GENEALOGICAL NEWS 2008
Last updated: July 29th, 2010.
Births
28.01. - Ameerah, daughter of the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam and Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar
??.01. - Charlotte, daughter of Count Peter and Countess Nancy zu Ortenburg, at Toronto, Canada
31.01. - Stanislaus, son of Philipp and Assunta Metternich Sándor Prince and Princess von Ratibor und Corvey was born at Klosterneuburg, Austria
11.02. - Milena, daughter of Prince Boris Petrovitch-Njegosh of Montenegro and Véronique Canas da Silva at Les Lilas near Paris, France
15.02. - Emmanuel, son of Archduke Martin and Archduchess Katharina of Austria at Pavia, Italy
04.03. - Zita, daughter of Archduke Carl-Christian and Archduchess Estelle of Austria at Lyon, France
12.03. - Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven, son of Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven at the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
14.03. - Son of Raja Nazrin Shah, Regent of Perak, and the Raja Puan Besar, Tuanku Zara Salim at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Perak
19.03. - Valentin, son of Count Heinrich and Countess Huberta zu Castell-Castell
26.03. - Samuel Max Felix, son of Count Christiaan and Countess Willemijn van Rechteren Limpurg at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
06.04. - Nora Manureva, daughter of Prince Lukas and Princess Nathalie von und zu Liechtenstein, at Deutschlandsberg, Austria
16.04. - Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie, daughter of Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Belgium
18.05. - Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria, son of Prince Constantin and Princes Marie von und zu Liechtenstein, at Wien, Austria
23.05. - Kiliana, daughter of Hereditary Prince Carl Friedrich and Hereditary Princess Stephanie zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
24.05. - Cecilia Isabella Marie Jela Eusebia, daughter of Count Frédéric and Countess Daniela zu Königsegg-Aulendorf, at Zürich, Switzerland
25.05. - Michael Christian, son of Benedikt and Anna-Christina Metternich Sandór, Prince and Princess von Ratibor und Corvey was born at Klosterneuburg, Austria
05.06. - Elena, daughter of Count Ferdinand and Countess Marie von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg, at the Privatklinik Döbling at Vienna, Austria
08.06. - Floriana, daughter of Hereditary Count Ferdinand and Hereditary Countess Gabrielle zu Castell-Castell
18.06. - Elisabeth, daughter of Hereditary Count Ignaz and Hereditary Countess Robinia zu Toerring-Jettenbach
29.06. - Aristidis Stavros, son of Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal of Greece, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, USA
04.07. - Rayet Al Noor, daughter of Prince Hashem bin Al Hussein and Princess Fahdah Hashem of Jordan
24.07. - Louis, son of Prince Karl and Princess Martina zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, at the Goldenes Kreuz Privatspitals in Vienna, Austria
04.09. - Amalia Elisabeth Adelheid Mechtild Maria, daughter of Count Philipp and Countess Concordia von Schönborn, at München, Germany
05.09. - Louis Clemens Jamal, son of Hereditary Prince Carl-Christian zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and Countess Christina Douglas
11.09. - Eleonora, daughter of Hereditary Prince Heinrich and Hereditary Princess Priscilla zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, at Milan, Italy
29.09. - Emma Tallulah, daughter of Ari Behn and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway at Lommedalen, Norway
21.10. - Philippa, daughter of Prince Alexander and Princess Tanja zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
11.11. - Munira, daughter of Prince Ali bin Nayef and Princess Reema of Jordan
12.11. - Sofia, daughter of Prince Don Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and his wife Sofía, at Madrid, Spain
19.11. - Pieter Anton Maurits Erik, son of Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, at Den Haag, The Netherlands
01.12. - Friederike Marie-Christine Elisabeth Thaddaea Benita Eleonore Felipa, daughter of Prince Alexander and Princess Nadja Anna zu Schaumburg-Lippe, at München, Germany
03.12. - Alexei Friedrich Julius, son of Count Friedrich and Countess Christine zu Ortenburg, at Hannover
05.12. - Ludwig Botho Elgar Wilhelm Martin, son of Prince Alexander and Princess Caroline zu Stolberg-Roßla
24.12. - Jonathan Alexis Victor, son of Hereditary Prince Carl-Ferdinand and Hereditary Princess Elna-Margret zu Bentheim und Steinfurt, at hospital in Münster, Germany
??.??. - Georg, son of Count Johannes and Countess Ivonne von Schönburg-Glauchau (in or around March)
??.??. - daughter of Count Alois and Countess Antonella von Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems
??.??. - Tito, son of Prince Philipp and Princess Laetitia von Hessen
Christenings
03/04. - Count Carl Dominik von Harrach was christened at Nürnberg-Mögeldorf
19.04. - James Mountbatten-Windsor Viscount Severn (Great Britain) was christened at the private chapel at Windsor, Great Britain
20.04. - Magali van Vollenhoven (The Netherlands) was christened at the chapel of Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
20.04. - Count Georg von Schönborn was christened in München, Germany (parents not known to me)
14.06. - Princess Eléonore of Belgium was christened at the chapel of Ciergnon Castle, Belgium
12.07. - Prince Nicolai Alexis Maria Christian Seraphim von Croy was christened at Aicha vorm Wald, Germany
26.07. - Count Valentin zu Castell-Castell was christened at Starnberg, Germany
??.09. - Princess Lucia Maria von Croÿ was christened at Freising, Germany
02.11. - Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven was christened at the chapel of Palace Het Loo, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
??.??. - Countess Carine Anna zu Castell-Rüdenhausen was christened, at Freising, Germany (parents not known to me)
??.??. - Countess Olivia von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg was christened at München, Germany
Engagements
19.01. - Viscount Auguste de Castelbajac and Countess Stefanie von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg
22.01. - James T.D. Moss-Gibbons and Michelle de Bourbon (Two-Sicilies)
??.01. - Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg and Ali Kay
19.02. - Tjalling ten Cate and Princess Margarita de Bourbon de Parme
21.06. - Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum and Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria (official engagement, it was already known on 15 May 2008)
21.06. - Boris Kisselevsky and Countess Isabella zu Stolberg-Stolberg
04.07. - Prince Hubertus von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha and Kelly Rondestvedt at Callenberg Castle, Germany
23.08. - Count Dominik von Coudenhove-Kalergi and Princess Adelheid von und zu Liechtenstein
21.10. - Count Alexander zu Stolberg-Stolberg and Princess Isabel de Orléans e Bragança
28.11. - Prince Jean de France, Duke de Vendôme, and Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart
27.12. - Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai and Sheikha Sheikha bint Saeed bin Thani Al Maktoum of Dubai
??.??. - Hicham Kmer and Lalla Soukaina of Morocco
Marriages
30.01. - Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nayhan of Abu Dhabi married a daughter of Rahma Mohammed Al Masoud
15.03. - Dom Eudes de Orleans e Bragança married Patricia Annechino Landau at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
04.04. - Sheikh Salim bin Mohammed bin Nasser Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah married daughter of Abdullah Ahmed Rashid Al Nuami
08.04. - Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia married ... at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
24.04. - Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar married Sheikha al-Maha bint Salem al-Ramul al-Mannai at Al Wajbah Palace, Qatar
25.04. - Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar married Sheikha Mariam bint Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ali al-Thani at Sheikh Kalifa Palace, Rayyan, Qatar
26.04. - Count Philipp von Neipperg married Paula Wolff at Maria Plain, Austria
03.05. - Tjalling ten Cate married Princess Margarita de Bourbon de Parme at Landgoed Maarsbergen in Maarsbergen, The Netherlands
10.05. - Olivier de Quelen married Princess Hedwige von und zu Liechtenstein at the chapel of Waldstein Castle, Austria
15.05. - Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai married ..
17.05. - Peter Phillips (Great Britain) married Autumn Kelly at St. George's Chapel, Windsor
23.05. - Count Ludwig von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee married Alexandra Luise von Poser und Groß-Naedlitz
23.05. - Hereditary Count Erasmus von Platen-Hallermund married religiously Bianca Hoffmann at Giekau, Germany
24.05. - Prince Joachim of Denmark married Marie Cavallier at the church of Møgeltønder, Denmark
24.05. - Count Maximilian von Nesselrode married Princess Katharina zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenborg at the Basilica of Kevelaer, Germany
30.05. - Klaus Ita married Princess Maximiliana Reuss at Mautern, Austria
31.05. - Count Felix von Spiegel married Countess Antonia zu Toerring-Jettenbach at Kloster Andechs, Germany (photos)
07.06. - Prince Karl-Emich of Leiningen married religiously Countess Isabelle von und zu Egloffstein at Pappenheim, Germany
13.06. - Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai married Sheikha .. bint Obaid bin Thani Al Maktoum
21.06. - Prince Charles-Philippe d'Orléans Duc d'Anjou married Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo 11th Duchess de Cadaval at Évora, Portugal
26.06. - Alejandro Garrido married Princess Sarah bint Asem of Jordan
02.07. - Sheikh .. bin Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi of Ajman married .. at Ajman
05.07. - Don Eugenio Litta Modignani 11e Marchese di Menzago e vinago married Princess Natascha zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
12.07. - Marc Bernath married Princess Julia-Katharina von Anhalt near by the Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany
19.07. - George Gilman married Lady Rose Windsor at the Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace, London, Great Britain
19.07. - Prince Alfonso von Thurn und Taxis married Countess Anna von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg at the Stiftskirche at Altenburg, Austria
25.07. - Fürst Karl zu Schwarzenberg (re)married civilly Countess Therese zu Hardegg at Murau, Austria
08.08. - Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamdan Al Nayhan of Abu Dhabi and Sheikha .. bint Ahmed bin Mubarak Al Nayhan
09.08. - Prince Philippe Lobkowicz married Freiin Marie-Therese von Heine-Geldern at the Stiftskirche in Seitenstetten, Austria
09.08. - David Wassermann married Princess Nicole Lobkowicz likely in the USA
26.08. - Tengku Temenggong Mohammad Fakhry, Prince of Kelantan (Malaysia), married Manohara Odelia Pinot
30.08. - Prince Friedrich zu Oettingen-Wallerstein married religiously Isabella Bonelli at the the Wallfahrtskirche and Basilika Maria Loretto in Loretto, Austria (pictures)
06.09. - Prince Heinrich XXI Reuss married Countess Marie von Moy, at the Christuskirche in Salzburg, Austria (?)
16.09. - Prince Aimone di Savoia-Aosta, Duke of Apulia, married civilly Princess Olga of Greece at the Italian Embassy in Moscow, Russia
20.09. - Prince Waldemar zu Schaumburg-Lippe married Gertraud Antonia Wagner-Schöppl at the Schlosskapelle at Schönbrunn Castle, Vienna, Austria
27.09. - Prince Aimone di Savoia-Aosta, Duke of Apulia, married religiously Princess Olga of Greece at the Church of Panagia Diasozousa at Patmos, Greece
27.09. - Vicomte Auguste de Castelbajac married Countess Stefanie von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg at the parish church of Ehrenhausen, Austria
27.09. - Alexander Heuken married Princess Michaela von und zu Liechtenstein at the St. Kathrein Kirchlein in Hafling, South Tirol. Italy (pictures)
27.09. - Constantin Rinn of Smailholm, Baron of Smailholm, married Countess Marie-Yolande Fugger Babenhausen de Polignac at the church of La Jumellière in Chemillé, Maine-et-Loire, France
04.10. - Stephan Metternich-Sandor, Prince von Ratibor und Corvey married Kathleen Dee "Kadee" Robbins in the Little Oratory, London, Great Britain
18.10. - Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed bin Hamdan Al Nayhan of Abu Dhabi married Sheikha ... bint Majid bin Obaid Al-Maktoum of Dubai at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai
??.11. - Dominic Andrew Twyman married civilly Princess Johanna zu Bentheim und Steinfurt at Bad Bentheim, Germany
08.11. - Peter Gumprecht married Princess Marie-Therese von Croy
08.11. - Prince Nils von Sachsen married Jedida Taborek at Moritzburg, Germany
11.11. - Dasho Palden Yoeser Thinley married Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck (Bhutan) at the Dechencholing Palace, Bhutan
18.11. - Sheikh Abdullah bin Humaid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah married Sheikha .. bint Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
18.11. - Sheikh Mohammed bin Humaid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah married Sheikha .. bint Saqar bin Khalid Al Qasimi at the Dubai World Trade Centre
06.12. - Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum married civilly Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria at the town hall at Mechelen (Malines), Belgium
06.12. - Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum married religiously Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria at the St. Rombouts Cathedral at Mechelen (Malines), Belgium
13.12. - Hereditary Prince Carl-Christian zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich married civilly Countess Christina Douglas at the Thonetschlössl in Vienna, Austria
15.12. - Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayhan of Abu Dhabi married Sheikha .. bint Surour bin Mohammed Al Nayhan
18.12. - Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar married Sheikha Mariam bint Nasser bin Abdullah al-Ahmad Al-Thani of Qatar
19.12. - Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Humaid Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah married Sheikha .. bint Fahim bin Abdullah Al Qasimi
Divorces
??.04. - Prince Faisal bin Hussein of Jordan and Alia Tabbaa
22.09. - Former King Fuad II of Egypt and Dominique-France Picard (Fadila) at Switzerland
Deaths
02.01. - Princess Galyani Vadhana of Thailand died at the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, aged 84
07.01. - Prince Georg zu Fürstenberg died aged 84
14.01. - Prince Vincenz von und zu Liechtenstein died at Schloss Waldstein, Austria, aged 57
15.01. - Prince Alfred von Croÿ died aged 82
16.01. - Prince George Bagration-Mukhrani died at Tbilisi, Georgia, aged 63
21.01. - Countess Rose-Marie von Strasoldo-Graffemberg née Princess zu Oettingen-Wallerstein died at Bonn, Germany, aged 84
26.01. - Prince Franz Karl von Auersperg died aged 72
27.01. - Prince Botho zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein died at Bad Reichenhall, Germany, aged 80
11.02. - Freiherr Peter von Kap-Herr (Hohenlohe-Jagstberg) died aged 73
18.02. - Princess Neopila von Auersperg died aged 56
23.02. - Countess Alice Ricciardi-von Platen née Countess von Platen Hallermund died at Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, aged 97
08.03. - Princess Al-Bandari bint Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia died at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, aged 80
20.03. - Prince Ferdinando of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro died in France aged 81
01.04. - Paul Druker (Belgium) died aged 70
16.04. - Prince Konstantin zu Schaumburg-Lippe died aged 77
16.04. - Count Carl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck (Luxemburg) died at Sliema, Malta, aged 79
18.04. - Count Klaus Günter zu Stolberg-Wernigerode died at Alpen, Germany, aged 43
24.04. - Archduke Ramón of Austria died aged 50
13.05. - Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, 14th Emir of Kuwait died aged 78
20.05. - Princess Marie Julie von Thurn und Taxis died aged 89
28.05. - Sheikha Awatif Salem al Ali Al Sabah of Kuwait died
30.05. - Princess Eleonore von und zu Liechtenstein died at Graz, Austria, aged 88
31.05. - John Ambler (Sweden) died at Banbury, Oxfordshire, Great Britain, aged 83
02/03.06. - Sheikh Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi died in a helicopter crash above the Arabian Gulf
14.06. - Sheikha Hessa bin Mohammad bin Qassem bin Mohammad Al-Thani of Qatar died aged 98
16.06. - Countess Anna-Elisabeth von Harrach née Massa died at Düsseldorf (?), aged 71
21.06. - Princess Sibongile Promise Magongo of Swaziland was shot at Louisville, South Africa, aged 38
28.06. - Sheikha Noura bint Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi of Sharjah died
29.06. - Count Johannes Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (Reuss) died at Prague, Czechia, aged 43
30.06. - Alexander Erba Odescalchi, Principe di Monteleone (Austria) died at Stockholm, Sweden, aged 94
05.07. - Countess Karin von Pappenheim née von Veltheim-Harbke died aged 94
07.07. - Countess Maria Josepha von Hardenberg née Princess von Fürstenberg died at Baden-Baden, Germany, aged 86
07.07. - Princess Sultanah bint Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia died
08.07. - Count Josef Ferdinand von Oppersdorff (Schönburg-Glauchau) died aged 86
08.07. - Princess Fiona von Isenburg née Davidson died at Langenselbold, Germany, aged 91
09.07. - Princess Hussa bint Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Juluwi of Saudi Arabia died aged 45
15.07. - Princess Teresa zu Fürstenberg née Princess zur Lippe died at Werenwag Castle, Beuron, Germany, aged 82
20.07. - Prince Ferdinand-Johannes de Lobkowicz died at Brussels, Belgium, aged 52
22.07. - Prince Fawaz bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia died aged 74
23.07. - Elisabeth Bubert née Countess zu Stolberg-Stolberg died at Köln, Germany, aged 87
01.08. - Prince Michel Bagration de Moukhrani died at France, aged 80
06.08. - Crown Princess Francine of Montenegro née Navarro died at Paris, France, aged 58
08.08. - Sieglinde Heldman née Princess zur Lippe died at Detmold, Germany, aged 93
11.08. - Princess Fawziah Bint Mohammad Bin Abdullah Bin Turki Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia died aged 76
03.09. - Lalla Bahia of Morocco died
17.09. - Fürstin Iniga von Urach née Princess von Thurn und Taxis died at Aufhausen am Starnberger See, Germany, aged 83
17.09. - Princess Luluwah bint Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia died aged 80
22.09. - Prince Michael Andreevich Romanoff died at Sydney, Australia, aged 88
22.09. - Prince Michel Feodorovitch Romanoff died at Paris, France, aged 84
22.09. - Count Petrus von Schaesberg died (suicide) at New York, USA, aged 40
07.10. - Princess Haya bint Saud bin Abdul Aziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia died
09.10. (?) - Sheikha Baibi Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah of Kuwait died
15.10. - Princess Maria Luisa "Marilis" zu Windisch-Grätz née Serra di Carafa died at Rome, Italy, aged 87
16.10. - Countess Elisabeth zu Pappenheim née Blankenburg died aged 84
17.10. - Prince Ludwig von Bayern died aged 95
30.10. - Abinesh Shah (Nepal) died at the Norvic Hospital at Kathmandu, Nepal aged 32 or 35
31.10. - Prince Burhaneddin Cem Efendi of Turkey died at New York, USA
05.11. - Princess Alexandra zu Salm-Horstmar died aged 55
28.11. - Raja Perempuan Besar (of) Perlis, Tengku Budriah Tengku Ismail died at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aged 84
02.12. - Princess Pema Tsedeun Yapshi Pheunkhang Lacham Kusho "Coocoola" of Sikkim died aged 84
06.12. - Martha "Sunny" von Bülow née Crawford (divorced Auersperg) died at the Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home, Manhattan, New York City, USA, aged 77
09.12. - Sheikh Ali bin Rashid Al Mualla of Umm al-Qaiwain died
15.12. - Countess Ingrid van Rechteren Limpurg née Pieksma died at Doetinchem, The Netherlands, aged 72
24.12. - Dagmar Heine née Princess zu Schaumburg-Lippe widowed Kalau vom Hofe died aged 74
27.12. - Tuanku Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan died at the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital, Seremban, Malaysia, aged 86
29.12. - Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck died aged 92
29.12. - Countess Anna Maria von Pocci (Thurn und Taxis) died aged 64