Longest Lived Royals


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What a great list, I enjoyed the history. Thanks to those who took the time for compose the list for the rest of us....Happy Posting!
 
What about Princess Karoline Matilde Vlangali - Handjeri born 6 October 1900
If she is alive she is the oldest Princess ever aged 109 years. If she is alive...
 
I know that this are oldest royals, but what about some minor princes and counts. Does anybody know are this people still alive?

Princess Giovanna Caracciolo – Ginnetti born 28 Jul 1905,
Princess Gabriella Ruspoli born 4 Mar 1906,
Princess Natalia Ivanova Kurakina born 16 May 1906,
Prince Sergey Grigorievich Trubetskoy born 16 May 1906,
Countess Karin zu Solms – Wildenfels born 25 Mar 1907,
Princess Johanna Radziwillovna born 26 Jul 1907,
Princess Ludmila Obolensky born 14 Jan 1908,
Prince Luigi Ruspoli born 14 Mar 1908,
Maria Teresa Montanucci, Principessa Rospigliossi born 4 Apr 1908,
Princess Marguerite de Broglie born 24 Jun 1908,
Princess Marianna Caracciolo born 9 Sep 1908,
Prince Sebastijan Lubomirski born 21 Sep 1908,
Count Bernhard zu Solms – Wildenfels born 30 Jul 1909,
Grafin Friederike von Salm-Hoogstraeten born 27 Nov 1909,
Princess Irina Obolensky born 4 Apr 1910,
Princess Hermine von Schoenaich – Carolath born 9 May 1910 (Daughter of Empress Hermine of Germany)
Princess Maria Aniela Radziwillovna born 17 Sep 1910,
Countess Maria Anna von Thun und Hohenstein nee Falat born 31 Dec 1910,
Countess Marie – Therese de Polignac born 5 Apr 1911,
Grafin Mariangela von Ysenburg – Philippseich born 7 Apr 1911,
Princess Eleonore Sapieha born 10 Nov 1911,
Grafin Clementine zu Castell – Rudenhausen born 30 Jan 1912,
Princess Judith Obolensky born 14 Feb 1912,
Princess Beatrix de Merode born 2 May 1912,
Princess Olga Lieven born 13 Mar 1913,
Hélène Claire Marie de Liencourt, Duchess de Rohan born 11 Mar 1915,
Princess Odette de Polignac born 1 May 1916.
 
Gustaf V of Sweden: 1858-1950 - 92 years
Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden: 1882-1973 - 91 (almoust, he was born i november and died in september)
 
I know that this are oldest royals, but what about some minor princes and counts. Does anybody know are this people still alive?

Princess Natalia Ivanova Kurakina born 16 May 1906,
Prince Sergey Grigorievich Trubetskoy born 16 May 1906

Princess Natalia Ivanovna Kurakina died 1993 - Rodovid on-line
Prince Sergey Grigorievich Trubetskoy died 2003 - Rodovid on-line
 
Princess Karoline Mathilde Vlangali – Handjeri (6 Oct 1900)
Prince Leonid Bagrationi – Muchraneli (30 Aug 1909)
Grafin Maria Hedvig zu Schaffgotsch (1 Sep 1909)
Princess Margarete of Thurn und Taxis, Princess of Bourbon – Parma (8 No 1909)
Princess Hermine von Schoenaich – Carolath (9 May 1910)
Duchess Mercedes de Vistahermosa (12 Mar 1911)
Grafin Clementine zu Castell – Rudenhausen (30 Jan 1912)
Infanta Marie Adelaide of Portugal (31 Jan 1912)
Princess Gabriella Caracciolo (2 May 1912)
Princess Maria Immacolata Fiammetta Caracciolo, Princess di Fondi (12 Jul 1912)
Princess Maria Theresia zu Schaumburg – Lippe nee Peschel (29 Jul 1912)
Prince Dimitri Galitzine (22 Aug 1912)
Princess Giovanna Caracciolo (3 Sep 1912)
Princess Clotilde Caracciolo (28 Oct 1912)
Archduke Otto of Austria & Hungary (20 Nov 1912)
Count Albert von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg (29 Nov. 1912)
Prince Franz zu Windisch – Gratz (5 Jan 1913)
Princess Olga Lieven (13 Mar 1913)
Princess Maddalena Caracciolo (27 Mar 1913)
Countess Marie Valerie von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, Archduchess of Tuscany (28 Jun 1913)
Prince Carlo Caracciolo (4 Nov 1913)
Emanuela de Dampierre, Duchess of Segovia (8 Nov 1913)
Grafin Elisabeth zu Castell – Rudenhausen (24 Aug 1914)
Pincess Maria of Bavaria, Princess of Orlians – Braganza (9 Sep 1914)
Duke Carl von Croy (11 Oct 1914)
Princess Marie Henriette of Liechtenstein (6 Nov 1914)
Prince Franz Josef zu Hohenlohe – Waldenburg – Schillingsfurst (5 Dec 1914)
Prince Nino Bagration (31 Jan 1915)
Countess Liselotte zu Solms – Wildenfels (8 Mar 1915)
Hélène Claire Marie de Liencourt, Duchess de Rohan (11 Mar 1915)
Princess Cacilia Czatoryski (9 Apr 1915)
Arthur, 8th Duke of Wellinghton (2 Jul 1915)
Princess Sieglinde of Salm – Horstmar (27 Aug 1915)
Lilian Davies, Duchess of Halland (Sweden) (30 Aug 1915)
Princess Antoinette von Croy (27 Oct 1915)
Princess Elisabeth zu Lippe (23 Jan 1916)
Princess Therese – Henriette de Polignac (4 Feb 1916)
Princess Ida Caracciolo nee Dusmet de Smours (4 Mar 1916)
Countess Dagmar Bernadotte af Visborg (10 Apr 1916)
Princess Odette de Polignac (1 May 1916)
Archduke Felix of Austria (31 May 1916)
Marie Claire Buet de Villars, Princess zu Hohenlohe – Bertenstein – Jagstberg (2 Aug 1916)
Princess Anna Caracciolo (11 Aug 1916)
Prince Carl Johan of Sweden, Count Bernadotte af Visborg (31 Oct 1916)
Princess Elzbieta Radziwill, Princess Czatoryski (21 Jan 1917)
Prince Franz Karl zu Salm – Salm (22 Feb 1917)
Princess Anna Maria Caracciolo (12 Apr 1917)
Duchess Victoria Eugenia de Medina Celi (16 Apr 1917)
Princess Isabella Czatoryski (8 Aug 1917)
Princess Nathalie zu Windisch – Gratz (21 Aug 1917)
Princess Simone von Croy (6 Nov 1917)
Princess Alice of Bourbon – Parma, Princess of the Two – Sicilies (13 Nov 1917)
Princess Marie Luise of Salm – Horstmar (18 Aug 1918)
Duchess Woizlawa – Feodore zu Mecklenburg – Schwerin, Princess of Reuss (18 Dec 1918)
Princess Anna – Berta von Auersperg (4 Jan 1919)
HUGH DENIS CHARLES FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton (3 Apr 1919)
Princess Therese of Orlians – Braganza, Princess of Brazil (18 Jun 1919)
Countess Nicole de Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde, Princess von Croy (25 Jun 1919)
HEINRICH IV Pr Reuss, Fürst Reuss zu Köstritz (26 Oct 1919)
Princess Maria Anna zu Sayn – Wittegenstein – Sayn nee Baroness Mayr von Melnhof (9 Dec 1919)
Princess Monica zu Sayn – Wittegenstein – Berleburg nee Grafin Wolff Metternich zur Gracht (17 Dec 1919)
Princess Marie – Louise von Croy (18 Dec 1919)
Hereditary Grand Duchess Karin of Mecklemburg – Schwerin nee Schape (31 Jan 1920)
Duchess Anne of Grafton (24 Feb 1920)
Duchess Deborah of Denonshire (21 Mar 1920)
Princess Felicitas Saxe – Weimar – Eisenach nee Princess of Salm – Horstmar (31 Mar 1920)
Princess Dorothea of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria (25 May 1920)
Princess Christiane von Auersperg (16 Sep 1920)
 
This is the list ( not complete ) of Oldest Living Royals and members of Mediatized Houses.
 
List of those that died in 2009 - 2010 who were all over 90 year at the time of there death:

Princess Isabelle of Salm - Salm (1903 - 2009)

Duke Francois de Noailes (1905 - 2009)

Prince Clemente Imperiali (1906 - 2009)

Countess Nancy von Limburg - Stirum (1907 - 2009)

Duke Mariano de Vistahermosa (1909 - 2010)

Princess Maria Pavlovna Scherbatova (1909 - 2010)

Princess Maria Sapieha (1910 - 2009)

Princess Anna Corsini (1911 - 2009)

Duchess Helene de Lorge (1912 - 2010)

Hereditairy Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912 - 2010)

Princess Beatrix de Merode (1912 - 2010)

Crown Prince Ertgul of Turkey (1912 - 2009)

Countess Jadwiga Stadnicka, Princess Czatoryski (1913 - 2009)

Prince Edmond de Polignac (1914 - 2010)

Princess Leonida Bagration – Moukhransky, Grand Duchess of Russia (1914 - 2010)

Princess Grete Sturdza nee Kvaal (1915 - 2009)

Prince Leon Ghika (1915 - 2010)

Princess Olga Trubetskoy nee Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmark (1916 - 2009)

Duke Jean de Caraman (1916 - 2010)

Gräfin Marie – Agnes zu Solms – Baruth (1916 - 2010)

Prince Casimir – Johannes zu Sayn – Wittegenstein – Berleburg (1917 - 2009)

Prince Filippo Caracciolo, 9th Prince de Melissano (1917 - 2009)

Prince Vladimir Nicolaïevitch Ouroussoff (1917 - 2010)

Princess Louise of Prussia (1917 - 2009)

Cecilie Dumont, Princess von Croy (1918 - 2009)

Princess Eleonore of Bavaria (1918 - 2009)

Prince Paul Lieven (1919 - 2009)

Prince Max von Khevenhüller-Metsch (1919 - 2010)

Archduke Rudolph of Austria (1919 - 2010)

Prince Hubertus zu Bentheim & Steinfurt (1919 - 2010)
 
*Princess Anna Pavlovna Scherbatova (1909 - 2010)
Name Maria above is mistake. Sorry
 
Here are some blasts from the past who lived long despite the lack of good medicinal care:

Louis XIV of France: 1638-1715
Louis XV of France: 1710-1774
Elizabeth I of England: 1533-1603
George III of England: 1738-1820
Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Henry II of England: 1124-1204
Margaret of Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII of England: 1434?-1509

Many Royals in the past lived very long lives, longer then persons above, an I really think that Louis XV did not have a long live. He was 64 when he died.
Here are some.
1. Prince Stefan Nemanja of Serbia 1109 - 1200
2. Queen Helene of Serbia nee Princess of Anjou 1125 - 1314
3. Duchess Magdalene von Mecklenburg – Gustrow nee Princess of Holstein – Gottorp 1631 - 1719
4. Princess Wilhelmine of Hesse – Homburg 1678 - 1770
5. Duke Edward of Norfolk 1686 - 1777
6. VIKTOR AMADEUS Fst von Anhalt-Bernbur 1634 - 1718
7. Empress Livia 58 BC - 29 AD
8. KARL Ludwig Fst von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 1723 - 1806
9. Count Ferdinand von Limburg 1701 - 1801
10. Duchess Ulrike Sophie of Mecklenburg – Schwerin 1723 - 1813
11. Princess Louise of Hesse – Darmstadt nee Countess of Leiningen - Heidensheim 1729 - 1818
12. Prince Christian Friedrich Hohenlohe – Kirchberg 1729 - 1819
13. Sophia of the Palatinate 1630 - 1714 and her sister
14. Louise Marie of the Palatinate 1622 - 1709
15. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1624 - 1705 and his wife
16 Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse 1639 - 1722
17. Princess Honorine of Monaco 1784 - 1879
18. Duke Joseph Anne of Croy & Harve 1744 - 1839
19. Agnes of Austria, Queen of Hungary 1281 - 1364
20. Catherine Stenbock Queen of Sweden 1535 - 1621
21. Princess Cecilia of Sweden 1540 - 1627
22. Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena 1698 - 1780
23. Maria Kunigunde of Saxony, Princess of Poland 1740 -1826
24. Foulques III "The Black", Conte d'Anjou 956 - 1040 his wife
25. Hildegard 964 - 1046
26. Cecily Nevill 1415 - 1495
27. Grafin Eleonore von Solms – Baruth nee Grafin Reuss von Lobenstein 1673 - 1761
28. Antoinette de Bourbon-Vendôme 1493 - 1583 (Granny of Queen Mary of Scots) her daughter
29. Renée de Bourbon-Vendôme 1522 - 1602
30. Benedetta Maria Ernesta d'Este 1697 - 1777
 
Oldest living Royals?

I was asked the other day who are the oldest living Royals, and I really had no idea.:ermm:

Can anyone advise? It would be interesting to know who are the 10 or 20 most venerable (in terms of age) Royal personages today. I think my questioner was referring to European Royals, but my interest was piqued enough to widen this to all countries.
 
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland = 95
Princess Antionette, Baroness de Massy = 89
Queen Elizabeth = 84
King of Thailand = 83
Princess Ragnhild = 80
Princess Astrid of Norway = 78
Emperor Akihito = 76
King Albert II = 76
King Harald = 73
Princess Birgitta of Sweden = 73
Queen Beatrix = 72
Queen Margrethe = 70
Princess Benedikte = 66
 
:previous: Otto von Habsburg is 98 years old.
 
Count Carl Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg is also 94.
I had just remembered Otto, you beat me too it ;)
 
Grand Duke Jean is 89 soon to be 90 (on the 5th of January to be exact).
 
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.He is 89 years old.
 
Thank you all for the contributions so far, and please do add more as you think of them.
 
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Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland = 95
Princess Antionette, Baroness de Massy = 89
Queen Elizabeth = 84
King of Thailand = 83
Princess Ragnhild = 80
Princess Astrid of Norway = 78
Emperor Akihito = 76
King Albert II = 76
King Harald = 73
Princess Birgitta of Sweden = 73
Queen Beatrix = 72
Queen Margrethe = 70
Princess Benedikte = 66

2011

Prince Philip = will be 90
Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg = 90
Queen Fabiola of belgien = will be 83
king albert of belgium = will be 77
prince henrik = will be 77
queen sonja = will be 74
queen paula belgium will be = 74
king harald = will be 74
 
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I think the oldest ever Princess is Princess from Thailand but I don't know her name because I don't understand Thai Language. She lived ( March 13, 1898 - November 23, 2008) 110 years old. She was the oldest ever Princess of Chakri House. The second oldest Princess lived to the age of 104 (8 Apr 1902 - 11 Dec 2006).
There are many persons in Thailand's extended royal family that lived to be over 100 years.
Here is the link for first princess in Thai Language แอมเพอร์แซนด์ - วิกิพีเดีย
Here is the link for second princess also in Thai Language แอมเพอร์แซนด์ - วิกิพีเดีย
 
Since Princess Isabelle of Salm-Salm also died at January 11th the curent oldest living royals are:

1) Princess Margarethe of Thurn & Taxis (8 Nov. 1909, divorced of Pricne Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma)

2) Hereditairy Grand Duchess Elsiabeth f Saxe-Wimar-Eisenach, nee Countess Wangenheim-Winterstein (16 Jan. 1912)

3) Infanta Maria Adelaida of Portugal, Mrs. van Uden (31 Jan. 1912)

4) Archduke Otto of Austria (20 Nov. 1912)

5) Count Albert von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg (29 Nov. 1912)

6) Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, nee Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems (28 June 1913)

7) Infanta Emanuela of Spain, Dss of Segovia, nee Dampierre (8 Nov. 1913)

8) Countess Elisabeth of Castell-Rüdenhausen, Mrs. Düvelius (24 Aug. 1914)

9) Princess Maria of Brazil, nee Princess of Bavaria (9 Sept. 1914)

10) Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna of Russia, nee Princess Bagration Mouchrani (23 Sept. 1914)

11) Duke Karl of Croÿ (11 Oct. 1914)

12) Countess Marie Henriëtte von Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg, nee Princess of Liechtenstein (6 Nov. 1914)

13) Prince Franz Jozeph of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (5 Dec. 1914)

14) Arthur Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (2 July 1915)

15) Princess Siegerlinde of Salm-Horstmar, Mrs. Bußmann (27 Aug. 1915)

16) Princess Lilian of Sweden, nee Davies (30 Aug. 1915)

17) Princess Antoinette of Croÿ, Mrs. Auff’m-Ordt (27 Oct. 1915)

18) Princess Elisabeth Caroline van Solms-Braunfels, nee Princess of Lippe (23 Jan. 1916)

19) Archduke Felix of Austria (31 May 1916)


Source: monarchen.nl (http://www.monarchen.nl/2009/01/13/de-17-oudste-nog-levende-royals/)

20) Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg, born Prince of Sweden (31 Oct. 1916) died 5 May 2012
 
By now only a few of the persons listed above are still alive:
5) Count Albert von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg (29 Nov. 1912)
14) Arthur Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (2 July 1915)
15) Princess Siegerlinde of Salm-Horstmar, Mrs. Bußmann (27 Aug. 1915)
16) Princess Lilian of Sweden, nee Davies (30 Aug. 1915)
18) Princess Elisabeth Caroline van Solms-Braunfels, nee Princess of Lippe (23 Jan. 1916)
 
Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria,Countess of Caserta is 94 years old and Spain's oldest Royal.
 
Since Princess Isabelle of Salm-Salm also died at January 11th the curent oldest living royals are:

1) Princess Margarethe of Thurn & Taxis (8 Nov. 1909, divorced of Pricne Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma)

2) Hereditairy Grand Duchess Elsiabeth f Saxe-Wimar-Eisenach, nee Countess Wangenheim-Winterstein (16 Jan. 1912)

3) Infanta Maria Adelaida of Portugal, Mrs. van Uden (31 Jan. 1912)

4) Archduke Otto of Austria (20 Nov. 1912)

5) Count Albert von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg (29 Nov. 1912)

6) Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, nee Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems (28 June 1913)

7) Infanta Emanuela of Spain, Dss of Segovia, nee Dampierre (8 Nov. 1913)

8) Countess Elisabeth of Castell-Rüdenhausen, Mrs. Düvelius (24 Aug. 1914)

9) Princess Maria of Brazil, nee Princess of Bavaria (9 Sept. 1914)

10) Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna of Russia, nee Princess Bagration Mouchrani (23 Sept. 1914)

11) Duke Karl of Croÿ (11 Oct. 1914)

12) Countess Marie Henriëtte von Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg, nee Princess of Liechtenstein (6 Nov. 1914)

13) Prince Franz Jozeph of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (5 Dec. 1914)

14) Arthur Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (2 July 1915)

15) Princess Siegerlinde of Salm-Horstmar, Mrs. Bußmann (27 Aug. 1915)

16) Princess Lilian of Sweden, nee Davies (30 Aug. 1915)

17) Princess Antoinette of Croÿ, Mrs. Auff’m-Ordt (27 Oct. 1915)

18) Princess Elisabeth Caroline van Solms-Braunfels, nee Princess of Lippe (23 Jan. 1916)

19) Archduke Felix of Austria (31 May 1916)



Source: monarchen.nl (http://www.monarchen.nl/2009/01/13/de-17-oudste-nog-levende-royals/)

this sunday princess lilian of sweden died in her home
 
I know Prince Phillip is not the oldest royal but at age 90 he's getting there.

Sorry about that. At age 92, he's getting there as far as age goes for royals.
 
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I know Prince Phillip is not the oldest royal but at age 90 he's getting there.
Actually, if I am not mistaken Prince Philip is currently the oldest surviving member of a reigning Royal Family.
Apart from that, the Duke of Edinburgh is also the oldest-ever British male royal, the longest serving royal consort in history.
 
I'm trying to think of a British male royal who lived to be in their 80's and can't really think of anyone. Does anyone know who is the next oldest after Prince Phillip.
 
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harwood, 1st cousin to the Queen - 1923-2011

His mother was Princess MAry, Princess Royal.
 
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The Duke of Kent is currently 77 and is 78 in October.

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was 74 when he died.
 
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