A Noble Engagement: Countess Who Descends From The Saxe-Coburgs Engaged To Czech Count

Recently, the engagement between Count Benno Czernin-Kinsky (b.1990) and Countess Antonia von Mensdorff-Pouilly (b.1992) has been announced.

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Antonia is a Saxe-Coburg descendant: she is a great-great-great-granddaughter of Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1778-1835). In 1804, Sophie married Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1777-1852). Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the sister of the eventual King Leopold I of the Belgians, as well as an aunt to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Prince Consort Albert.

Benno is the son of Count Stanislaus Czernin-Kinsky (b.1961) and Countess Andrea (b.1963; née Gräfin Révay von Szklabinya), who married in 1988. Benno works on the Rosenhof Forest Estate, which is owned by his family. Antonia is the daughter of Count Andreas von Mensdorff-Pouilly (b.1956) and Countess Nikola (b.1967; née Hatschek), who married in 1991.

Count Johann Rudolf Czernin von Chudenitz

Benno and Antonia are sixth cousins once removed. They are both descendants of Count Prokop Adalbert Czernin von Chudenitz (1726-1777). Benno descends from Count Johann Rudolf Czernin von Chudenitz (1757-1845), the only son of Prokop Adalbert and his first wife Countess Maria Antonia von Colloredo (1728-1757). Antonia descends from Count Wolfgang Czernin von Chudenitz (1766-1813), the only son of Prokop Adalbert and his second wife Theresia Reisky von Dubnitz (1736-1780).