Last modified: 17 April 2017
Births and christenings in reigning and non-reigning royal houses of the year 2012.
1 January
Birth of Martha Elisabeth Maria Walburga Luise, daughter of Count Ludwig and Countess Alexandra Luise von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee at Berlin, Germany.
7 January
Birth of Zayed, son of the Emir of Dubai and his wife Princess Haya of Jordan.
Christening of Elisabeth Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau at Ingelheim, Germany. Daughter of Count Johannes and Countess Ivonne von Schönburg-Glauchau.
12 January
Birth of Heinrich V, son of Hereditary Prince Heinrich XIV and Hereditary Princess Johanna Reuss at Vienna, Austria.
24 January
Birth of Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie, daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark at the Rigshospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
28 January
Birth of Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie d’Orléans, daughter of the Duke and Duchess de Vendôme (France) at Vienna, Austria.
29 January
Birth of Maximilian Hugo Paul Antonio, son of Count Wolfgang and Countess Amaya von Schönborn at München, Germany.
1 February
Birth of Kira Sofie, daughter of Count and Countess zu Stolberg-Wernigerode at the Klinikum Lippe. Parents unknown.
9 February
Birth of Anna, daughter of Archduke Carl Christian and Archduchess Estelle of Austria at Lyon, France.
11 February
Christening of Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie Princess d’Orléans (France), at the Stephansdom in Vienna, Austria.
22 February
Birth of Isabelle, daughter of the Duke and Duchess d’Anjou (France) at Lisbon, Portugal.
23 February
Birth of Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Duchess of Östergötland, daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden at the Karolinska Hospital at Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
13 March
Birth of Lucie Louise, daughter of Prince Lukas and Princess Nathalie von und zu Liechtenstein.
29 March
Birth of Isla Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips (Great Britain) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, Great Britain.
March (exact date unknown)
Birth of Philippa Alexandra Ilse Christina Johanna, daughter of Prince Johannes and Princess Katharina von Schönburg-Hartenstein.
Birth of Andrew, son of Raymond and Ashley de Bourbon (Bourbon-Sicilies). The mother was born Ashley Dunning-McManmon.
15 April
Birth of Jaroslav Gérard Liutwin Benoît Marie, son of Hereditary Prince Vladimir and Hereditary Princess Alix Lobkowicz at Prague, Czechia.
April (exact date unknown)
Birth of Eloise, daughter of Fürst Philipp and Fürstin Leonille zu Stolberg-Wernigerode.
2 May
Birth of Elisabeth Anne Anke Barbara Henriette, daughter of Count Sebastian and Countess Inken von Platen Hallermund.
9 May
Birth of Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Parma at the Bronovo Ziekenhuis, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Birth of Benedikt Dominik Nikolaus Paul Maria, son Altgraf Philipp Hieronymus and Altgräfin Valerie zu Salm-Reifferscheidt- Raitz in Stuttgart, Germany.
18 May
Birth of Josias, son of Prince Alexander and Princess Tanja zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.
20 May
Birth of Rashed, son of Sheikh Saeed bin Dalmouk bin Juma Al-Maktoum and Sheikha Hessa bint Mohammed Al-Maktoum of Dubai.
Christening of Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie Princess of Denmark, at Møgeltønder Church, Denmark.
22 May
Christening of Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Princess of Sweden Duchess of Östergötland at the Slottskyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden.
May (exact date unknown)
Birth of Dana, daughter of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar and his wife Sheikha Mariam bint Nasser Al-Ahmad Al-Thani.
4 June
Birth of Hamdan, son of Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma al Maktoum of Dubai and his wife.
6 June
Birth of Mohammed and Hamad, sons of Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa of Bahrain and Sheikha Sheikha bint Mohammed al Maktoum of Dubai.
Birth of Ziya Resad Efendi, son of Prince Muhmud Efendi Sultan of Turkey and his wife Genevieve née Robson at Queen Charlotte Hospital, London, Great Britain.
8 June
Christening of Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Abruzzo, at the Basilica di San Marco in Milan, Italy.
14 June
Birth of Maximilian, son of Prince Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança and his wife Fernanda Miguita.
1 July
Christening of Isla Elizabeth Phillips (Great Britain) at St. Nicholas’ Church in Cherington, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.
4 July
Birth of Julian Emilius Wilhelm Klaus Alexander., son of Prince Christian and Princess Lena zu Schaumburg-Lippe at Hamburg, Germany.
6 July
Birth of Ferdinand Josef Constantin Octavian Johannes Maria, son of Prince Nikolaus and Princess Theresa Lobkowicz at Prague, Czechia.
30 July
Birth of Leon, son of Prince Alexandre von Fürstenberg and his fiancée Ali Kay at Los Angeles, CA, USA.
31 July
Birth of Heinrich Emanuel Ulrich Nikolaus, son of Prince Emanuel and Princess Sonja von und zu Liechtenstein.
9 August
Birth of Paul-Ferdinand Joost Alexander Nikolaus, son of Prince Anton Ulrich and Princess Elisabeth zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.
22 August
Birth of Leonhard Florian Douglas Wichard, son of Count Leonhard and Countess Melissa von Harrach.
24 August
Birth of August, son of Hereditary Prince Donatus and Hereditary Princess Floria von Hessen at Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
1 September
Christening of Philippa Alexandra Ilse Christina Johanna Princess von Schönburg-Hartenstein, at the Pfarre Strobl, Austria.
22 September
Birth of Lorenz Friedrich Wolfgang Maria, son of Prince Leopold and Princess Barbara von und zu Liechtenstein.
24 September
Birth of Leonard, son of Count Dirk and Countess Berit von Platen Hallermund at the Krankenhaus Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.
29 September
Birth of Abdullah, son of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar, and his wife Sheikha Al Anoud bint Maha Al Hajiri.
Christening of Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria Princess de Bourbon de Parme, at the Battistero of the Cathedral of Parma, Italy.
New! 13 October
Birth of Alexandra, daughter of Prince Felix zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and his wife Cristina Gutiérrez- Maturana-Larios y Kalachnikoff in Madrid, Spain.
21 October
Christening of Isabelle Princess d’Orléans (France) at the Igreja dos Lóis, Évora, Portugal.
3 November
Birth of Zein, daughter of Prince Hamzah bin Hussein and Princess Basmah of Jordan.
10 November
Birth of Casimir Constantin Conradin, son of Prince Constantin and Princess Friederike zu Salm-Salm.
20 November
Birth of Vinzenz Alexander Hironymus Felix Maria, son of Prince Louis and Princess Philippa zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, at Salzburg, Austria.
21 November
Birth of Talma Laurence Sarah Eleonora Maria, daughter of Tristan and Shira de Bourbon Parme at London, Great Britain.
23 November
Birth of Alexander, son of Prince Antonius and Princess Matilde zu Fürstenberg in Turin, Italy.
October/November (exact date unknown)
Birth of Matias, son of Prince Ferdinand (Fernando) von Auersperg and his wife Mercedes Gracia Gebelin.
7 December
Birth of Maximiliana Marina Nicola Maria-Rosa Viviana, daughter of Hereditary Count Ignaz and Hereditary Countess Robinia zu Toerring-Jettenbach at München, Germany.
12 December
Birth of Faisal, son of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain and his wife Princess Sahab bint Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.
14 December
Birth of Isabella Vita Marina, daughter of Prince Aimone and Princess Olga of Savoy-Aosta at Paris XV, France.
Exact date unknown
Birth of Valentina, daughter of Archduke Johannes and Archduchess Katharina of Austria.
Birth of Louis Ferdinand, son of Duke Paul and Duchess Pilar von Oldenburg. He is their fifth child. On the Internet the name of a son called Peter, born 2009 circulates. He doesn’t exist.
Christening of Aurelia Countess zu Ortenburg, at München-Bogenhausen, Germany. Daughter of Count Moritz and Countess Regina zu Ortenburg.
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm, son of Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Preussen and Anna Catharina Prinzessin von Preussen.
Birth of Alexander, son of Prince Louis and Princess Elisabeth von Schönburg-Hartenstein.