Prince Alexis zu Windisch-Graetz tragically died
HSH Prince Alexis zu Windisch-Graetz has died yesterday in San Sebastiano Hospital in Caserta, Italy, for the injuries suffered in a car crash he was involved in one week ago.
The 18-years-old Prince was driving his car in a street near to Sant’Angelo di Alife, a small town where his family owns a palace, the night of Thursday 4 February; due to the slippery road conditions, the driver of another car, a young girl, lost the control of her car that hit Alexis’ car. Alexis also lost the control of his car, violently crashing into a tree.
The Prince suffered of head and chest injuries, and underwent a delicate surgery for them; his conditions remained very grave, and he fell in a coma.
The girl involved in the accident with Alexis died instantly after the crash.
Prince Alexis Ferdinando zu Windisch-Graetz was born in Rome on 10 December 1991, the second son of Fürst Mariano Hugo zu Windisch-Graetz and his wife Fürstin Sophie, née Archduchess of Austria, the daughter of the late Archduke Ferdinand (nephew of Emperor Karl I) and Archduchess Helene, née Countess zu Toerring-Jettenbach (herself descendant from the Greek, Russian and Bavarian Royal Families).
The Prince is survived by his parents, his siblings Maximilian and Larissa, his grandmother Archduchess Helene.
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How very tragic to lose such a young life my thoughts are with his family.
No one was involved in Alexis’ crash. The two car accidents were separate, and had nothing to do with each other.
very tragic , he was a child… my thoughts to his family… but see what he wrote last year in bebo.com : ” I come from a royal family, i live in rome (probably the nicest city ever!), i love hot girls, fast cars, and i am soon to be a supercross champion! and the rest is boring… ( oh yeah i have a helicopter at my castle near naples)FAST CARS!!….