The Royal Fanzine

Princess Diane  Françoise Maria da Gloria d'Orléans, The Du chess 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: Princess Isabelle Marie Laure Victoire d'Orléans (1932) Friedrich Karl, Count of Schönborn-Buchheim (m. 1964) Count Damien  von   Schönborn-Buchheim ( 1965) Deirdre Mary Ascough (m. 2002) Count  Vincenz    von   Schönborn-Buchheim ( 1966) Countess  Lorraine   von   Schönborn-Buchheim, Countess von Spee  (1968) Count   Wilhelm-Wilderich    von   Spee (1963, m. 1997) Countess August Maria Rafael von Spee (1998) Count Paul Maria Gabriel von Spee (1999) Countess Eloise Marie Friederike von Spee(2001) Countess Ludmilla Maria Theresa von Spee (2002) Count Kosmas Maria Wilhelm Serafin von Sp...

Prince Max Emanuel Maria Albert Paul Isabella Klemens Lamoral von Thurn und Taxis was born 7 September 1935 as the only child of Prince Raphael Rainier von Thurn und Taxis & Princess Margarete von Thurn und Taxis { Source }. He was married to Anna Maria Gräfinvon Poccii on 20 May 1969, they would divorce a year later{ Source }. On 14 March 1973, he married Christa Ingeburg Heinle { Source }. Together, with his wife Christa, they have two sons{ 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) His marriage to Anna Maria Gräfin von Poccii was annulled on 17 October 1972 at Augsburg, Germany{ Source }. He was  the heir presumptive to Prince Albert II von Thurn und Taxis, a role that will now fall to 69 year old Austrian ...

Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid of Jordan   was born on 15 December 1929 as Dina Sharrif Abdul-Hamid bin Muhammad Abdul-Aziz Al-Aun, the daughter of Sharif Abdul-Hamid bin Muhammad Abdul-Aziz Al-Aun and Fahria Brav { Source }. As a member of the House of Hashim, she was entitled to use the honorific title sharifa of Mecca as an agnatic descendant of Hasan ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.  Her former father-in-law, the father of King Hussein, was her maternal third cousin. Like most children of that time and status, she was sent to boarding school in England. She continued her education in England, earning a degree in English Literature from Girton College of Cambridge University, as well as a post-grad diploma in social science from Bedford College in London { Source }. Upon obtaining her degrees, she began to teach English literature and philosophy at the University of Cairo { Source }. She first met King Hussein in 1952 in Londo...

Princess Maria Christina of The Netherlands was born 18 February 1947 as the youngest of four daughters born to Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld { Source }. She has three older full sisters, and two younger paternal half-sisters: Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938) Prince Claus of The Netherlands (d. 2004) King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands  (1967) Queen Maxima (1971, m. 2002) Princess Catharina-Amalia of Oranje (2003) Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005) Princess Ariane of The Netherlands (2007) Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands  (1966, m. 2001) Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002) Count Claus-Casimir van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004) Countess Leonore van Oranje-Nassau,, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2006) Prince Friso of The Netherlands  (1968-2013) Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau  (1968,m. 2004-2014...

Princess Woizlawa-Feodora Reuß ,  Duchess of Mecklenburgn  was born 17 December 1918 as the  only child of Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich, Duke of Mecklenburg & Princess Viktoria Feodora of Reuss-Schleiz { Source }.  Her mother died the day after her birth, and her father remarried Princess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla when Princess Woizlawa was seven years old   { Source } She was named: Woizalwa: for her ancestress, the daughter of Waltislaw I, The Duke of Pomerania, and the wife of the 1st Duke of Meckenburg She married Prince Heinrich I Reuss zu Köstritz on 15 September 1939{ Source }. Together, they have five sons, a daughter, a forner daughter-in-law, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, six grandsons, and two grand-daughters { Source } Princess Feodora Reuss (1942) Gilbert Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (m. 1967) Constantin Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode b. 6 May 1969 Friedrich Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode b. 5 Jun 1972 Prince Heinrich...

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 }: Luitpold Maximilian Ludwig Karl, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria (1901-1914, died of polio) Princess Irmingard  of Bavaria (1902-1903, died of diphtheria) Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905-1996)  Countess Marita Franziska Draskovich de Trakostjan   (1904-1969, m. 1930-1969, her death) Princess Marie Gabrielle  of Bavaria (1931) Georg, Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1928-2015, m. 1957)  Countess Maria  Walburga   von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1958) Baro...

Princess Thérèse Isabelle Marie Éléonore d'Orléans was born 23 April 2001 as the elder of two children of Prince Eudes d'Orléans, Duke of Angouleme & Marie-Liesse Claude Anne Rolande de Rohan-Chabot. She has one younger brother: Prince Pierre Jean Marie d'Orléans (2003) She was baptized on 7 July 2001 in the church La Madeleine in Paris. Her godparents were: Princess Marie Isabelle of Liechtenstein (paternal aunt) Count Thibud de Rohan-Chabot (maternal uncle) She was named: Thérèse: for her paternal grandmother Isabelle: for Princess Isabelle of Brazil, her great grandmother Marie: for her paternal grandmother Éléonore: unsure. As her royal line is defunct, she likely leads a normal life.

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...

Prince Eudes Thibaut Joseph Marie d'Orléans, The Duke of Angouleme was born 18 March 1968 as the youngest son of Prince Henri d'Orléans, The Duke of France  and The Count of Paris and Princess Maria Teresa d'Orléans, The Duchess of France and The Countess of Paris { Source }. He has two older brothers, two older sisters, and a host of siblings-in-law, nieces, and nephews { Source }: Prince François Henri Louis Marie d'Orléans, The Count of Clermont (1961-2017) Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans, Princess of Liechtenstein (1959) Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein (1949, m. 1989) Princess Léopoldine of Liechtenstein (1990) Princess Marie Immaculata of Liechtenstein (1991) Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1993) Princess Margarete of Liechtenstein (1995) Prince Gabriel of Liechtenstein (1998) Princess Blanche Elisabeth Rose Marie d'Orléans (1963) Prince Jean Charles Pierre Marie d'Orléans, The Duke of Vendome (1965) Philomena de Tornos...