduating in 1990 { Source }. After graduation, she returned to Portugal to work for the BMF Society of Asset Management, SA{ Source }. She remained with this company until 1995 { Source }. On May 13, 1995, she married Dom Duarte, The Duke of Braganza { Source }. Together, they have three children{ Source }: Dom Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Raphael, The Prince of Beira,...

Royal Profile: Diego Dailly

Diego Marie Michel Louis Alexis Dailly was born 20 November 2003 as the eldest son of Princess Adélaïde d'Orléans & Pierre-Louis Étienne Marcel Éric Dailly{ Source }. He has two younger siblings{ Source }: Almudena Marie Sarah Béatrice Aline Dailly (2004) Gaetano Dailly (2009) He is a grandson of Prince Michel d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux . He likely leads a fairly normal lifestyle.

Royal Profile: Heinrich, Prince of Prussia

Heinrich Albert Johann Georg, Prince of Prussia was born 17 November 2016 as the third son and fourth child of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princess von Isenburg { Source }. He has three older siblings{ Source }: Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia (2013) Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (2013) Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sophie of Prussia (2015) Very little is known about him, but it is likely he will lead a fairly normal life in Germany. He is distantly in line for the British throne as a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through her son Prince Alfred, The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. With the new succession laws in place in the United Kingdom, he did not displace his sister Princess Emma Marie, in succession for the British throne. Prince Heinrich was baptized in the Chapel of St. Michael at Hohenzollern Castle on 13 May 2017, with no word on who his godparents are.

Royal Profile: Princess Olga of Greece, Princess of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia

Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece, Princess of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia was born 17 November 1971 as the second daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark { Source }. She has an older sister, a brother-in-law, and two nephews{ Source }: Princess Alexandra of Greece (1968) Nicholas Mirzayantz Tigran Mirzayantz (2000) Darius Mirzayantz (2002) She and her sister grew up in France and the United States, spending summers in Greece. She was educated in England, Italy and the United States. She attended boarding school in England, before studying history in Rome. She graduated Princeton University, and holds a degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She also studied phalaena and did photography in Panama. After graduation, she worked as an interior decorator. She worked as a lepidopterist, where she helped set up and worked in the Liquid Jungle Lab in Panama in co-operati...

Royal Profile: Princess Elena of Romania

Princess Elena of Romania was born 15 November 1950 as second of five daughters of King Mihai I of Romania and Queen Anne of Romania { Source }. She has one older sister, and three younger sisters, as well as two brothers-in-law, two nephews, two nieces, several nieces and nephews-in-law, and great nieces and nephews{ Source }: Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1949) Prince Radu of Romania (1960, m. 1997) Princess Irina of Romania (1953) John Kreuger (m 1983, div 2003) Michael Torsten de Roumanie Kreuger (1985) Tara Littlefeld (m. 2011) Kohen de Roumanie Kreuger (2012) Angelica Margaretta Bianca de Roumanie Kreuger Knight (1986) Richard Robert Knight (m 2009) Courtney Bianca Kreuger Knight (2007) Diana Knight (2011) John Westley Walker (m 2003) Princess Sofia of Romania (1957) Alain Michel Léonce Biarneix (m. 1997-2002, div) Elisabeta-Maria Bianca Elena Biarneix de Roumanie (1998) Princess Maria of Romania (1964) Kazimierz Wieslaw Mystkowsk (m 1995...

Royal Profile: Princess Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born 12 November 2008 as the fourth child and eldest daughter of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria & Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo{ Source }. She has the following brothers and sisters { Source }: Prince Jaime de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce, The Duke of Capua (1993) Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2003) Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2004) Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2007) Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2011) Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2015) It's likely she leads a fairly normal life and not much will ever be known about her. She shares a birthday with Alexander Charles Ogilvy and Princess Grace of Monaco.