Marriage Banns Signed Ahead of Russian Imperial Wedding

All pictures (c) Russian Imperial Chancellery.

On Thursday, 5 August, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini signed their marriage banns. The couple's engagement was announced in January of this year. George and Victoria will celebrate their religious wedding at Saint Petersburg on 1 October. As reported exclusively by Histories Royales today, the imperial couple will be civilly married at Moscow on 24 September. 

Serbian Royals Visit Wedding Exhibit on Queen Marie of Yugoslavia

Princess Natalija of Serbia in front of the wedding dress of her ancestress, Queen Maria. Photo (c) Luka Sarac Photography for Hello Magazine Serbia.

Prince Mihailo and Princess Ljubica of Serbia recently visited an exhibit displaying the wedding dress and attire of Mihailo's grandmother, Queen Maria of Yugoslavia. Maria was the mother of Mihailo's father Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia. The couple were accompanied by their young daughter Princess Natalija. Princess Marie of Romania married King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in 1922. 

Prince Mihailo, Princess Ljubica, and Princess Natalija at the exhibit. Photo (c) Luka Sarac Photography for Hello Magazine Serbia.

Prince Albert Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis (1930-2021)

Prince Albert Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis died on 17 July 2021. The prince was ninety-one years-old. His burial took place on 30 July at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

The Silver Wedding Anniversary of Philipp and Eulalia, 1954.

L to R: Prince Philipp Ernst, Princess Eulalia, Princess Margarete, Princess Antonia, and Prince Albert.

Photo (c) Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin and Bert Heinzlmeier.

Born on 5 July 1930 at Schloss Prüfening, Prince Albert Friedrich Maria Lamoral Kilian of Thurn and Taxis was the first child and only son of Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1964) and Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1993), who wed in 1929. Prince Albert had two younger sisters: Princess Margarete "Daisy" of Thurn and Taxis (1933-2019) and Princess Antonia "Toni" of Thurn and Taxis (b.1936). In 1962, Prince Albert Friedrich married Baroness Alexandra von der Ropp (1932-2018); the couple did not have children.

May Prince Albert Friedrich Rest in Peace.

 

Princess Tatjana of Schaumburg-Lippe (1962-2021)

Princess Tatjana. Photo (c) Fürst Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Yesterday, Fürst Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe was saddened to announce the death of his first cousin, Princess Tatjana. The princess died on the morning of Monday, 2 August 2021, at a clinic in Bavaria. She was fifty-eight years-old and had been ill with liver cancer.

Sigrid and Konstantin, 1957.

Photo (c) Interfoto / GRANGER.

Princess Tatjana-Sybille Viktoria Juliane of Schaumburg-Lippe was born on 13 November 1962 at Bielefeld. Tatjana was the second child and only daughter of Prince Konstantin of Schaumburg-Lippe (1930-2008) and his first wife Sigrid Knape (1929-1997), who wed in 1956. Tatjana has an older brother, Prince York (b.1960). She also has a younger brother, Oliver (b.1988), from her father and his second wife Petra Maass.

Princess Tatjana and her cousin Fürst Alexander, 2015.

Photo (c) IMAGO / Future Image.

An art advisor, the princess was a resident of Munich. Princess Tatjana is survived by her brothers, her aunt Princess Viktoria Luise, and her numerous cousins.

May the Princess Rest In Peace.

The Duke of Aosta, Ambassador of SMOM, Receives Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Duke of Aosta and Deputy Minister Sergey Vershinin. Photograph (c) SMOM.

On 27 July, Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, was received by a delegation of the Order of Malta led by Ambassador Stefano Ronca, Secretary General for Foreign Affairs. The meeting took place in the Magistral Villa at Rome.

Numerous topics were addressed during the talks, which were held in an atmosphere of great cordiality. The topics discussed included the situation in the Middle East, that in North Africa, the phenomenon of migration, and the relations between the Russian Federation with the United States and the European Union.

During the meeting, the figure of Tsar Paul I, Grand Master of the Order of Malta between 1798 and 1801 and the moments in history that bind the Order of Malta to Russia were remembered. The intention was also reiterated to celebrate in 2022 the thirtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations that were established in 1992.

Currently, the Order of Malta in Russia runs social activities for needy and homeless families in Moscow and St. Petersburg; this work has been made even more essential in the light of the coronavirus pandemic crisis.

Another theme of the meeting is the possible participation of the Order of Malta in the "World Conference on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue: Working Together for Peace and Humanity" scheduled in St. Petersburg in May 2022. The exhibition on the Holy Shroud that will be inaugurated in Moscow next autumn thanks to the support of the Order of Malta in Germany.

The meeting was attended by the respective ambassadors, Alexander Avdeev for the Russian side and Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, for the Sovereign Order of Malta. Also present was the Ambassador of the Order of Malta to the Holy See, Antonio Zanardi Landi.

The Duke of Aosta and Deputy Minister Sergey Vershinin. Photograph (c) SMOM.

The 20th Birthday of Hereditary Prince Nicodemus zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

The young prince.

Today, Hereditary Prince Nicodemus zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg turns twenty years-old.

Hereditary Prince Carl Friedrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Baroness Stephanie von Brenken on their wedding day, 1998. Photo (c) Seeger-Press.

Born on 2 August 2001 at Oslo, Norway, Prince Nicodemus Hieronymus Alois Georg Hubertus Mario Hugo Eusebius Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the second child and first son of the late Hereditary Prince Carl Friedrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1966-2010) and his wife Baroness Stephanie von Brenken (b.1970), who wed in 1998. Nicodemus has an older sister and two younger siblings: Princess Augustina (b.1999), Prince Laurentius (b.2006), and Princess Kiliana (b.2008).

The late Leo Löwenstein.

Hereditary Prince Carl Friedrich "Leo" zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg died in a tragic car racing accident on 24 April 2010. Upon his death, his eight year-old eldest son Nicodemus became Hereditary Prince and eventual heir to his grandfather Fürst Aloys-Konstantin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.

Our best wishes to Hereditary Prince Nicodemus on his birthday.

The Golden Wedding Anniversary of Andreas & Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha!

Prince Andreas and Princess Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Photograph (c) Eurohistory.com.

Today, Prince Andreas and Princess Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha mark their Golden Wedding anniversary.