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| HRH Princess Delphine of Belgium |
She is delighted with this court decision which ends a long process which is particularly painful for her and her family. A legal victory will never replace the love of a father but offers a feeling of justice, further reinforced by the fact that many children who have gone through the same ordeals will find the strength to face them.”
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| The Duke of Broglie |
Philippe, Duc de Broglie, marks his sixtieth birthday today.
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| Prince Jean and Princess Micheline de Broglie. |
Born at Paris on 28 September 1960, Prince Philippe-Maurice Albert Victor Amédée César de Broglie was the second son of Prince Jean de Broglie (1921-1976) and his wife Micheline Segard (1925-1997), who married in 1948. Jean and Micheline had three sons: Victor-François, Duc de Broglie (1949-2012); Philippe-Maurice, Duc de Broglie (b.1960); and Prince Louis-Albert (b.1963).
Philippe's father Jean de Broglie was a French politician and served General Charles de Gaulle. Jean was one of the negotiators of the Évian Accords, which ended the Algerian War, formalised the idea of a cooperative exchange between the two countries, and recognised the full independence of Algeria from France. Jean de Broglie was assassinated on 24 December 1976 while exiting the home of Pierre de Varga, his financial advisor.
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| Louis, Duc de Broglie, in 1929. |
In 1987, Philippe's elder brother Victor-François succeeded as Duc de Broglie following the death of their first cousin twice removed: Louis, Duc de Broglie (1892-1987), the son of Victor, Duc de Broglie (1846-1906) and his wife Pauline de La Forest d'Armaillé (1851-1928). Louis de Broglie was a renowned physicist. In 1929, the Duc de Broglie won the Nobel Prize for Physics. Louis never married, and, thus, upon his death, the ducal title was inherited by Victor-François.
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| Victor-François, Duc de Broglie |
Prince Victor-François de Broglie was twenty-seven when his father Jean was assassinated. A decade later, he became the 8th Duc de Broglie at the age of thirty-seven. Victor-François served as the mayor of Broglie for several years. Although he never married, the duke did have one child, Nicolas de Broglie, in 1987 by Caroline Tirouflet. Victor-François died in February 2012 at the age of sixty-two.
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| Philippe, duc de Broglie. |
Philippe, duc de Broglie, is the owner of the Grand Hôtel de Tours and a lover of Art Deco objects d'art and furniture. Having never married nor had issue, his heir is his younger brother, Prince Louis Albert, who is married, but has no children. Therefore, in time, it is likely that the ducal title will pass to Philippe's first cousin Prince Antoine (b.1951) and his male descendants.
On 22 September, the engagement was announced between HSH Prince Konrad von und zu Liechtenstein and Catalina de Biolley.
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| Princess Florentine and Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein. |
Prince Konrad Emanuel Josef Michael Franziskus Stephan Maria of Liechtenstein was born at Frankfurt on 15 February 1992. Konrad is the son of Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein (b.1961), Liechtenstein's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See and former Ambassador to Germany and Switzerland, and Countess Florentine von Thun und Hohenstein (b.1963), who married in 1988. Konrad's paternal grandparents are Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1929-2012) and Princess Josephine zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.1937). Konrad's maternal grandparents are Count Romedio von Thun und Hohenstein (1934-1965) and Countess Sophie von Cassis-Faraone (b.1936). Prince Konrad of Liechtenstein has three siblings: Prince Lukas (b.1990), Princess Anna Maria (b.1994), and Princess Rita (b.1999).
Catalina Marie Colette Ivan Ghislaine de Biolley was born at Namur on 16 July 1996. Catalina is the daughter of Vicomte Luc de Biolley (b.1968) and Cecilia-Isabel de Pierpont (b.1972), who married in 1995. Catalina's paternal grandparents are Vicomte Tanguy de Biolley and Colette de Dorlodot. Catalina's maternal grandparents are Ivan de Pierpont and Maria del Pilar Ramos.
Congratulations to Konrad and Catalina!
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| Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, with her infant son Prince Amedeo in 1943. |
On 27 September 1943, Prince Amedeo Umberto Constantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Zvonimir of Savoy-Aosta was born at Florence. Amedeo was the only child of Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta and erstwhile King of Croatia as Tomislav II, and his wife Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark. At the time of his birth, King Vittorio Emanuele III was the Italian monarch, and little Prince Amedeo was fourth in the line of succession to the Italian throne after the Prince of Piedmont, the Prince of Naples, and his father Aimone.
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| Dom Antônio and Dona Christine. Photograph (c) Prò Monarquia. |
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| The Decree of Prince Dom Luíz granting the Imperial Highness style to Prince Dom Antônio. |
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| The Decree of Prince Dom Luíz granting the Imperial Order of the Rose to Princess Dona Christine. |
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| Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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| The religious wedding of Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Konrad von Posern. |
In 1995, Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin wed Konrad von Posern (b.24 July 1964). The couple have three sons: Ludwig von Posern (b.27 February 1996), Paul Friedrich von Posern (b.14 June 1997), and Ferdinand von Posern (b.19 June 1999). The family lives at Hirschfeld in Saxony.
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| Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. |
Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in early 2021.
The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, Mr and Mrs George Brooksbank, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are delighted with the news.
