Program Detailing The Reburial of Queen Mother Helen of Romania On 18 October

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In Celebration of an American Royal Historian: Dr. Mary Houck

Dr. Mary Houck Photograph (c) The Blade

Over many decades and until the present day, Dr. Mary E. Houck of Ohio has carved out a special and unique role as an American historian with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the imperial, royal, and noble houses of Europe - as well as those of every other continent! She has shared a special bond with Arturo E. Beéche, the founder and publisher of the European Royal History Journal and of Kensington House Books...they are very much kindred spirits. I believe that the pair are rather a sort of adopted-by-choice mother and son team - two people bound together by an abiding common interest. Since 2000, Mary and Arturo have worked to guarantee that the published/written word of royal history is preserved for their contemporaries and for the generations to come. Dr. Houck has traveled widely on the European Continent in order to further her first-hand experience and knowledge. As a consequence, she has greatly inspired those who share her passion, and she has compelled many of us to seek more information about the subjects that so greatly interest Mary. Dr. Houck has undertaken countless visits to Germany, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Monaco, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom, so that she might fulfill her desire to learn all that she can about the history and genealogies of dynasties around the world. They also traveled to Costa Rica not only to visit Arturo's family several timers, but also his late dear friend Prince Alfred of Prussia. Her love for learning and teaching what she has gleaned about these subjects has been shared with a wide audience, indeed. The library that she has amassed at her home is amazing in both its size and the breadth of information that it contains. Due to Dr. Houck's dedication and influence, there are many aspiring royal historians (and royal watchers) who have benefited from her wish to teach others from the wealth of knowledge she possesses. The author of this post has had the pleasure of spending time with Dr. Houck on several occasions. I most memorably recall that she kindly helped me in learning the correct pronunciations of various German royal and noble families. Dr. Mary Houck is an invaluable resource due to her efforts in contributing the vast archive that she has acquired so that it will become an important part of the Eurohistory Photo Collections and Archive. Dr. Houck possesses an unrivalled ability to identify members in what may seem an obscure royal picture of postcard. We owe an unparalleled debt of gratitude to her - and, as is my humble wish, we celebrate her today!

For more on Dr. Mary Houck, please read this August 2002 article by George J. Tanber from The Blade: In terms of royal facts, she rules

More Details on the Napoléon-Bonaparte/Arco-Zinneberg Religious Wedding

The religious wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon and Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg will take place at 11:00am on 19 October in Paris at the Cathédrale Saint Louis des Invalides. Monseigneur Antoine de Romanet, Bishop of the Diocese of the French Armed Forces, will be presiding over the ceremony.

 

Source: https://dioceseauxarmees.fr/horaires-des-messes/cathedrale-st-louis-des-invalides.html

 

 

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Prince Emmanuel of Belgium Celebrates His Fourteenth Birthday

Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Photograph (c) Belgian Royal Family

Today, HRH Prince Emmanuel of Belgium marks his 14th birthday.

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Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium was born on 4 October 2005 at Anderlecht, Belgium, as the third child and second son of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde (née d'Udekem d'Acoz). Emmanuel joined elder siblings Princess Elisabeth (b.2001), and Prince Gabriel (b.2003). He was followed by a younger sister, Princess Eléonore (b.2008). The godparents of Prince Emmanuel are his cousin the Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and his aunt the Margravine Elisabeth Pallavicini (née d'Udekem d'Acoz).

Prince Emmanuel is third in the line of succession to the Belgian throne. He enjoys cycling, swimming, skiing, sailing, and playing the flute. The prince attends a Dutch-language primary school in Leuven.

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Princess Theresa of Liechtenstein Engaged To Count Cajetan of Toerring-Jettenbach

Princess Theresa and Count Cajetan
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The engagement has been announced between Princess Theresa von und zu Liechtenstein and Count Cajetan zu Toerring-Jettenbach.

Theresa (b.1987) is the eldest daughter of Prince Michael of Liechtenstein (b.1951) and Hildegard Peters (b.1948), who married in 1986. Theresa's paternal grandparents are Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein (1916-1991) and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1922-1993), a daughter of Emperor Charles of Austria and Empress Zita (née Bourbon-Parma).

Cajetan (b.1986) is the fourth child and first son of Count Hans-Caspar zu Toerring-Jettenbach (b.1953) and Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (b.1954), who married in 1980. Cajetan's paternal grandparents are Count Hans Heribert zu Toerring-Jettenbach (1903-1977), a son of Count Hans Veit (1862-1929) and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria (1875-1957), and Baroness Maria Immaculata Waldbott von Bassenheim (b.1923). His maternal grandparents are Count Constantin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1909-1972) and Princess Eleonore of Bavaria (1918-2009), a daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875-1957) and Princess Isabella of Croÿ (1890-1982).

Count Cajetan and Princess Theresa are fourth cousins. They share a common descent from King Miguel of Portugal (1802-1866) and his wife Princess Adelheid zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831-1909). Cajetan and Theresa also descend from King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.

We wish the couple much happiness!



Ancestry of 1. Count Catejan zu Törring-Jettenbach 

Parents:

2.Count Hans-Caspar zu Törring-Jettenbach
3.Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg

Grandparents:

4.Count Hans Heribert zu Törring-Jettenbach
5.Baroness Maria Immaculata Waldbott von Bassenheim
6.Count Maria Konstantin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
7.Princess Eleonore of Bavaria

Great-grandparents:

8.Count Hans Veit zu Törring-Jettenbach
9.Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
10.Baron Friedrich Heinrich Waldbott von Bassenheim
11.Archduchess Alice of Austria
12.Fürst Georg von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
13.Altgräfin Marie Therese zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz
14.Prince Franz of Bavaria
15.Princess Isabella von Croÿ

Great-great-greandparents:

16.Count Clemens zu Törring-Jettenbach
17.Countess Franziska von Paumgarten
18.Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria
19.Infanta Maria Josepha of Braganza
20.Baron Friedrich Waldbott von Bassenheim
21.Baroness Hedwig von Beust
22.Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Duke of Teschen
23.Princess Isabella of Croÿ
24.Fürst Wilhelm von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
25.Countess Maria Josepha von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee
26.Altgraf Eric zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz

27.Doña Maria del Pilar Alvarez de Toledo

28.King Ludwig III of Bavaria
29.Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
30.Duke Karl Alfred von Croÿ
31.Princess Ludmilla von Arenberg


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Ancestry of 1. Princess Therese of Liechtenstein

Parents:

2.Prince Michael of Liechtenstein
3.Hildegard Peters

Grandparents:

4.Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein
5.Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria
6.Robert Max Josef Peters
7.Berta Elisabeth Beeck

Great-grandparents:

8.Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein
9.Princess Theresia zu Oettingen-Oettingen u. Oettingen-Wallerstein
10.Emperor Karl I of Austria
11.Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma
12.X Peters
13.X
14.X Beeck
15.X

Great-great-grandparents:

16.Prince Alfred of Liechetenstain
17.Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein
18.Prince Moritz zu Oettingen-Oettingen u. Oettingen-Wallerstein
19.Countess Maria Waldbott von Bassenheim
20.Archduke Otto of Austria
21.Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
22.Duke Robert I of Parma
23.Infanta Antonia of Braganza
24.X Peters
25.X
26.X
27.X
28.X Beeck
29.X
30.X
31.X

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2019 Royal Gatherings In The Hague - Join Us There!

We are looking forward to welcoming you in the Hague the weekend of 9-10 November 2019. Presentations are to include various royal topics, among them:

• Royal Funerals in England.
• The Grand Ducal House of Hesse and by Rhine.
• The Duc de Penthièvre – France's richest and most pious prince, great-grandfather of Catholic Royal Europe.
• The Royal House of Bavaria – The descendants of Prince Franz and Princess Isabella.
• A Royal and Imperial Wedding – Franz Wilhelm of Prussia and Maria Wladimirovna of Russia.
• Castles and Palaces in Württemberg.
• Dutch Royal Jewels.
• The Theft of the Hessian Jewels.
• Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.
• An Imperial Wedding in Paris.
• The Emirs of Bokhara.
• Meanderings of a Royal Auctioneer.

If interested in joining the weekend, please email us at: aebeeche@mac.com or sales@hoogstraten.nl See you in The Hague!

An Imperial and Royal Wedding: A Brazilian Prince Marries An Egyptian Princess

An invitation to the imperial and royal wedding

In April 1949, from their residence at the Palacio Grão Pará in Petropolis, Prince Pedro Gastão, Head of the Imperial Family, and his mother Princess Elisabeth of Orléans and Bragança (née Dobrzensky de Dobrzenicz) announced the engagement of their brother and son Prince João to Princess Fatima Toussoun of Egypt.

Prince João Maria de Orléans e Bragança

Prince João Maria of Orléans and Bragança was born at Boulogne-Billancourt, France, on 15 October 1916. He was the second son and fourth child of the Pedro and Elisabeth: his older siblings included Princess Isabelle, Countess of Paris, Prince Pedro Gastão, and Princess Maria Francisca, Duchess of Bragança. João was followed by a younger sister, Princess Teresa.

Prince Hassan Omar Toussoun

Fatima Sharifa Chirine was born at Cairo, Egypt, on 19 April 1923. She was the daughter of Husain Ismail Chirine and Aisha Mussalam. She was a first cousin of Ismail Chirine, who became the second husband of Princess Fawzia of Egypt, former Queen of Iran as the first wife of the Shah. Fatima had been married to a cousin of King Farouk of Egypt, Prince Hassan Omar Toussoun of Egypt (1901-1946). Fatima and Hassan were wed in 1940 and during their union they had one daughter, Princess Melekper Toussoun (b.1943). Fatima became a widow when her husband died when his automobile crashed into a pole while on the French Riviera. There were rumours that King Farouk was quite in love with his cousin's wife/widow - the king did not react well when Fatima and João became taken with one another.

Princess Fatima and Prince João

Prince João and Princess Fatima originally met at a 1946 reception in Cairo, which the prince had been invited to attend by King Farouk. At the time, João was a member of the Brazilian air force and also a commercial airline pilot. The pair's romance started there and it culminated in the announcement of their engagement and upcoming wedding in 1949. The king of Egypt was very unhappy at this development: he threatened Fatima with the loss of custody of her young daughter, Princess Melekper, who had remained in Egypt while Fatima was in France with João.

The nuptials between the Catholic Brazilian prince and the Muslim Egyptian princess took place on 29 April 1949 at the Quinta do Anjinho in Sintra, Portugal; this venue was the home of the bridegroom's brother-in-law and sister the Count and Countess of Paris. João and Fatima were wed in a Roman Catholic ceremony, and it was agreed that any children born to the couple would be reared in that faith. The prince and princess had one son, Prince João Henrique (b.1954; also known as "Joãozinho"). The couple divorced in 1971. Both Prince João and Princess Fatima later remarried. Fatima died in 1990; João passed away in 2005.

King Fuad II of Egypt, his cousin Princess Melekper Toussoun, and her half-brother Prince João Henrique

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