Deaths Announcements 2019

[Biri]

Georgiana Elizabeth Clowes ,nee Cavendish,, who died 8 October, was a scion of the Dukes of Devonshire, and sister of the Baron Cavendish of Furness, a life peer.

She was born on 2 May 1939 as a daughter of Richard Edward Osborne Cavendish (1917-1972) & his wife, Pamela June, nee Thomas (1918-2006).
She married on 8 July 1968 Andrew Henry Clowes (b. 1942), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Colonel Sir Henry Clowes, KCVO, DSO (1911-1993) & his wife Diana Katherine, nee Kerr (1916-2010).

She is survived by her husband and their two children, Dickon and Emma.

Sources: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/201...1939-2019.html
Devonshire

Another two deaths in Cavendish family:

Adrian Delmar Cavendish - born in 1947 as the only child of Edwin Pearson Delmar Cavendish (1908-1970) & his wife Daphne Joan, nee van der Weyer (1911-2000).
Married in 1982 Louise Russell Ray, by whom he had an only son, John Spencer Cavendish (b.1987).

Greville Adrian Cavendish died on 2 May - born on 22 December 1925 as the younger child of Evan George Charles Cavendish (1891-1955) & his wife Esmé Frances Sylvia Irby, nee Smyth (1901-1959) of the Lords Boston.
Married firstly on 9 August 1952 (divorced 1974) Hazel Colleen Elizabeth May (d.21 March 2016) and secondly 1974 Gillian Webb (d.10 February 2018).
By his first wife had three children: Rupert Edward Greville (b.1955), Piers Antony Charles (b.1956) & Kiloran Arabella (b.1959).
By his second son & his wife Rose Vivien Louise Oliverhe had two grandchildren: Georgia Clare (b.1989) & Patrick Alexander (b.1990)

Source for both: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha...evonshire.html

Duke Ludwig von Württemberg diedin Weingarten at the begining of October.

He was born on 23 October 1930 in Stuttgart as the second child and oldest son of Duke Philipp von Württemberg (1893-1975) & his second wife Archduchess Rosa of Austria (1906-1983). He renounced his rights on 29 June 1959 in favor of his younger brother Carl.
He married for the first time on 16 February 1960 in Stuttgart, Baroness Adelheid von Bodmann (b.1938) by whom he had three children twins Christoph & Isabelle (b.1960) and Sybilla (b.1963). The couple divorced in 1970.
He married for second time on 14 August 1972 in Munich, Angelika Kiessig, by whom he had another daughter Christiane (b.1973). The couple divorced in 1988.

Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/myroya...019-royal-news
https://sites.google.com/site/myroya...al-information
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha...rttemberg.html

[Biri]

Update: Duke Ludwig of Wurtttemberg died on 6 October:

https://sites.google.com/site/myroya...al-information
https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blog...renounced.html

[Biri]

Philippe Destremau died on 4 September, twenty-five days before his 72nd birthday.

He was born in Luxeuil and married in Avignon on 15 May 2004 Countess Anna-Maria von Meran (b.1957) [youngest of three children and only daughter of Count Johann von Meran (1920-1989) & his wife Wendula, nee Eichmann (1921-2004)].Philippe was Anna-Maria's second husband; her firtst marriage with Yves Manchec (b.1950) lasted only two years (1980-1982) and was childless.
Although they married only in 2004, they had been living together for a long time and had a daughter Ladislaja (b.1986).

Sources: Austria
Austria

[Benjamin]

Henryane de Chaponay (1924-2019), the daughter of Marquis Antoine de Chaponay and Princess Genévieve d'Orléans, died on 9 October 2019 at Paris. She was born at Cannes on 8 May 1924. Henryane was a descendant of the Bavarian, Belgian, and French royal houses, among others.

For more on her life, please see this link: https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....-death-of.html

[Biri]

Count Bernard de Limburg-Stirum died on 18 October.

He was born in Huldenberg on 12 August 1938 as third of eight children and older son of Count Charles de Limburg Stirum (1906-1989) & his wife Princess Maria Kunigunde of Lobkowicz (1906-2005).
He married firstly in Lombise, Belgium civilly on 26 June and religiously on 23 July 1970 Countess Nathalie de la Boëssière-Thiennes (1947-15 September 2000) by whom he had two sons: Charles-Philippe (b.1971) & Léopold (b.1978); this marriage ended in divorce.
He married secondly in 1999 or 2000 Jonkvrouw Régine Roberti (b.1942).

Count Bernard is first of eight siblings who passes away.

Sources: Descendants of Count Thierry de Limburg Stirum and Countess Marie Th?r?se de Thiennes, Leyenburg et de Rumbeke
Limburg Stirum
https://sites.google.com/site/myroya...al-information

[Biri]

Count Philippe-Antoine of Oultremont died in Schaerbeek on 25 October.

He was born in Etterbeek on 12 March 1938 as the older of two sons of Count Théodore of Oultremont (1914-2010) & his wife Marie-Victoire de Laistre (1914-2014); he had a younger brother Patrice (b.1939).
He married in Etterbeek civilly on 7 June and religiously on 8 June 1963 Countess Geneviève of Ursel (b. 1940) [second of eleven children and eldest daughter of Count Élie of Ursel(1915-1971) & his wife, Countess Monique de Lannoy (1915-2006)] with whom he had a son Gilles (b.1964) and two daughters: Monique (b.1965) & Victoire (b.1968).
He is survived by his wife, children and their families as well as his only brother and his family.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Oultremont
Ursel

[MarleneKoenig]

Death of Andreas von Bismarck, husband of Kira Marina Liepsner (daughter of Kira of Prussia)

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blog...-preussen.html

[MarleneKoenig]

Death of Princess Armgard of Prussia (nee von Veltheim) on November 1
https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blog...-preussen.html

[Biri]

Henri, Marquis du Lau d'Allemans died this year.

He was born in 1925.
He maarried in 1959 Hélène de Witt (b.1941) [second of ten children of Princess Clothilde Napoléon (1912-1996) {herself daughter of Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872-1955) & her husband Victor, Prince Napoléon (1862-1926)} & her husband Serge de Witt (1891-1990)] by whom he had three children: Jean, current Marquis du Lau d'Allemans (b.1960), Alexandre (b.1962) & Astrid (b.1963) and seven grandchildren.

Source: Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French

[Biri]

Olga Mary Bland [nee Hohler], who died 29 October, 2019, aged 79, was a descendant of the Royal House of Hanover. She was a great-great granddaughter of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge.

She was born at Windsor, 11 October, 1940, daughter of Edward Christopher Hohler [1917-1997], scion of that landed gentry family, by his wife the former Mary Alice Olga Sofia Jane Lane [1919-2014].

Olga's grandfather, Robert Charlton Lane [1873-1943], married 1905, Olga Mary Adelaide FitzGeorge [1877-1928], daughter of Sir Adolphus Augustus Frederick FitzGeorge [1846-1922], son of Field Marshal HRH Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge [1819-1904], grandson of King George III, and a first cousin of Queen Victoria.

Prince George married, in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act 1772, the actress Sarah Louisa Fairbrother [1816-1890]. His wife took the name Mrs FitzGeorge, and their sons took the surname FitzGeorge.

Olga Hohler married 5 July, 1969, Godfrey Hamilton Bland [born 3 July, 1943], son of Capt James Franklin McMahon Bland [1905-84], by his wife the former Jess Buchan Brodie, by whom she had issue, two sons Richard [born 1972], and Alexander [born 1979], and a daughter, Caroline [born 1975].

Source: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/201...1940-2019.html

[Biri]

The Lady Anne Mackenzie [nee Fitzroy], who died 4 November, 2019, aged 99, was a scion of the Dukes of Grafton.

She was born Lady Anne Mildred Ismay Fitzroy, 7 August, 1920, the only daughter of the 10th Duke of Grafton [1892-1970], a direct male line descendant of King Charles II. Her mother was the duke's first wife, the former Lady Doreen Maria Josepha Sydney Buxton [1897-1923], daughter of the 1st Earl Buxton; her elder brother was the 11th Duke of Grafton, KG [1919-2011].

Lady Anne married 19 Apr, 1947, Major Colin Dalziel Mackenzie, MBE, MC [born 23 March, 1919, died 1999], the eldest son of Lieut-Col Alexander Mackenzie, CVO, DSO, of Farr, co Inverness, by whom she had issue,

Source: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/201...mackenzie.html

[Benjamin]

Prince Antonio of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1929-2019) died on Monday at the age of ninety.

He had been married since 1958 to Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg.

The couple have four children and seven grandchildren.

Source: Death of Prince Antonio of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1929-2019)

[Biri]

Adolph, Count van Rechteren-Limpurg, Master van Almelo en Vriezenveen died in Almelo on 15 November.

He was born in Berlin on 10 July 1931 as the only child of Willem, Count van Rechteren-Limpurg, Master van Almelo en Vriezenveen (1898-1992) & his wife Fay Esmé, nee Baroness van Heemstra (1908-1968).
He married on 8 October 1966 Elisabeth Catharina Buis (b.1936) by whom he had two sons: Max Willem Arthur (b.1967) & Christiaan Adolph (b.1971) and seven grandchildren.

Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/myroya...al-information
Rechteren-Limpurg

[Biri]

Countess Monika von Deym, nee Matz, Countess von Spiegelfeld died this year.

She was born in 1927 as second of four children and older daughter of Countess Marie von Enzenberg zum Freyen-und Jöchelsthurn (1900-1990) & her husband Sigmund Matz, Count von Spiegelfeld (1898-1978).
She was married twice: married firstly in 1961 Count Franz von Deym (1925-1962) by whom she had a son Martin [(b.1962), married to Karin Jöhrer (b1965)] and secondly in 1965 his relative, Count Albrecht von Deym (1924-2015) be whom she had another son Dominik von Deym [(b1967), married to Anne-Marie Nelken (b.1959].
She left both sons, daughters-in-law and only granddaughter Stephanie (b.2004) [daughter of Martin and Karin]

Nina Arkadjevna Ougritchitch-Trebinsky died this year.

She was born in 1925 as an only child of Duchess Elena von Leuchtenberg (1896-1977), m.1920 Arkadj Ougritchitch-Trebinsky (1897-1982).
She married in 1950 Robert Whyte Cannaday, Jr. (1924-1981), but they divorced in 1965; they had two children: Robert Whyte Cannaday III (1955-2016) and Nena Elena (b.1960).
She leaves a daughter, at least seven grandchildren and at least seven great-grandchildren.

Source for both: Descendants of King Maximilian I Josef of Bavaria

[Biri]

Diana Younger, nee Douglas-Hamilton died in Edinburgh on 21 November; she was a scion of the Dukes of Hamilton & Brandon, and a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

She was born in Dungavel on 13 February1932 as the eldest of four children and elder daughter of Wing Commander Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, OBE, DFC, MP (1909-1964) & his first wife Clodagh Pamela, nee Bowes-Lyon (1908-2003), scion of the Earls of Strathmore & Kinghorne.

Her paternal grandfather was Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton & Brandon (1862-1940), and her great-grandfather (on her mother’s side) was Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne (1824-1904), who was the paternal grandfather of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

She married on 18 June 1955 (and divorced in 1973) Gavin William Younger (1926-2003), kinsman of the Younger baronets, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Johnston Younger (1899-1940), by whom she four sons and a daughter.

Sources: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/201...1932-2019.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha.../hamilton.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha...trathmore.html

Lieutenant-Colonel Conway John Edward Seymour, LVO, stalwart of the Grenadier Guards, sometime adjutant of the regiment, died on 20 November.

He was born on 13 May, 1941, as a scion of the Marquesses of Hertford, elder of two sons of Major John Edward Seymour (1915-1972) & his wife Elizabeth Norah, nee Brand (1915-2002), scion of the Viscounts Hampden.
He married firstly on 10 July 1969 (and divorced 1980) Elizabeth Holdsworth Hunt (b. 1947) [daughter of Major Francis Holdsworth Hunt (1914-2011) & his wife Elizabeth, nee Weld Forester, scion of the Barons Forester]; married secondly in 1981, Diana Elizabeth Gibb (b 1945) [daughter of Michael Edward Gibb (1914-1970) & his wife Ursula Mary, nee Gibbs (1919-2000), scion of the Barons Aldenham & Hunsdon.
He leaves a son Harry Edwardand a daughter Arabella Elizabethfrom his first marriage and another daughter Emily Dianafrom his second marriage.

Source: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/201...ymour-lvo.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha.../somerset.html

[theroyalfly]

HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi Sihanouk of Cambodia or her official title HRH Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Ream Norodom Buppha Devi (Khmer: សម្តេចរាជបុត្រីព្រះរៀមនរោត្តម បុប្ផាទេវី) died at age 76 on 18 November 2019.

She was the first child of the deposed King of Cambodia, King Norodom Sihanouk and first wife Phat Kanhol. She is the step-sister of the current monarch, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia.

She was married four times and had five children in total. She served as the Minister of Culture and Fine arts for 6 years and was also the director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia before her death.

She died at a hospital in Bangkok after receiving medical treatment for about two weeks. Her body was returned to the kingdom, cremated in a grand ceremony and was laid to rest in Wat Botum, Phnom Penh on 25 November 2019.

Source:
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/5066088...vi-dies-at-76/
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...-devi-cremated

[Biri]

The Countess of Sutherland, the 24th holder of a peerage created in 1235, died in London on 9 December, four days after 50th death anniversary of her youngest son.

The countess, one of Scotland's biggest landowners, was seated at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, and House of Tongue, by Lairg, Sutherland. Her London home was in Edwardes Square.

She was born Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland Leveson-Gower on 30 March 1921 as the only child of Major Lord Alastair St Clair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1890-1921; he died just three days after she was born) & his wife Elizabeth Helene Demarest (died 1931) [daughter of Warren Gardener Demarest, of New York, United States].

Her grandfather was Cromartie Leveson-Gower, the 4th Duke of Sutherland, KG (1851-191). She succeeded as 2th Countess of Sutherland and Lady Strathnaver on the death of her paternal uncle George Grainville Leveson-Gower, the 5th Duke of Sutherland, on 1 Feb, 1963.

Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower [who later assumed the surname of Sutherland only] married on 5 January 1946 Captain Charles Noel Janson (died 15 June, 2006) [son of Captain Charles Wilfrid Janson, of Wilton Crescent, Belgravia] by whom she had three sons: twins Alistair and Martin (b.1947; they will turn 73 on 7 January) and Matthew (who died in 1969, aged 14) and a daughter, Lady Annabel (b.6 May 1952).

The Earldom of Sutherland and Lordship of Strathnaver now pass to her eldest son 9elder twin), Alistair Charles St Clair Sutherland, styled Lord Strathnaver.

Sources: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/201...land-1921.html
Sutherland

[Countessmeout]

Small correction, her father died almost a month after her birth.

Elizabeth was born March 30. Her father who had been hunting in Rhodesia and contacted Malaria, died on April 28th. Still horribly sad he died less then a month after she was born.

She was an orphan by 10. Her mother remarried but died 3 months after her wedding. Elizabeth was raised by her Uncle George, the Duke of Sutherland, after her mother's death.

The title Duke of Sutherland was a title though in the peerage of GB which meant it could only be inherited by a man. When Geordie (what her Uncle was known as) died, the title of Duke went to a very distant cousin John Egerton, who was Earl of Ellesmere (the sad fait of titles in an attempt to promote male inheritance). John also died childless and went to one of his distant cousins, the current Duke.


While the senior title went to the Earl of Ellesmere, he got nothing else. The land and Dunrobin castle went to Elizabeth. Though shortly used for a school, Dunrobin remains a private house for the family, though the grounds are open to the public.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunrobin_Castle

Elizabeth was not only Countess of Sutherland, she was Chief of Clan Sutherland. It is why she dropped the last two parts of her name. It was required of her to be chief, that she only carried Sutherland.


She was pre-deceased not only by her son, but by her husband Charles in 2006 (he was a journalist) and by a grandson James. James died this year in September. He was a member of a Kurdish group the YPG and was arrested in 2018 for possible terrorism. He was still awaiting trial when he committed suicide.

[An Ard Ri]

The late Countess of Sutherland held that title from 1963 until her death in 2019 that is some time span.

[Biri]

Countess Therese Maria Hoyos, nee Baroness Mayr von Melnhof died this year.

She was born in 1926 as sixth of nine children of Countess Maria-Anna von Meran (1897-1983) & her husband Baron Friedrich Mayr von Melnhof (1892-1959).
She married in 1949 Count Heinrich Hoyos (1924-1999) by whom she had eight children: Ernst (b.1950), Alfred (b.1951), Teresita (b.1953), Veronika (b.1955), Heinrich (b.1956), Ladislaja (b.1957), Markus (b.1960) & Hemma (b.1965).

She is survived by her children, twnty-seven grandchildren, and twenty-six living great-grandchildren (one died soon after birth or was stillborn).

Source: Descendants of Archduke Johann of Austria