Catholic Royals

[BeatrixFan]

I am trying to compile a list of all the catholic royals, reigning and non reigning - can anyone add to the list?

HM King Juan Carlos of Spain
HM Queen Sofia of Spain
HRH The Prince of Asturias
HRH The Princess of Asturias
HRH The Duchess of Kent
HRH Princess Michael of Kent

Those are the ones I know for definate. Can anyone add?

[lis]

the belgium royal family

[pollyemma]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

I am trying to compile a list of all the catholic royals, reigning and non reigning - can anyone add to the list?

HM King Juan Carlos of Spain
HM Queen Sofia of Spain
HRH The Prince of Asturias
HRH The Princess of Asturias
HRH The Duchess of Kent
HRH Princess Michael of Kent

Those are the ones I know for definate. Can anyone add?

the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxebourg and their children

the king and queen of Belgium
Queen Fabiola
The Duke and Duchess of Brabant
Prince Laurent and Princess Claire
Princess Astrid and Arch Duke Lorenz

Princess Maxima
Princess Marilene
Princess Anita
Princesss Aimee

[BeatrixFan]

Thanks Lis -

HM King Albert II
HM Queen Paola
HM Queen Fabiola
HRH The Duke of Brabant
HRH The Duchess of Brabant
HRH Princess Elizabeth
HRH Prince Gabriel
HRH Prince Emmanuel
HIRH Princess Astrid
HIRH Prince Lorenz
HIRH Prince Amadeo
HIRH Princess Maria Laura
HIRH Prince Joachim
HIRH Prince Luisa Maria
HIRH Prince Laetitia Maria
HRH Prince Laurent
HRH Princess Claire
HRH Princess Louise

are all Catholic?

[BeatrixFan]

the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxebourg and their children?

Is Grand Duke Jean and was Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte Catholic?

[pollyemma]

yes they are (or were, Josephine Charlotte's case).

[Marengo]

- Princesses Irene and Christina of The Netherlands
- The reigning houses of Liechtenstein and Monaco (Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain)
- The former reigning houses of Austria, Tuscany and Modena (Habsburg), France (Orleans, Napoleon, Bourbon), Brazil (Orleans-Braganca), Portugal (Braganca), Italy (Savoy, Savoy-Aosta), Parma (Bourbon-Parma), The Two Sicilies (Bourbon-Two-Sicilies, Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen), Wurttemberg (Wurttemberg), Bavaria (Wittelsbach), Saxony (Wettin).

- The mediatised houses of: Arenberg, Auersperg, Castell (partly), Colloredo u. Mansfeld, Croy, Esterhazy, Fugger, Furstenberg, Harrach, Hohenlohe (partly), Isenburg, Khevenmuller-Metsch, Konigsegg-Aulendorf, Kuefstein, Leyen, Looz & Corswarem, Lowenstein, Metternich, Neipperg, Oettingen (partly), Orsini & Rosenberg, Ortenburg (partly), Pappenheim, Quadt, Rechberg, Salm (partly), Sayn (partly), Schaesberg, Schonborn, Schonburg, Schwarzenberg, Thurn u. Taxis, Toerring (partly), Trauttmansdorff, Walbott von Bassenheim, Waldburg, Windisch-Graetz, Wurmbrand-Stuppach.

I don't know if Birgitta of Sweden (sister of the King) has converted, she is married to a catholic prince (of Hohenzollern). I believe the house of Saxe-Meiningen is catholic these days as well, although it was traditionally a protestant family.

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Marengo

- Princesses Irene and Christina of The Netherlands
- The reigning houses of Liechtenstein and Monaco (Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain)
- The former reigning houses of Austria, Tuscany and Modena (Habsburg), France (Orleans, Napoleon, Bourbon), Brazil (Orleans-Braganca), Portugal (Braganca), Italy (Savoy, Savoy-Aosta), Parma (Bourbon-Parma), The Two Sicilies (Bourbon-Two-Sicilies, Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen), Wurttemberg (Wurttemberg), Bavaria (Wittelsbach), Saxony (Wettin).

- The mediatised houses of: Arenberg, Auersperg, Castell (partly), Colloredo u. Mansfeld, Croy, Esterhazy, Fugger, Furstenberg, Harrach, Hohenlohe (partly), Isenburg, Khevenmuller-Metsch, Konigsegg-Aulendorf, Kuefstein, Leyen, Looz & Corswarem, Lowenstein, Metternich, Neipperg, Oettingen (partly), Orsini & Rosenberg, Ortenburg (partly), Pappenheim, Quadt, Rechberg, Salm (partly), Sayn (partly), Schaesberg, Schonborn, Schonburg, Schwarzenberg, Thurn u. Taxis, Toerring (partly), Trauttmansdorff, Walbott von Bassenheim, Waldburg, Windisch-Graetz, Wurmbrand-Stuppach.

I don't know if Birgitta of Sweden (sister of the King) has converted, she is married to a catholic prince (of Hohenzollern). I believe the house of Saxe-Meiningen is catholic these days as well, although it was traditionally a protestant family.

The Royal Family of Württemberg was actually protoestant. When the old ducal line died out with the death of Duke Eberhard Ludwig in 1733 he was succeeded by his distant cousin Carl Alexander who had served at the Court at Vienna before and there converted to the catholic faith. He had 3 sons who all became Duke of Württemberg, Carl Eugen, Ludwig Eugen and Friedrich Eugen. Freidrich Eugen married a niece of Friedrich II of Prussia, Princess Friederike Sophie Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. According to the marriage contract their children where raised in the protestant faith. All the lines from their sons where protestant but the line descedning from their youngest son Alexander (who since the death of King Wilhelm II. is the only line) became catholic. Duke Alexander married Princess Marie of Orléans, daughter of King Louis Philippe I. of the French. Their son Duke Philipp was christened protoestant but after the early death of his mother raised cahtolic according to her last wish. He later married an Archduchess as died his oldest son and grandson. So this line became again cathlolic.

[BeatrixFan]

Thanks Marengo!

Are King Michael and Queen Anne of Romania Catholic or Orthodox?

[leonardinha]

And the House of Liechtenstein too! :)

[Marengo]

King Michael is orthodox. His wife remained catholic I believe. I remember reading that her mother, Princes Margaretha of Parma (nee Denmark) went to the Vatican to get permission for this marriage, which was declined.

[pollyemma]

The Duchess of Kent is Catholic.

so are Prince Albert, Princess Stephanie and Princess Caroline (and Andrea, Char and Pierre).

[Marengo]

The youngest son of the Duchess, Lord Nicholas Windsor is catholic as well, so is her daughter-in-law, the Countess of St.Andrews.

[Lady Marmalade]

The former Italian Royal Family - Savoys, and their cousins, the The Aosta family - The Duke and Duchess of Calabria, the Prince and Princess of Two Sicilies.

The Bourbon-Parma's

All the former French Royals - Bourbon, Orleans, and Napolean families.

[Tosca]

Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade

The former Italian Royal Family - Savoys, and their cousins, the The Aosta family - The Duke and Duchess of Calabria, the Prince and Princess of Two Sicilies.

The Bourbon-Parma's

All the former French Royals - Bourbon, Orleans, and Napolean families.

The Duke of Aosta has an odd way to comply with the Catholic Church principles, as he's having a child of his latest mistress, an Italo-Dutch Duchess. He said this in an interview to the Italian edition of "Vanity Fair".
Then he abandoned this lady and went back to his second wife.
In retaliation the Duchess gave an interview to the state-run TV. Noblesse oblige!
Amedeo is reported to have several illegitimate children as well.

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by Tosca

The Duke of Aosta has an odd way to comply with the Catholic Church principles, as he's having a child of his latest mistress, an Italo-Dutch Duchess. He said this in an interview to the Italian edition of "Vanity Fair".
Then he abandoned this lady and went back to his second wife.
In retaliation the Duchess gave an interview to the state-run TV. Noblesse oblige!
Amedeo is reported to have several illegitimate children as well.

I didn't know this Tosca, who is the duchess he made pregnant and is she still married to her husband? What is his title anyway? Did the duke of Aosta also abandon/cheated on his first wife, Chantal of France?

I hope Olga of Greece knows where she is getting herself into. When will she marry Amedeo (as the wedding was postponed)?

[Danielane]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I didn't know this Tosca, who is the duchess he made pregnant and is she still married to her husband? What is his title anyway? Did the duke of Aosta also abandon/cheated on his first wife, Chantal of France?

I hope Olga of Greece knows where she is getting herself into. When will she marry Amedeo (as the wedding was postponed)?

His marriage with Claude (and not Chantal) of France was annulled an he married again with an Italian aristocrat, donna Silvia Paterno di Spedalotto.

Many believed the marriage of Olga and Aimone was postponed because of the duke of Aosta to be father again.

[Tosca]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I didn't know this Tosca, who is the duchess he made pregnant and is she still married to her husband? What is his title anyway? Did the duke of Aosta also abandon/cheated on his first wife, Chantal of France?

I hope Olga of Greece knows where she is getting herself into. When will she marry Amedeo (as the wedding was postponed)?

Well, I'm not much a fan of the Savoia family. I heard the news accidentally on the Italian TV. The name of the Italo -Dutch duchess he made pregnant is Kyara van Ellinkhuizen ( I hope to have spelled it correctly ). She must be in her mid 40s, if I'm not mistaken. She has a daughter, who's now 15, from a previous marriage and she was in a relationship with a movie director of noble stock before meeting Amedeo on a train. She works as a movie director too. A couple of her short films were also awarded prizes. However, like most Italians I had never heard of her before.

Amedeo title is His Royal Highness the Duke of Savoia - Aosta

As far as I know Amedeo has had at least one son from one of his mistresses while he was still married to Claude of France. However there's nothing official, but this young man is identical to his son Aimone.

I didn't know his son's marriage was postponed though, I must have missed something: I was ironing, when I heard about the Kyara story:)

[Lady Marmalade]

Milla grazie, Tosca. :)

[Tosca]

Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade

Milla grazie, Tosca. :)

Prego, non c'è di che! You're welcome!:)