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The Teenage Californian Countess Swept Out to Sea in 1956

Camilla. On 29 December 1956, Countess Camilla von Schönborn-Buchheim fell victim to the current of the sea and drowned at Strawberry Beach near Half Moon Bay (San Mateo), California. She w…
The Teenage Californian Countess Swept Out to Sea in 1956

The 7th Duke of Montebello (1939-2022)

Obituary from  Sud Ouest . Maurice Lannes, 7. duc de Montebello, died on 26 March 2022 at Mareuil, France. He was eighty-two years-old. Born on 2 July 1939 at Biarritz, Maurice Georges Ant…
The 7th Duke of Montebello (1939-2022)

The Funeral of Madame the Dowager Countess of Paris

Photo (c)  Ancien Ordre de L'Etoile et de Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel.   The funeral of Princess Micaëla d'Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, took place at the Église Saint-Germain-…
The Funeral of Madame the Dowager Countess of Paris

Superb Objets d'Art to be Auctioned from the Estate of Duke Ferdinand of Württemberg

On 30 March, the auction house Neumeister will be hosting a magnificent sale: Hidden Treasures - Treasures from the House of Württemberg. The historically significant items contained in the auction …
Superb Objets d'Art to be Auctioned from the Estate of Duke Ferdinand of Württemberg

Countess Margherita of Arco-Zinneberg Weds Charles Green, Brother of the Duchess of Roxburghe

On Saturday, 19 March, Countess Margherita of Arco-Zinneberg married Charles Green in Bavaria. Countess Margherita Ginevra Maria of Arco-Zinneberg (b.1983) is the third daughter of  Count Ripran…
Countess Margherita of Arco-Zinneberg Weds Charles Green, Brother of the Duchess of Roxburghe

Grand Duke George of Russia Recovering From Surgery

The following communiqué has been released by the Russian Imperial Chancellery:   2022-03-21 Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich underwent surgery On Sunday, March 20, 2022, H.I.H.  Grand Duke Georgy…
Grand Duke George of Russia Recovering From Surgery

The Dowager Countess of Paris Not To Be Buried Beside Husband

Micaela and Henri on holiday in Spain, 1997. Photo (c) Getty Images / Dusko Despotovic. The funeral of Princess Micaela d'Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, will take place at the Égli…
The Dowager Countess of Paris Not To Be Buried Beside Husband

The 90th Birthday of Dowager Fürstin Wilhelmine von Khevenhüller-Metsch

Wilhemine. Today, Dowager Fürstin Wilhelmine von Khevenhüller-Metsch celebrates her ninetieth birthday! Wilhelmine's parents: Lazarus and Franziska. Born on 16 March 1932 at …
The 90th Birthday of Dowager Fürstin Wilhelmine von Khevenhüller-Metsch

the passing of dowager countess of

The Passing of the Dowager Countess of Paris (1938-2022)   Henri and Micaëla HRH Princess Micaëla d'Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, died on Sunday, 13 March, in the French capita…
the passing of dowager countess of

The American Scion of the Dukes of St Albans Killed in Action During WWI

Lieutenant Sydney Beauclerk. The birth announcement of Sydney Beauclerk. The Herald and News of Randolph, Vermont, 17 October 1895. Born on 10 October 1895 at Irasburgh, Vermont, Sydney (or Sidney)…
 The American Scion of the Dukes of St Albans Killed in Action During WWI

Fifty Years Since the Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cádiz

The Duke and Duchess of Cádiz. The couple during their religious wedding. The groom's mother and the bride's grandfather were their witnesses. Carmen and Alfonso. On 8 March 1972, Don Alfons…
 Fifty Years Since the Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cádiz

the 85th birthday of prince karl of Hesse

Prince Karl of Hesse (1937-2022), Nephew of the Duke of Edinburgh On 23 March 2022, Prince Karl of Hesse died in Munich. He was eighty-four years-old. The prince was a nephew of the late Prince Phi…
the 85th birthday of prince karl of Hesse

A Ruritanian Idea from the 1990s: King Edward of Estonia

Prince Edward in 1994. Photo (c) Heptagon/Shutterstock. In July 1994, the Estonian Royalist Party (Eesti Rojalistlik Partei / ERP) sent a letter to Buckingham Palace requesting that Prin…
A Ruritanian Idea from the 1990s: King Edward of Estonia