Deaths announcements 2020

[Biri]

Inez, Countess von Loë, nee Baroness von Boeselager died sometime this year.

She was born in 1935.
She married in 1957 Friedrich, Count von Loë (b.1926) [firstborn son of Princess Isabelle of Salm-Salm (1903-2009) {herself firstborn daughter of Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879-1962) & her husband Hereditary Prince Emanuel of Salm-Salm (1871-1916)} & her husband Felix, Count von Loë (1896-1944)].
Count and Countess von Loë had six children: Raphael (b.1958), Wessel (b.1959), Winfried (b.1961), Paula (b.1963), Augustinus (b.1966) & Martin (b.1974) as well as twenty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Karl of Austria, Duke of Teschen

[iceflower]

She died last week, on June 23, 2020. Here's her obituary notice:


** Obituary notice Inez, Countess von Loë **

[Biri]

Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre died in Bicêtre Hospital in Paris on 3 July, after a month-long come due to a motor accident, exactly five months after her 54th birthday.

She was born on 3 February 1966 in Boulogne-Billancourt as third of four children of Charles-Henry de Clermont-Tonnerre, 11th Duke de Clermont-Tonnerre (1934-1999) & his first wife, Anne Péronnelle Cécile Marie Moranvillé (b.1939).
From her relationship with Alastair Cuddeford she had a daughter Allegra (b.2003) and a son Calixte (b.2005); they separated in 2009.
Apart from her children and mother she left two brothers (including current Duke de Clermont-Tonnerre) one sister and their families.

Sources: https://www.voici.fr/news-people/act...de-moto-683656 (Thanks, eya!)
Clermont-Tonnerre
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermin...rmont-Tonnerre

[Moonmaiden23]

I just now read this on Instagram...how very sad for her children.

[Biri]

Margaret Christina Campbell-Preston, who died 26 June, 2020, aged 100, was a scion of the Dukes of Montrose.

She was born 3 July, 1919, as Margaret Christina Graham, daughter of Capt Lord Alastair Mungo Graham, RN [1886-1976], by his fist wife the former Lady Meriel Elizabeth Bathurst [died 1936], daughter of the 7th Earl Bathurst [1864-1943].

Margaret was a granddaughter paternally of the 5th Duke of Montrose, KT [1852-1925].

She married 18 June, 1960, Thomas Colin Ernest Campbell-Preston, MC, TD [1918-99], scion of that landed gentry family, son of Col Robert William Pigott Clarke Campbell-Preston, by his wife the former Mary Augusta Margaret Nicol Thorne.

Mrs Campbell-Preston leaves an adopted son, Patrick [born 1964].

Sources: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/202...eston-nee.html
Montrose

[Biri]

Count Jean de Limburg Stirum died in Watermael-Boitsfort (Belgium) on 8 July.

He was born in Etterbeek on 20 October 1946 as sixth of seven children of Count Charles de Limburg Stirum (1906-1989) & his wife Princess Maria Kunigunde of Lobkowicz (1906-2005).
He is the second of siblings to pass away; his brother Bernard predeceased him on 18 October last year, aged 81.
He leaves five siblings as well as many nephews and nieces with their families.
He was unmarried and childless.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Limburg Stirum
Descendants of Count Thierry de Limburg Stirum and Countess Marie Th?r?se de Thiennes, Leyenburg et de Rumbeke

[Ceely]

Prince Johannes of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg died on July 6 at the age of 80.

He was the second of three children of Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg (1906-1996) and Countess Therese von Geldern-Egmond (1911-2000). In 1969 he married Andrea Vogel (*1944). They had two children, Isabella (*1972) and Lamoral (*1973). He is survived by his wife and children as well as four granddaughters.

Source: Hohenlohe

[Biri]

Maria Stanley, nee Riedesel, Baroness zu Eisenbach died untimely this year.

She was born in 1968.
She married in 1997 Robin Stanley (b.1968) [son of Countess Gunilla Douglas (b.1941) & her former husband Peter Stanley (b.1939)] by whom she had three children: Antonia (b.1997), Frederick (b.1999) & Alice (b.2000).

Source: Descendants of Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden

[iceflower]

Originally Posted by Biri

Maria Stanley, nee Riedesel, Baroness zu Eisenbach died untimely this year.

She has died on March 30, 2020. See the obituary notice.

[HereditaryPrincess]

Princess Rajmata Mayurbhanj (nee Princess of Nepal) passed away on July 12:

Décès de la rajmata de Mayurbhanj, née princesse du Népal (1927-2020) – Noblesse & Royautés

[Countessmeout]

Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess

Princess Rajmata Mayurbhanj (nee Princess of Nepal) passed away on July 12:

Décès de la rajmata de Mayurbhanj, née princesse du Népal (1927-2020) – Noblesse & Royautés

Sad news, her half-sister Nalini died earlier this year as well.

They were the Aunts of King Birendra.

[Daggy97]

Dame Olivia de Havilland DBE died on 25 July 2020 in Paris at age 104.

She was born on 1 July 1916 in Tokio. She was a daughter of Walter Augustus de Havilland (1872-1968) and his first wife Lilian Augusta Ruse (1886-1975). Her family is a old gentry family. Olivia's father was a son of the Rev. Charles Richard de Havilland (1823-1901) and his second wife Hon. Margaret Letitia Molesworth, daughter of John Molesworth and sister of the 8th Viscount Molesworth. Another Molesworth descendant is Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar, who is fifth cousin twice removed of Olivia.

Olivia de Havilland was the great actress of Hollywood, best know from the movie "Gone With the Wind".

Olivia de Havilland married firstly on 26 August 1946 Marcus Aurelius Goodrich (1897-1991), a screenwriter and novelist. They divorced in 1953. She married secondly on 2 April 1955 Pierre Paul Galante (d.1998). They divorced in 1979. She was survived by her son Benjamin Briggs Goodrich (b. 1949) and her daughter Gisele Baptistine Galante (b. 1956).

Source: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/202...-dbe-1916.html

[Gawin]

Originally Posted by Daggy97

Dame Olivia de Havilland DBE died on 25 July 2020 in Paris at age 104.

She was born on 1 July 1916 in Tokio. She was a daughter of Walter Augustus de Havilland (1872-1968) and his first wife Lilian Augusta Ruse (1886-1975). Her family is a old gentry family. Olivia's father was a son of the Rev. Charles Richard de Havilland (1823-1901) and his second wife Hon. Margaret Letitia Molesworth, daughter of John Molesworth and sister of the 8th Viscount Molesworth. Another Molesworth descendant is Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar, who is fifth cousin twice removed of Olivia.

Olivia de Havilland was the great actress of Hollywood, best know from the movie "Gone With the Wind".

Olivia de Havilland married firstly on 26 August 1946 Marcus Aurelius Goodrich (1897-1991), a screenwriter and novelist. They divorced in 1953. She married secondly on 2 April 1955 Pierre Paul Galante (d.1998). They divorced in 1979. She was survived by her son Benjamin Briggs Goodrich (b. 1949) and her daughter Gisele Baptistine Galante (b. 1956).

Source: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/202...-dbe-1916.html

Diana Princess of Wales was also a Molesworth descendant, a fifth cousin thrice removed of Olivia de Havilland and once removed of Sophie.

Dame Olivia was a direct descendant of King Edward I and his first wife Eleanor of Castile, through their daughters Joan (wife of Gilbert de Clare 7th Earl of Gloucester) and Elizabeth (wife of Humphrey de Bohun 4th Earl of Hereford).

[JR76]

Originally Posted by Daggy97

She was survived by her son Benjamin Briggs Goodrich (b. 1949) and her daughter Gisele Baptistine Galante (b. 1956).

Her son Benjamin died in 1991.

[Gawin]

Originally Posted by JR76

Her son Benjamin died in 1991.

Does she have any grandchildren?

[JR76]

Originally Posted by Gawin

Does she have any grandchildren?

No grandchildren that I know of.

[Gawin]

Originally Posted by JR76

No grandchildren that I know of.

Thanks, according to this website there are no grandchildren.

https://www.distractify.com/p/olivia...-grandchildren