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Royal Profile: Princess Leonore, The Duchess of Gotland

Princess Leonore Lilian Maria, The Duchess of Gotland was born 20 February 2014 as the first child of Princess Madeleine of Sweden & Mr. Christopher O'Neil { Source }. She has a younger brother and sister{ Source }: Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf, The Duke of Ångermanland (2015) Princess Adrienne Josephine Alice, The Duchess of Blekinge (2018) She was born in the United States, but they celebrated her birth in Sweden anyway! Her birth was celebrated with a 21-gun salute, and a Te Deum Thanksgiving service attended by her maternal grandparents, The Crown Princess Couple, and Prince Carl Philip{ Source }. From her birth she was eligible to be part of the Swedish succession, however, to remain in line, she must: Be commune with the Church of Sweden (Lutheran) Reside in Sweden at some point during her upbringing Not marry without the consent of the Government (Article 5) Ascend the throne of another state by election, inheritance or marriage without the consent of the monar...

Royal Profile: Ian Carl Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng

Ian Carl Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng was born 20 Februrary 2002 as the middle child and elder son of Hans Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng and Kristina Louise Ewa Madeleine Silfverschiold, Baroness Silfverschiold { Source }. He has an older sister and younger brother{ Source }: Estelle Louise Désirée Gerard, Friherinna de Greer af Finspäng (2000) Fred Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2004) He is a great nephew of King Carl XVI Gustaf, but due to restrictions in succession to solely his desendants, Ian is not in succession for the Swedish throne. However, he is distantly in succession for the British throne as a descendant of Queen Victoria. His maternal grandparents are Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiold & Nils-August Otto Carl Nicolas Silfverschiold, Baron Silfverschiold { Source } It is likely that he will lead a fairly normal life. He shares a birthday with his second cousin, Princess Leonore of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland.

Royal Profile: The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York

The Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, The Duke of York was born 19 February 1960 as the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh{ Source }. He has two older siblings and a younger brother, as well as two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, four nephews and three nieces, and two ex-siblings-in-law, three nieces-in-law, a nephew in law, five great nieces and three great nephews{ Source }: The Prince Charles of Wales (1948) Diana, Princess of Wales (m 1981, div 1996, death 1997) Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge (1982) Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge (1982) Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (2013) Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2015) Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge (2018) Prince Henry, The Duke of Sussex (1984) Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex (1981, m. 2018) Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (2019) Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall (m. 2005) The Princess Anne, The Princess ...

Royal Profile: Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Countess de Lannoy

Princess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Countess de Lannoy  was born 18 February 1984 in Belgium as the youngest of seven children of Count Philippe de Lannoy and Countess Alix della Faille Leverghem de Lannoy { Source }. At birth, she was part of Belgian nobility, therefore was titled Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy { Source }. She has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews: Count Jehan de Lannoy (1966) Béatrice Spates (m. 1993) Caroline Gravin de Lannoy(2001) Louise Gravin de Lannoy (2003) Antoine Graaf de Lannoy (2005) Maxime Graaf de Lannoy(2006) Count Christian de Lannoy (1968) Luisa Moreno de Porras-Isla-Fdez (2009) Countess Teresa de Lannoy (2010) Count Ignace de Lannoy (2012) Count Jacques de Lannoy (2014) Countess Nathalie de Lannoy (1969) Mr. John Hamilton (m 1996) Antonia Hamilton (1997) Charlotte Hamilton (1999) Madeleine Hamilton (2001) Alix Hamilton Victoria Hamilton Coun...

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: Prince Abdullah bin al-Faisal of Jordan

Prince Abdullah bin al-Faisal of Jordan was born 17 February 2016 as the son of Prince Faisal bin Hussein of Jordan and Zeina Lubbadeh. He has the following older half siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews: Princess Ayah bint Faisal of Jordan (1990) Mr. Mohammad Talal Halawani (m. 2014) Raiyah Halawani (2016) Nesma Halawani (2019) Prince Omar bin al-Faisal of Jordan (1993) Princess Sara bint Faisal of Jordan (1997) (twin of Aisha). Princess Aisha bint Faisal of Jordan (1997) (twin of Sara) Prince Muhammad bin Faisal (2017) He shares a birthday with Princess Olga Sophie of Hanover, Count Ingolf af Rosenberg & Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Princess by birth of Luxembourg.

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) ...