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Royal Profile: Princess Olga Margarita of Leiningen

Princess Olga Margarita Valerie Elisabeth Stephanie Alexandra of Leiningen was born on 23 October 1984 as daughter of Andreas, Prince of Leiningen and Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover { Source }. She has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, and a niece and a nephew { Source }: Prince Ferdinand Heinrich Emich Christian Karl, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen  (1982) Princess Viktoria Luise Kira Ehrengard of Prussia (m. 2017) Princess Alexandra Viktoria Luise Ehrengard of Leiningen (2020) Prince Hermann of Leiningen (1986) Isabelle Franziska Sophie Heubach (m. 2017) Prince Leopold Konstantin Rainer Andreas of Leiningen (2019) If I had to guess, her godparents are as follows (I *could be* wrong about this, but if her parents went with the Hanoverian tradition of naming her after her godmothers...): Princess Olga of Hanover (maternal aunt) Princess Margarita Katherina Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (former paternal aunt via marriage, Margarita was the 1st wife of Princ...

Royal Profile: Prince Leopold of Leiningen

Prince Leopold Konstantin Rainer Andreas of Leiningen  was born 16 October 2019 as the first child of Prince Hermann of Leiningen & Princess Isabelle of Leiningen {Source}. He is the first grandchild of Andreas, Prince of Leiningen & Princess Alexandra Irene of Leiningen, Princess of Hanover { Source }. The first grandchild of The Prince and Princes of Leiningen was baptized in early 2020, with the following godparents{ Source }: Princess Cecilia zu Leiningen (paternal first cousin 1x removed, b. 1988, her father is Prince Hermann's uncle) Count Konstantin von Schönborn (1968, family friend) Leopold Ferch (family friend)

Royal Profile: Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen

Ferdinand Heinrich Emich Christian Karl, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen was born 8 August 1982 as the eldest son of Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen & Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen { Source }. He has two younger siblings and a sister-in-law{ Source }: Princess Olga Margarita of Lieningen (1984) Prince Herman of Leiningen (1986) Isabelle Franziska Sophie Heubach (m. 2017) Prince Leopold Konstantin Rainer Andreas of Leiningen (2019) He is currently Hereditary Prince of the House of Leiningen. He is a maternal nephew of Prince Ernest August of Hanover . He shares a birthday with Princess Beatrice of York & Timothy Taylor, son-in-law of The Duke and Duchess of Kent. He married Viktoria Luise Prizessin von Preussen (that's right-Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia) in a civil ceremony in April 2017, and married religiously in September 2017 { Source }. They are both related to Queen Victoria as her distantly great grandchildren-him maternally throug...

Royal Profile: Princess Alexandra Charlotte of Hanover

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover was born 20 July 1999 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria as the only child of Prince Ernest August V of Hanover and his second wife, Princess Caroline of Hanover { Source }. She has a host of much older siblings, three sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, a brother-in-law, and six nephews and two nieces{ Source }{ Source }: Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (1986, m. 2017) Princess Elisabeth of Hanover (2018) Prince Welf Henry of Hanover (2019) Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2018) Prince Nicolas of Hanover (2020) Princess Sofia of Hanover (2020) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi-Rassam (1986) Gad Elmaleh (partner, never married, 2013-2015) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013) Dimitri Rassam (married 2019) Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam (2018) Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987) Beatrice Borromero-Casiraghi (1985, m. 2015) Stefa...

Royal Profile: Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Hereditary Prince Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover is the elder son of Prince Ernest of Hanover and Chantal Hochuli on born 19 July 1983 { Source }. He has one full brother, a sister-in-law, a half-sister, two stepbrothers and a stepsister, as well as two stepsiblings-in-law, and four step-nephews: Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2018) Prince Nicolas of Hanover (2020) Princess Sofia of Hanover (2020) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi-Rassam (1986) Gad Elmaleh (partner, never married, 2013-2015) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013) Dimitri Rassam (married 2019) Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam (2018) Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987) Beatrice Borromero-Casiraghi (1985, m. 2015) Stefano Ercole Carlo Casiraghi-Borromeo (2017) Francesco Carlo Albert Casiraghi-Borromeo (2018) Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Marym Virginia of Hanover (1999) He was christened at alm...

Royal Profile: Count Conrad von Hochberg

Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August von Hochberg was born 17 June 1985 as the first son of Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Hochberg and Count Michael Georg Botho von Hochberg { Source }. He has a younger brother{ Source }: Count George von Hochberg (1987) He is likely named: Conrad: for his paternal grandfather, Count Konrad Eberhard Georg Richard von Hochberg (1916-1945) Hans-Heinrich: not sure maybe partially for his uncle Heinrich on his mother's side? Ernst-August: Either his maternal uncle, Prince Ernst-August V of Hanover or his maternal grandfather with the same name He is distantly in succession for the British throne through his mother. Through his mother, he is a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through her eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal. This means he is distantly (400+) in succession for the British throne { Source }.

Royal Profile: Prince Christian of Hanover

Prince Christian Heinrich Clemens Paul Frank Peter Welf Wilhelm-Ernst Friedrich Franz of Hanover was born 1 June 1985 as the second son of Prince Ernst-August of Hanover & Chantall Houchuli { Source }. He has an older brother, a soon-to-be sister-in-law, two paternal stepbrothers, a paternal stepsister-in-law, a paternal stepsister, a paternal half sister and two paternal step nephews{ Source }: Prince Ernst-August of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (m. 2017) Princess Elisabeth of Hanover (2018) Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover (2019) Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984, stepbrother) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (1986, stepsister) Gad Elmaleh (2011-2015, never married) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013, step-nephew) Dimitri Rassam (2016-present, married 2019) Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam (2018, step-nephew) Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987, stepbrother) Beatrice Borromero-Casiraghi (1985, stepsister-in-law) Stefano Ercole Carlo Casiraghi-Borrome...

Royal Profile: Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover

Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter of Hanover was born 29 April 1961 as the youngest child of Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings in laws and nieces and nephews{ Source }{ Source }: Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess of Houchburg (1952) Count Michael of Houchburg Hereditary Count Conrad of Houchburg (1985) Count Georg of Houchburg (1987) Prince Ernst August V of Hanover (1954) Chantall Houlichi Hereditary Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (1986, m. 2017) Princess ElisabethTatiana Maximiliana Iacobella Faiza of Hanover (2018) Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover (2019) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma Foy (1992, m. 2017) Prince/ss of Hanover ( summer 2020){ Source } Princess Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover  (1957, m. 1999-2009?) ...

Royal Profile: Prince Welf August of Hanover

Prince Welf August Johannes Ferdinand Karl Wilhelm Anthony Julio Mario of Hanover was born 14 March 2019 as the second child and first son of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and his wife, Ekaterina Malysheva { Source }. He has one older sister { Source }: Princess Elisabeth Tatiana Maximiliana Iacobella Faiza of Hanover (2018) It is likely that he will lead a fairly normal life. He is distantly in succession for the British throne (think 500+) and did not succeeded in succession by his older sister due to the new laws{ Source }. He shares a birthday with his step-uncle, Prince Albert II of Monaco. It is unknown if or when his christening will/has taken place or who his godparents are. It is likely, that like his big sister there are four godfathers, and he is named after them. He is named after Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover, who was his 1st cousin 2x removed through Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. 

Royal Profile: Prince Ernest-August V of Hanover

Prince Ernst August Albert Paul Otto Rupprecht Oskar Berthold Friedrich-Ferdinand Christian-Ludwig of Hanover was born on 26 February 1954 as the eldest son of Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick (1914-1987) and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-1980) { Source }. He has one older sister, two younger brothers and two younger sisters { Source }: Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Houchberg (1952) Count Michael von Houchburg (m. 1982) Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August von Hochberg(1985) Count George von Hochberg (1987) Prince Lugwig of Hanover (1955-1988) Isabella Gräfin von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli (m. 1987, d. 1988) Prince Otto of Hanover (1988) Princess Olga of Hanover (1958) Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen (1959) Andreas, 8th Prince of Lieningen (m 1981) Prince Ferdinand Heinrich, Hereditary Prince of Lieningen (1982) Princess Viktoria-Luise of Prussia (m. 2017) ...

Royal Profile: Princess Elisabeth of Hanover

Princess Elisabeth Tatiana Maximiliana Iacobella Faiza of Hanover was born 22 February 2018 as the first child of Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Hereditary Princess Ekaterina of Hanover{ Source }. She was christened in Germany in October 2018, with the following godmothers, and no known godfathers { Source }: Tatiana Santo Domingo (ex-girlfriend of her father's step-brother, Andrea Casiraghi) Maximiliana, Countess Douglas (friend of her mother) Iacobella Gaetani (friend of her mother) Faiza s'Lika (friend of her mother) In the spring of 2019, she  became a big sister to a brother { Source }: Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover (2020) It is likely that she will lead a fairly normal life. She is distantly in succession for the British throne (think 500+) and was not succeeded in succession by her younger brother due to the new laws{ Source }. If she had been born four days later, she would've shared a birthday with her paternal grandfather.

Royal Profile: Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen

Princess Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen was born 18 February 1959 as the youngest daughter of Prince Ernst August IV of Hanover & Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg { Source }. She has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews { Source }: Princess Marie Viktoria of Hanover, Countess von Houchburg (1952) Count Michael von Houchburg (m. 1982) Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August von Hochberg(1985) Count George von Hochberg (1987) Prince Ernst August V of Hanover (1954) Chantall Hochuli (m. 1981, d. 1997) Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (m. 2017) Princess Elisabeth of Hanover (2018) Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover (2019) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2018) Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by birth of Monaco (1957, m. 1999) Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Marym Virginia of Hanover (1999 Prince Ludw...

Royal Profile: Princess Olga Sophie of Hanover

Princess Olga Sophie Charlotte Anna of Hanover was born 17 February 1958 as the second daughter and fourth child of Prince Ernst August IV of Hanover & Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg { Source }. She has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews { Source }: Princess Marie Viktoria of Hanover, Countess von Houchburg (1952) Count Michael von Houchburg (m. 1982) Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August von Hochberg(1985) Count George von Hochberg (1987) Prince Ernst August V of Hanover (1954) Chantall Hochuli (m. 1981, d. 1997) Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (m. 2017) Princess Elisabeth Tatiana Maximiliana Iacobella Faiza of Hanover (2018) Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover (2019) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2017) Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by birth of Monaco (1957, m. 1999) Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Marym Virginia of Hanover (1999) ...

Royal Profile: Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by Birth of Monaco

Princess Caroline Louise Margurite of Hanover, Princess by Birth of Monaco was born 23 January 1957 as the first child of Prince Rainier II and Princess Grace { Source }. Princess Caroline has two younger siblings, a sister-in-law, and two former brothers-in-law, four nieces, and three nephews, and a future niece-in-law{ Source }: Prince Albert II Alexandre Louis Pierre of Monaco (1958) Ms. Tamara Rotolo (brief fling, never married, 1991) Miss Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, Prince Albert with Tamara Rotolo) Miss Nicole Coste (brief relationship from 1997-2003, never married) Master Alexandre Eric Stephane Coste-Grimaldi (2003) Princess Charlene Lynette of Monaco (2011-present) Princess Gabriella Thérèse Marie of Monaco, The Countess of Carladès (2014) Prince Jacques Honoré Rainier, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux (2014) Princess Stephanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco, The Countess of Polginac (1965) Mr. Daniel Ducruet (Stephanie, 1995-1996) Mr. Louis Robert...

Royal Profile: Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Houchburg

Princess Marie Viktoria Luise Hertha Friederikeof Hanover, Countess von Houchburg was born 26 November 1952 as the eldest child of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) and his wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980) { Source }. Princess Marie has the following younger brothers and sisters, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews{ Source }: Prince Ernst August V of Hanover (1954) Chantall Houlichi Hereditary Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1983) Princess Ernest Augustus of Hanover (Ekaterina Malysheva, married 2017) Princess Elisabeth Tatiana Maximiliana Iacobella Faiza of Hanover (2018) Prince Welf August of Hanover (2019) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2018) Princess Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover Princess Alexandra Charlotte of Hanover (1999) Prince Ludwig of Hanover (1955-1988) Princess Isabella Prince Otto (1988) Princess Olga S...

Royal Profile: Princess Olga Margarita of Leiningen

Princess Olga Margarita Valerie Elisabeth Stephanie Alexandra of Leiningen was born on 23 October 1984 as daughter of Andreas, Prince of Leiningen and Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover { Source }. She has two brothers { Source }: Prince Ferdinand Heinrich Emich Christian Karl, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (1982) Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia (m. 2017) Prince Hermann of Leiningen (1986) Isabelle Franziska Sophie Heubach (m. 2017) If I had to guess, her godparents are as follows (I *could be* wrong about this, but if her parents went with the Hanoverian tradition of naming her after her godmothers...): Princess Olga of Hanover (maternal aunt) Princess Margarita Katherina Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (former paternal aunt via marriage, Margarita was the 1st wife of Prince Karl-Emich of Leiningen) Princess Stephanie Margarita of Leiningen (paternal aunt) P rincess Alexandra of Hanover (maternal aunt) As for "Valerie" and "Elisabeth".....

Royal Profile: Count Georg von Hochberg

Count Georg Karl-Albert von Hochberg was born 8 October 1987 as the younger son of Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Hochberg and Count Michael Georg Botho von Hochberg { Source }. He has a older brother{ Source }: Hereditary Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August von Hochberg (1985) He is likely named: Georg: Possibly George V of Hanover Karl-Albert: unsure He is distantly in succession for the British throne through his mother. Through his mother, he is a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through her eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal. This means he is distantly (400+) in succession for the British throne { Source }. He is the greatx6 grandson of King George III, through King George III's son, Prince Ernest August I of Hanover. In his lineage, he is somehow related to nearly every current reigning monarch: Queen Elizabeth II : 3rd cousins 2x removed via Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark Queen Margrethe II : his paternal 3rd cousin 1x remo...

Royal Profile: Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen

Ferdinand Heinrich Emich Christian Karl, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen was born 8 August 1982 as the eldest son of Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen & Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen { Source }. He has two younger siblings and a sister-in-law{ Source }: Princess Olga Margarita of Lieningen (1984) Prince Herman of Leiningen (1986) Isabelle Franziska Sophie Heubach (m. 2017) He is currently Hereditary Prince of the House of Leiningen. He is a maternal nephew of Prince Ernest August of Hanover . He shares a birthday with Princess Beatrice of York & Timothy Taylor, son-in-law of The Duke and Duchess of Kent. He married Viktoria Luise Prizessin von Preussen (that's right-Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia) in a civil ceremony in April 2017, and married religiously in September 2017 { Source }. They are both related to Queen Victoria as her distantly great grandchildren-him maternally through her eldest daughter Victoria, Princess Royal, and p...

Royal Profile: 20 Facts About Princess Alexandra Charlotte of Hanover

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover was born 20 July 1999 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria as the only child of Prince Ernest August V of Hanover and his second wife, Princess Caroline of Hanover { Source }.  She has a host of much older siblings, three sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, a brother-in-law, and five nephews and a niece{ Source }{ Source }: Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (1986, m. 2017) Princess Elisabeth of Hanover (2018) Prince Welf Henry of Hanover (2019) Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi  (1984) Prince Christian of Hanover  (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2018) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi-Rassam (1986) Gad Elmaleh (partner, never married, 2013-2015) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013) Dimitri Rassam (married 2019) Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam (2018) Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987) Beatrice Borromero-Casiraghi (1985, m. 2015) Stefano Ercole Carlo Casirag...

Royal Profile: Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Hereditary Prince Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover is the elder son of Prince Ernest of Hanover and Chantal Hochuli on born 19 July 1983 { Source }. He has one full brother, a sister-in-law, a half-sister, two stepbrothers and a stepsister, as well as  two stepsiblings-in-law, and four step-nephews: Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2018) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi-Rassam (1986) Gad Elmaleh (partner, never married, 2013-2015) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013) Dimitri Rassam (married 2019) Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam (2018) Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987) Beatrice Borromero-Casiraghi (1985, m. 2015) Stefano Ercole Carlo Casiraghi-Borromeo (2017) Francesco Carlo Albert Casiraghi-Borromeo (2018) Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Marym Virginia of Hanover (1999) He was christened at almost two months old with the foll...