HSH Prince Franz Josef II (1906-1989) and HSH Princess Gina (1921-1989)

[BurberryBrit]

Have you guys seen her before? She was simply breathtaking! She could have been a starlet She reminds me of Sophia Loren. Here are some pics:

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs1...czek1921-2.jpg
http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs1...ein1906-23.jpg
http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs1...ilczek1921.jpg
http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs1...ein1906-11.jpg

Courtesy of Worldroots

[HRH Kerry]

Originally Posted by BurberryBrit

Have you guys seen her before? She was simply breathtaking! She could have been a starlet She reminds me of Sophia Loren.

BB,
I can see where Prince Hans Adam gets his good looks from! She does favor Sophia Loren a lot. Do you know what her ancestry is?

By the way...keeping our promise!

[magnik]

Here you go

von Wilczek

[HRH Kerry]

Thanks magnik! Is that German or Austrian? Does anyone know?

[BurberryBrit]

Originally Posted by kerry

BB,
I can see where Prince Hans Adam gets his good looks from! She does favor Sophia Loren a lot. Do you know what her ancestry is?

By the way...keeping our promise!

Yes, the Liechtensteins are my "adopted" royal family.

Originally Posted by kerry

Thanks magnik! Is that German or Austrian? Does anyone know?

Maybe Czech like Marie?

[magnik]

Gina was a daughter of Graf Ferdinand von Wilczek and Gräfin Nora Kinsky, born in Graz on 24 October 1921, died in Vaduz on 18 October 1989).

Family this part from the link came from Königsberg
Kaliningrad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Austrian nobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[BurberryBrit]

Originally Posted by magnik

Gina was a daughter of Graf Ferdinand von Wilczek and Gräfin Nora Kinsky, born in Graz on 24 October 1921, died in Vaduz on 18 October 1989).

Family this part from the link came from Königsberg
Kaliningrad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That surname sounds very familiar. Wasn't Constantin's wife a Grafin von Wilczek? I'm off to check.
ETA: Nope I was wrong. Princess Marie was born a Kálnoky de Köröspatak. Gosh that other name sounds familiar, though.


Was Georgina related to her daughter in law Princess Marie? (nee Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau)

[magnik]

Yes. Princess Gergina and present Princess Marie were cousins (depend of line)
Relationship

She was even related to Constantine's wife Countess Maria
Relationship

[HRH Kerry]

Prince Hans Adams and Princess Marie were cousins. How closely they're related is something I don't know. I read that they were cousins from the prince's Wiki bio. It is very possible their common link was through Princess Gina. I'll try to find something but whatever I find will probably be in german.

[HRH Kerry]

Thanks, magnik. That was fast!

[HRH Kerry]

Neither page is loading for me. Did you find any other sites?

[magnik]

Originally Posted by kerry

Prince Hans Adams and Princess Marie were cousins. How closely they're related is something I don't know. I read that they were cousins from the prince's Wiki bio. It is very possible their common link was through Princess Gina. I'll try to find something but whatever I find will probably be in german.

Relationship

[BurberryBrit]

OK, that might explain why Marie and Georgina look a bit similar. I wonder if it was an arranged marriage?

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs1...ein1906-23.jpg

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4...0153425zb5.jpg

[magnik]

Originally Posted by BurberryBrit

OK, that might explain why Marie and Georgina look a bit similar. I wonder if it was an arranged marriage?

Don't forget about Hans-Adam Looks like his mother (normal) and a bit like his own wife.

[BurberryBrit]

Originally Posted by magnik

Don't forget about Hans-Adam Looks like his mother (normal) and a bit like his own wife.

I imagine that with their being SO MANY of them, that you end up running into a cousin at some point unless you branch out like Max and Alexandre (Philipp's son) did.

[HRH Kerry]

You're right. I think they're all related somehow but now that times have changed you don't find 1st and 2nd cousins marrying anymore. It is more distant. There are so many German and Austrian Houses with common ties.

[Warren]

Here are some pics of Prince Franz Josef II and Princess Gina.
The Prince was, at the time of his death, one of the longest-reigning monarchs, succeeding to the princely Crown in 1938, and reigning until 1989.

Princess Gina died of cancer on 18 October 1989, closely followed by her bereft husband on 13 November 1989.

Prince Franz Josef II & Princess Gina, Persepolis 1971
Kochert Fringe Tiara

Prince Franz Josef II & Princess Gina
diamonds & sapphires

bonus glitter
HSH Princess Gina von und zu Liechtenstein

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[leomichel]

Originally Posted by kerry

BB,
I can see where Prince Hans Adam gets his good looks from! She does favor Sophia Loren a lot. Do you know what her ancestry is?

By the way...keeping our promise!

Here are 8 generations of princess Gina's ancestors (and you can go back further by highlighting each ancestor):

Pedigree for Gräfin Georgine Norberta Johanna Ferdinande Aloysia Antonia Maria Raphaela von Wilczek

[BurberryBrit]

I wonder if anyone ever wears that beautiful fringe tiara

I've only seen pics of the Kinsky and Sophie's ugly (IMO) Bayern flower tiara.

[HRH Kerry]

Originally Posted by leomichel

Here are 8 generations of princess Gina's ancestors (and you can go back further by highlighting each ancestor):

Pedigree for Gräfin Georgine Norberta Johanna Ferdinande Aloysia Antonia Maria Raphaela von Wilczek

Thanks!!! Very educational. Very impressive too.