Deaths announcements 2020

[Rossina]

Princess Bdiya Bint Ali Of Iraq died on May 9th aged 100. She was the last surviving Iraqi Princess and the maternal aunt of its last king Faisal II.

Source: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/fea...-dies-aged-100

[Countessmeout]

Originally Posted by Rossina

Princess Bdiya Bint Ali Of Iraq died on May 9th aged 100. She was the last surviving Iraqi Princess and the maternal aunt of its last king Faisal II.

Source: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/fea...-dies-aged-100

Lived to 100 and died a peaceful death. Even the dying peacefully is something most of her family cant say. The things she saw and losses she suffered in her life time. Unlike Princess Hiyam who was injured during the murder of the other members of the royal family, Bdiya was not there. Hiyam died in 1999 (she was Bdiya's sister in law). Bdiya and her husband and three children had sought sanctuary at the Saudi embassy who helped get them out to Egypt from where they went to Switzerland and later London where they settled for good.

She was related twice to Faisal II. The closest of course is being his Aunt, as his mother was her eldest sister Aliya. But she was also a first cousin of his father. Her father Prince Ali was the older brother of King Abdullah I of Jordan and King Faisal I of Iraq. King Abdullah of Jordan (current) is her first cousin twice removed.

She is first cousins with the current pretender to Iraq Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid whose father Zeid was the youngest brother of Ali. Zeid and his family lived in London during the coup, where he was an ambassador.


While Bdiya is the last living princess of the 'reigning monarchy' there are princesses of the royal house remaining. But born after the coup. Her cousin Ra'ad has a daughter born in 1981, and a few granddaughters who all carry the title Princess. His son Zeid (claim to be crown prince of Iraq) was the UN human rights commissioner from 2014-2018. Their titles are confirmed by the Jordanian court as members of the Hashemite house.


Her son

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharif_Ali_bin_al-Hussein

[Benjamin]

Prince and Landgrave Otto of Hesse (b.1965) was killed in a motorcycle accident this morning.

He was fifty-five years-old.

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....otorcycle.html

[Blog Real]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Prince and Landgrave Otto of Hesse (b.1965) was killed in a motorcycle accident this morning.

He was fifty-five years-old.

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....otorcycle.html

Isn't this the current Landgrave of Hesse? At least that's what's on Wikipedia.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dona...grave_of_Hesse

[Somebody]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Isn't this the current Landgrave of Hesse? At least that's what's on Wikipedia.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dona...grave_of_Hesse

There are two Hesse-branches; this is the Hesse-Philippsthal-branch. Otto's father is the head of that branch.

See also this page with background information on the Hesses. Apparently, all the members of the house are both prince(ss) and landgrav(in)e; not just the head of the house:

The present members of this family bear the title Prince or Princess and Landgrave or Landgravine of Hesse, together with the formal appellation of His or Her Highness.

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Isn't this the current Landgrave of Hesse? At least that's what's on Wikipedia.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dona...grave_of_Hesse

I doubt it as the names wrong, date of birth is different and parents are different.

Otto’s father is still alive, and has an older brother to succeed him.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilh...thal-Barchfeld

That’s the page for Otto’s father.

[Blog Real]

Originally Posted by Somebody

There are two Hesse-branches; this is the Hesse-Philippsthal-branch. Otto's father is the head of that branch.

See also this page with background information on the Hesses. Apparently, all the members of the house are both prince(ss) and landgrav(in)e; not just the head of the house:

Thanks for the information. I didn't know there were two branches of this family.
I also didn't know that every member of the family has the title of Landgrave.

[Marc23]

Originally Posted by Lumutqueen

I doubt it as the names wrong, date of birth is different and parents are different.

Otto’s father is still alive, and has an older brother to succeed him.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilh...thal-Barchfeld

That’s the page for Otto’s father.

Yes, his first son Wilhelm, Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (brother of late Otto) should succeed his father one day as Head of this branch of the family.

In Wikipedia it is stated that Wilhelm is married to Susanne von Kaufmann, although she uses her other name: Alexandra von Kaufmann. They have 3 sons.

Susanne Alexandra Margret von Kaufmann (b. 1971) is the scion of von Kaufmann family:

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A...B0%D0%BD%D1%8B

Unfortunately, the article about her family is only in Russian.

[Daggy97]

Originally Posted by Biri

Count Mario von Ledebur-Wicheln died on 29 April.

He was born in St. Moritz on 28 July 1931.
He married civilly in St. Gilgen on 19 July and religiously in Unterach am Attersee on 20 July 1959 Princess Valerie von Altenburg (b.1931) [eldest of nine children of Archduke Clemens Salvator of Austria,who became Prince Clemens Salvator von Altenburg in 1949 (1904-1974) & his wife Countess Elisabeth Rességuier de Miremont (1906-2000)].
They had six children: Josepha (b.1962), Clementine (1963-2007), Heinrich (b.1964), Anna (b.1965), Benedicta (b.1969), Caroline (b.1972) and twenty-two grandchildren in total; apart from one of their daughters also one of their granddaughters predeceased them in 2015 aged 18 (her name was Elisabeth Dennis, she was a daughter of late Clementine).

He lost a child and a grandchild...so sad...

Sources: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Tuscany

Anyone know when exactly (day and month) Clementine and Elisabeth Dennis died?

[HereditaryPrincess]

Prince Otto of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld passed away on 17 May at Lindau, Lake Constance. He was born in 1965 and was the son of Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and his wife, Oda-Mathilde von Garmissen.

He married Carla Blickhäuser and they have four children; Max (b. 1999), Elena (b. 2000), Mortiz (b. 2007) and Leopold (b. 2009).

Décès du prince Otto de Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1965-2020) – Noblesse & Royautés

[Somebody]

Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess

Prince Otto of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld passed away on 17 May at Lindau, Lake Constance. He was born in 1965 and was the son of Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and his wife, Oda-Mathilde von Garmissen.

He married Carla Blickhäuser and they have four children; Max (b. 1999), Elena (b. 2000), Mortiz (b. 2007) and Leopold (b. 2009).

Décès du prince Otto de Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1965-2020) – Noblesse & Royautés

See also the previous posts. Just a quick note/clarification: apparently Otto and Carla divorced in 2017. Assuming that Max (21) and Elena (20) no longer live with either parent, I wonder whether Moritz (12) and Leopold (10/11) lived with their mom or also (partly) with their dad.

They are one of the (not that many) royals having a Las Vegas wedding (when Carla was pregnant with Max).

[Biri]

Poor children, especially Moritz and Leopold...

Mrs. Andrea Wanderfelt, nee Countess Szechenyi de Sarvar et Felsovidek died in Mont-Godinne on 12 May.

She was born in Pecs on 20 June 1944 as a daughter of Count Gabriel (Gábor) Szechenyi de Sarvar et Felsovidek (1914-1986) & his first wife Baroness Hanna Rubido-Zichy (1922-2003).
She was married twice: firstly she married in Brussels 6 September 1969 Claude Arnold Jacques van Rycke; they divorced in 1977. Secondly she married in Brussels on 23 Jan 1998 William Weeks Vanderfelt.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Sz?ch?nyi
https://www.altenloh-greindl.be/necr...rfelt/4410.htm

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1937-2020) passed away recently in Spain.

Among others, she was a first cousin of Princess Maria de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the mother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain and the grandmother of King Felipe VI of Spain.

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....ess-maria.html

May she rest in peace her father was Prince Gabriele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (+1975) and her mother was the Polish Princess Cecylia Lubomirska (+2001).

[HereditaryPrincess]

Princess Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein passed away on 1 June. She was born in 1937:

Décès de la princesse Elisabeth de Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1937-2020) – Noblesse & Royautés

[Biri]

Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy Noghès died at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monaco on 10 June.

She was born on 13 January 1947 as the eldest of three children of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness of Massy (1920-2011) and Alexandre Noghès (1916-1999); her parents married in 1951, when she was four, but divorced already three years later; when she was 14 her married Jean-Charles Rey (1914-1994) but divorced him in 1973. Her last step-father was John Gilpin (1930-1983) who died few weeks after the wedding.

She was married twice: married firstly in Monaco on 19 January 1974 Baron Bernard Taubert Natta (1941-1989); she was already expecting their son Jean-Léonard, who was born on 3 June. His parents divorced when he was six.
She married secondly in London on 18 October Nicolai Vladimir Costello, who became Nicolai Vladimir de Lusignan (b.1943), she was already expecting their daughter Mélanie-Antoinette, who was born exactly three months later, on 18 January 1985; unfortunately her parents divorced the same year.

Apart from her children she leaves her only grandson Melchior [son of Jean-Léonard & his wife Suzanne, nee Chrimes], her brother Christian Louis, Baron de Massy (b.17 January 1949), one niece and three nephews with their families; her sister Baroness Christine Alix de Massy Noghès (b.8 July 1951) predeceased her in 1989, losing the fight with leukemia.

Sources: https://www.monacomatin.mc/vie-local...decedee-523934 (Thanks, eya and melina premiere!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth-Anne_de_Massy
Descendants of Prince Honor? III of Monaco

[Daggy97]

Andrzej Sulima-Popiel died on 17 February at age 84. He was a Polish nobleman and actor. He was buried on 6 March in Cracow.

Andrzej Sulima-Popiel was born on 24 January 1936 in Cracow. He was the son of Kazimierz Sulima-Popiel and Anna nee Latinik, one of the daughters of Polish-Austrian general Franciszek Latinik. Andrzej Sulima-Popiel spent his adult life in Gdynia. He was unmarried and without issue.

Source: https://www.nekrologi.net/nekrologi/...opiel/56492094

[HereditaryPrincess]

Princess Nalini Rajya Lakshami Devi, member of the former ruling family of Nepal, has died:

Décès de la rajmata de Poonch, née princesse du Népal (1924-2020) – Noblesse & Royautés

[Countessmeout]

Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess

Princess Nalini Rajya Lakshami Devi, member of the former ruling family of Nepal, has died:

Décès de la rajmata de Poonch, née princesse du Népal (1924-2020) – Noblesse & Royautés

She was the half-sister/cousin of King Mahendra of Nepal, making her Aunt to the last kings of Nepal, Birendra and Giyanendra.

King Tribuhuvan of Nepal had 2 senior wives (he had a few junior as well). Queen Kanti and Queen Ishwari were full sisters. King Mahendra was the son of Queen Kanti. Nalini was the daughter of Ishwari.

She was the full sister of Prince Basundhara. His eldest daughter Princess Jayanti was killed during the royal massacre, and his daughter Ketaki Chester was wounded. His daughter Princess Jyotshana Basnyat was not involved (her husband was the Nepalese ambassador to the UK at the time).

She was HRH the Rani of Poonch via her marriage to Raja-i-Rajgan Raja Shri Shiv Rattan Dev Singh Sahib Kalan Bahadur, Raja of Poonch. She was Queen mother at the time of her death.
https://translate.google.ca/translat...Ow2Hwv8PiSELAE

[Daggy97]

Margherita Gromis di Trana Gabetti died on 14 April 2020 at age 86.

She was born on 19 July 1933 in Turin. Her parents were Marquess Melchiore Gromis di Trana (1895-1978) and Vittoria nee Guerrieri (1901-1970). Through her mother Margherita was a great-great-daughter of King Victor Emanuel II of Italy. On 6 June 1959 she married Roberto Gabetti (1925-2000), an architect and professor. They have one son Ludovico (b. 1962), who became an interior architect.

She was survived by her son Ludovico and two grandchildren: Andrea (b. 1986) and Giulia (b. 1993).

Source: https://necrologie.lastampa.it/necro...ana-margherita

[Benjamin]

Princess Teresa of Orléans and Bragança died on 26 June 2020 at the age of ninety-one.

She was the widow of Prince João of Orléans and Bragança (1916-2005).

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....-braganca.html