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Royal Profile: Carl Otto Silfverschiold, Baron Silfverschiold

Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiold, Baron Silfverschiold was born 22 March 1965 as the son of Niels-August Otto Carl Nicolas Silfverschiold & Princess Désirée, Baorness Silfverschiold { Source }. He has the two sisters, a brother-in-law, and a niece and two nephews{ Source }: Baroness Kristina-Louisa Ewa Madeleine Silfverschiöld (1966) Hans Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (m. 1999) Estelle Louise Désirée Gerard, Friherinna de Greer af Finspäng (2000) Ian Carl Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2002) Fred Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng(2004) Hélène Ingeborg Sibylla Silfverschiold, Baroness Silfverschiold (1968) He married Gunilla Maria Fredrikson on 18 June 2005 { Source }. Together, they have one daughter { Source }: Anna Margareta Sybilla Desiree Silfverschiold (2006)

Royal Profile: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg was born María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla on born 22 March 1956, the daughter of José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez and María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre in Mariano, Havanna, Cuba. During Cuba's revolution in the late 1950s, Maria and her parents left Cuba for the United States. While growing up in New York, NY, she studied at the Marymount School and took ballet, voice, skiing, water sports and ice-skating. At the age of 5, she began to study at the  Lycée Français de New York . At 9 years old, she and her family moved to Santander, Spain and then to Geneva, Switzerland. During the family's stay in Switzerland, she attended Institut Marie-José in Gstaad, Switzerland, where she successfully passed the French Baccalaureate in June 1975. She then attended University of Geneva , where in 1980 awarded she the degree in Political Science. While at University, she was part of a group taking care of visiting elderly in nursing homes. She...

Royal Profile: Count Claus-Casimir van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg

Count Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg was born 21 March 2004 as the only son of Prince Constantjn and Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands{ Source }. He is the only grandson of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands { Source } He has two sisters{ Source }: Countess Eloise (2002) Countess Leonore (2006) He lives in Belgium{ Source }. He is presently 6th in line for the Dutch throne after his three cousins, father and elder sister{ Source } He is called 'Clausimir' by his family and the press. He is named for: Claus: his paternal grandfather Casimir:distant ancestor Henry Casimir II, Count of Nassau-Dietz Bernhard: paternal great-grandfather Marius: maternal uncle Max: father's godfather His birth was overshadowed by the death of his paternal great-grandmother, Princess Julianna, the day before his birth. By Royal Decree of 11 May 2001, nr. 227, it was determined that all children and male-line descendants of Pri...

Royal Profile: Princess Claire Margareta of Luxembourg

Princess Claire Margareta of Luxembourg was born Claire Margareta Lademacher on 21 March 1985 in Filderstadt, Germany as the second child of Hartmut and Gabriele Lademacher{ Source } Princess Claire has one sibling{ Source }: Felix Lademacher She grew up in Usingen,Hochtaunuskreis, Germany{ Source } On 13 December 2012, Claire Lademacher had been engaged to Prince Félix of Luxembourg, whom she married on September 2013{ Source }. On the occasion of her marriage to HRH Prince Félix of Luxembourg, she became Her Royal Highness Princess Claire of Luxembourg{ Source }. Together, they have two children{ Source }: Princess Amalia Gabriela Maria Teresa de Nassau (2014) Prince Liam Henri Hartmut de Nassau (2016) Through her marriage, she became the daughter-in-law of Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg{ Source }. She also gained the following sibings-in-law and niece and nephews{ Source }: Prince Guillaume. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1981) ...

Royal Profile: Prince Eudes d'Orléans, The Duke of Angouleme

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...

Royal Profile: Archduke Joesph Karl of Austria

Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria was born 18 March 1960 as the son of Archduke Joesph of Austria and Princess Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg { Source }. He has two older siblings, and five younger, as well as many siblings-in-law, nieces, and nephews{ Source }: Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1957-1957) Archduchess Monika-Ilona of Austria (1958) Charles Henri de Rambures (1968, m. 1996) Archduchess Maria-Christina of Austria (1961) Raymond van der Meide (1959, m. 1998) James Andrew van der Meide (1991) Miriam van der Meide (1992) Veronica van der Meide (1993) Archduke Andreas-Augustinus of Austria (1963) Marie-Christine Gräfin von Hatzfeldt-Donhoff (1968, m. 1994) Archduke Frederic Cyprien of Austria (1995) Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (1965) Wilhelmus de Wit (1965, m. 1969) Archduke Nikolaus of Austria (1973) Eugenia de Calonje Gurrea (1973, m. 2002) Archduke Johannes-Jacobus of Austria (1975) Maria Gabriela Montenegro Villamizar (1978...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: March 11-17, 2019

Austria -Countess Olympia von und zu Archo-Zinneberg  announced her engagement to Prince Jean Christoph, Prince Napoléon on Monday { Source } Countess Olympia is the niece of The Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este. Belgium -King Philippe hosted a lunch with the President of the European Commission on Wednesday { Photos } Brazil -Princess  Amélia of Orléans-Braganza  celebrated her 35th birthday on Friday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II & Crown Prince Frederik  arrived in Argentina to begin their official state visit on Sunday { Photos } -Crown Princess Mary  undertook an official visit to Texas, USA from Monday to Wednesday { Source } { Photos }. On Monday, she announced her new patronage of the Copenhagen Zoo { Source } France -Prince Jean Christoph, Prince  Napoléon announced his engagement to Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg on Monday { Source } Germany -Prince Max Emmanuel von Thurn und Taxis & Pri...