Deaths announcements 2021

[Camsterlaird]

King Victor Thulare III of the BePedi (a South African tribal kingdom) died on 6 January 2021 of COVID-19, aged 40

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

[Ceely]

Princess Wilhelmine of Windisch-Graetz died on February 23 at the age of 90.

Wilhelmine Gabriele Elisabeth Sophie Maria Christine was born on June 6, 1930 as the third of fourth daughters of Prince Eduard of Windisch-Graetz (1891-1976) and Princess Alexandra of Isenburg (1899-1945). In 1957 she married Count Gottfried von Degenfeld-Schönburg (1925-2005). They had five children together: Ferdinand (*1960), Alix (*1962), Veronica (*1964), Mainhard (*1966), and Marie-Gabrielle (*1971).

In addition to her children, she is survived by at least 10 grandchildren: Counts/Countesses Ferdinand, Benedikt, Franziska, Katharina, and Felizitas von Degenfeld-Schönburg, the children of Ferdinand and his wife Madeleine Nowina-Konopka, and Counts/Countesses Carl, Benedicta, Leontina, Floriana, and Johannes of Castell-Castell, children of Marie-Gabrielle and her husband Ferdinand, Prince of Castell-Castell. Two of her three sisters, Leontine and Olga, also survive her.

Source: https://www.angelfire.com/realm/goth...ischgratz.html
https://geneall.net/en/name/160593/w...ndisch-graetz/

Princess Elżbieta Czartoryska died in Krakow on February 26 at the age of 94.

Elżbieta Róża Maria was born on June 21, 1926 to Prince Wlodzimierz Czartoryski (1895-1975) and his wife Countess Zofia Tyszkiewicz (1895-1973). She married Jan Krainski (1927-2012) in 1958. They had three children, Tomasz (*1959), Michal (*1961), and Zofia (*1964). In addition to her husband, she is predeceased by her siblings Pawel (1924-1999) and Roza (1928-2003).

She is survived by her children, six grandchildren Antoni, Karolina, Jan, Stanislaw, Ignacy, and Elzbieta, and one great-granddaughter Emma.

Source: http://www.sejm-wielki.pl/b/ut.1.1.268

[Ceely]

Prince Max-Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis died on March 14 from COVID-19, at the age of 55.

He was born on June 8, 1965 to Prince Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis (1937-2010) and his wife Dorothea Hornberg (1942-1999). In 1986 he married Carine Lackner (*1962) but they divorced later that year. He was the founder of Max-Emanuel von Thurn und Taxis Sparkling Wine.

In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brother Stefan (1967-2005). He is survived by his brother Andreas (*1970) and two nephews, Benjamin (*2002) and Konstantin (*2009).

Source: https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/
https://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/thurn.html

[Biri]

Erling Sven Lorentzen died in Oslo on 9 March.

He was born in Oslo on 28 January 1923 as a son of Norwegian shipping magnate Øivind Lorentzen (1882–1980) & his wife Ragna née Nilsen (1885–1976).
He married in Asker on 15 May 1953 Princess ragnhild of Norway (1930-2012) [eldest daughter of King Olav of Norway (then Crown Prince (1903-1991) & his wife, Princess Martha of Sweden (1901-d. 5 April 1954)] by whom he had three children: Haakon (b.23 August 1954; named after his great-grandfather, King Haakon VII), Ingeborg (b.27 February 1957) & Ragnhild Alexandra (b.8 May 1968).
Apart from his children, he leaves six grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Sources: https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...6745&sek=26939 (Thanks, eya!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Lorentzen

[Biri]

The 7th Marquess of Bute has died after a short illness at the age of 62.

The peer spent much of his time on his namesake Scottish island at his ancestral home, Mount Stuart, on the Isle of Bute, and had chaired the Board of Mount Stuart Trust since 2005. The 7th Marquess, once ranked 616th in the Rich List, was also a Formula 1 driver in 1986 as he partnered Ayrton Senna and raced under the name 'Johnny Dumfries'. During his racing career he also won the 24-hour race, Le Mans, in 1988.

The Marquess, a friend of the Prince of Wales, is believed to have died of cancer. The Crichton-Stuarts owned Dumfries House, having been inherited by the 2nd Marquess of Bute in 1814, it remained in his family until 2007 when the 7th Marquess sold it to the nation for £45 million due to the cost of upkeep.

The Marquess was descended from Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII, and her husband, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.

The Marquess of Bute [created in the Peerage of Gt Britain, 1796], was also 12th Earl of Dumfries [in the Peerage of Scotland, cr 1633], 10th Earl of Bute [Peerage of Scotland cr 1703], 7th Earl of Windsor [Peerage of Gt Britain cr 1796], 12th Viscount of Ayr [Peerage of Scotland, cr 1622], 10th Viscount Kingarth [Peerage of Scotland cr 1703], 7th Viscount Mountjoy [Peerage of Gt Britain, cr 1796], 20th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar [Peerage of Scotland cr 1487], 12th Lord Sanquhar [Peerage of Scotland cr 1622], 12th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar & Cumnock, [cr Peerage of Scotland 1633], 10th Lord Mount Stuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock [Peerage of Scotland cr 1703], 8th Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley [Peerage of Gt Britain, cr 1761], 7th Baron Cardiff [Peerage of Gt Britain, cr 1776], 12th Baronet, of Bute [Nova Scotia creation, 1627], Hereditary Keeper of Rothesay Castle, and Hereditary Sheriff and Coroner of Bute.

John Colum Crichton-Stuart was born 26 April, 1958, son of the 6th Marquess of Bute, KBE [1933-93], and his first wife the former [Beatrice] Nicola Grace Weld-Forester [born 19 Nov, 1933], scion of the Barons Forester.

He succeeded his father, 21 July, 1993, as 7th Marquess.

The Marquess of Bute married firsly, 1984 [div 1993], Carolyn Waddell, daughter of Bryson Waddell; married secondly, 13 Feb, 1999, Serena Solitaire Wendell, daughter of Maj Jac Wendell [later Maxwell-Hyslop], and his wife the former Anthea Petronelle Hyslop, only dau of Maj Hugh John Maxwell Hyslop.

He leaves a son, John, and two daughters, Lady Caroline Crichton-Stuart [born 1984], and Lady Cathleen Crichton-Stuart [born 1986], from his first marriage, and a daughter, Lady Lola Affrica Crichton-Stuart [born 1999], from his second marriage.

The son, John Bryson Crichton-Stuart, styled Lord Mount Stuart [born 21 December, 1989], now succeeds as 8th Marquess of Bute.

Sources:https://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/bute.html
Peerage News

[Biri]

Very sad news in de Bourbon de Parme-Bécaud family:

Cyril Bordereaux died on 11 February in Aubervilliers (France) aged only 33.

He was born in 1987 and in 2016 became a father of a son named Graham, whose mother was Marguerite Bécaud (b.1993) [eldest of three daughters of Tania de Bourbon de Parme (b.1961) {herself eldest of three children of late Prince André of Bourbon-Parma (1928-2011) & his morganatic wife Marina, nee Gacry (b.1935)} & her former husband Gilbert "Gaya" Silly, who became Gaya Bécaud in 1971 (b.1953) {himself firstborn son of famous French singer Gilbert Bécaud (ne Francois Silly; 1927-2001) & his first wife, Monique Nicolas (1929-2002)}]

Sources: https://www.libramemoria.com/defunts...e602f962d4b54a
Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilber...ie_priv%C3%A9e

[Daggy97]

Two deaths in the Hohenberg family!

Eleonore Fürstin von Hohenberg (nee von Auersperg-Breunner) died on 15 February 2021 at age 92

She was born on 12 September 1928 in Goldegg. She was the first child of Karl von Auersperg-Breunner (1895-1980) and Marie Henriette von Meran (1904-2000). She married Georg Fürst von Hohenberg, 3rd Duke of Hohenberg on 4 July 1960. They have three children: Nikolaus (now the 4th Duke of Hohenberg, *1961), Henrietta (*1962) and Maximilian (*1970).

She was predeceased by her husband who died last year at age 90. She was survived by her three children and seven grandchildren: Karl (*1991), Johanna (*1993), Therese (*1996) and Sophie (*2000) von Hohenberg (children of Nikolaus), Nikolaus (*2001), Luisa (*2004) and Leopold (*2006) von Hohenberg (children of Maximilian). Her daughter Henriette is unmarried and without issue.

Two of her grandchildren will marry this year. Karl von Hohenberg (*1991) is engaged to Maria Assunta von Loë (*1996) and Johanna von Hohenberg (*1993) will marry Vincenz von Waldstein-Wartenberg (*1990).

Source: https://gothanjou.blog/2021/02/18/el...ner-1928-2021/


Albrecht Fürst von Hohenberg died on 25 February 2021 at age 90

He was born on 4 February 1931 in Artstetten as the second son of Maximilian Fürst von Hohenberg, 1st Duke of Hohenberg (1902-1962) and Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee (1904-1993). He married Leontine von Cassis-Faraone (b. 1933) on 2 May 1962 in Vienna. They have four children: Margarite (*1963), Leo (*1964), Johanna (*1966) and Katharina (*1969).

He was survived by his four children and sixteen grandchildren: Johanna (*1992), Joseph (*1994), Paul (*1996) and Elisabeth (*1997) von Habsburg-Lothringen (children of Margarite), Genevieve (*1998) and Adrien (*2003) von Hohenberg (children of Leo), Laura (*1997), Marie-Margarethe (*1998), Ludwig (*2001) and Albrecht (*2006) Henckel von Donnersmarck (children of Johanna), Emanuel (*1999), Fernando (*2000), Livia (*2002), Alfonso (*2003), Clemente (*2007) and Felipe (*2009) Mendez de Vigo (children of Katharina).

After his death, his cousins: Sophie von Gudenus (nee von Nostitz-Rieneck, b. 1929) and Ernst von Hohenberg (*1944) are last two living great-grandchildren of Archduke Francis-Ferdinand of Austria.

Source: https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....1931-2021.html

[isaroyfan]

Hello, François de Cossé-Brissac, 13th Duke of Brissac (1929) died at Château de la Roche on 6th April 2021. He was the eldest son of Pierre, 12th Duke of Brissac and of his wife née May Schneider (1902-1999) he married Jacqueline de Contades (1940) in 1958. They had five children : Agnès (1960), Charles-André, 14th Duke of Brissac (1962), Angélique (1965), Marie (1968) and Pierre-Emmanuel (1974).


https://gothanjou.blog/2021/04/07/francois-de-cosse-13eme-duc-de-brissac-1929-2021/



Thank you in advance,
Isabelle.

[Biri]

James Wolfe Murray, former husband of late Baroness Catharina von Stedingk, died this year.

He was born in 1931. He and Baroness Catharina von Stedingk (1939-1990) [daughter of
Thérèse Fouché d'Otrante (1907-2000) {herself daughter of Countess Madeleine Douglas (1886-1983) & her first husband Charles, Count Fouché, Duke d'Otrante (1877-1950)} & her second husband Baron Eugène von Stedingk (1896-1947)] married in 1961, but divorced in 1969; they had two daughters: Chanette (b.1964) & Tatjana (b.1965).
Apart from daughters he leaves two grandsons: Samuel (b.1991) & Alexander (b.1993) [sons of Chanette & her husband Karl-Johan Roihjert (b.1962)] and a granddaughter Kajsa (b.2002) [daughter of Tatjana & her former husband Svante Jacobsen (b.1973)].

Source: Descendants of Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden

István de Beliczey de Baicza died in Bergisch Gladbach on 22 February.

He was born in Budapest on 10 November 1936.
He married in Burgsteinfurt on 10 December 1965 Princess Marie Adelheid of Bentheim and Steinfurt (b.14 April 1935) [seventh of eleven children of Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1883-1961) and second of seven by his second wife Princess Rosa Helene of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1901-1963)] by whom he had three children: Katharina (b.1966), Nikolaus (b.1968) & Juliane (b.1970) and eight grandchildren.

Also his brother-in-law, Prince Reinhard of Bentheim and Steinfurt died in Bad Bentheim on Easter Sunday 4 April, eight days after his 87th birthday.

He was born in Münster as first of seven children together of Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1883-1961) & his second wife Princess Rosa Helene of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1901-1963)].
He married civilly in Hamburg-Altona on 22 August and religiously in Steinfurt on 30 August 1975 (on the bride's 31st birthday!) Angelica Emmermann (b.30 August 1944) by whom he had five children: Reinhard (who died as a baby in 1976), twins Carl Ferdinand & Johanna Charlotte (b.1977), Christoph Peter (b.1978) & Aleida Elisabeth (b.1980) and five grandchildren.

From the children of Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1883-1961) only above mentioned Princess Adelheid, widow of Itsvan de Beliczey de Baicza, Princess Charlotte, Mrs.Wolfgang Paul Winkhaus (b.1936) and the youngest one, Prince Oscar Arnold (b.1946, married to Margot Lücke) are still alive.

Sources for both: http://heinbruins.nl/Nassau.html
https://www.angelfire.com/realm/goth.../bentheim.html

Count Adam Jan Tarnowski-Męciński died in Cracow on Easter Monday, 5 April.

He was born in London on 2 February 1952 as third of seven children of Count Stanislaw-Kostka Stefan Jan Tarnowski-Mecinski [adopted son of Ct Adam Kurozweki-Mecinski, (1918-2006)] and second by his second wife Princess Ada Lubomirska (1928-2018).
He was married twice: married firstly in Cracow on 1 September 1996 Dorota Mazurkiewicz (1962-2010) and secondly in Rzeszów on 3 December 2016 Marta Deskur (Polish artist of visual arts, b.1962; divorced from Xavery Alexander Wolski, by whom she has a son Xawery Józef, b.1988).
He was childless.

Sources: http://www.sejm-wielki.pl/b/cz.I003794
http://www.sejm-wielki.pl/b/cz.I003794
http://www.sejm-wielki.pl/b/cz.I000133
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Deskur
https://www.angelfire.com/realm/goth...tarnowski.html

[rachey88]

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh today, the 9th April 2021 at the age of 99 years.

[isaroyfan]

Hello, HRH, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died at Windsor Caste on 9th April 2021. He was born at Corfu, Greece on 10th June 1921 as the fifth and youngest children and only son of Prince Andreas of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944) and his wife née Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969) . He married Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1926) at Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947. They had four children: Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Anne, Princess Royal (1950) , Andrew, Duke of York (1960) and Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964).

https://www.royal.uk/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...d-99-z3xx2nf6l


Thank you in advance,
Isabelle.

[Biri]

Originally Posted by isaroyfan

Hello, HRH, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died at Windsor Caste on 9th April 2021. He was born at Corfu, Greece on 10th June 1921 as the fifth and youngest children and only son of Prince Andreas of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944) and his wife née Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969) . He married Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1926) at Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947. They had four children: Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Anne, Princess Royal (1950) , Andrew, Duke of York (1960) and Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964).

https://www.royal.uk/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...d-99-z3xx2nf6l


Thank you in advance,
Isabelle.

Apart from his wife and four children he left eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren (tenth one will be born in summer).

[isaroyfan]

Originally Posted by Biri

Apart from his wife and four children he left eight grandchildren and nine grandchildren (tenth one will be born in summer).

Biri I think you said nine grandchildren instead of nine great-grandchildren.

Thank you in advance,
Isabelle.

[Biri]

Originally Posted by isaroyfan

Biri I think you said nine grandchildren instead of nine great-grandchildren.

Thank you in advance,
Isabelle.

Corrected already, gracias

May the Duke of Edinburgh rest in peace.

[Marc23]

Prince Reihard Georg of Bentheim zu Steinfurt also died few days ago:

Royal Musings: Death of HSH Prince Reinhard Georg of Bentheim und Steinfurt

[Marc23]

Duchess Helene von Württemberg, Markgräfin Pallavicini (1929-2021):

Royal Musings: HRH Duchess Helene of Württemberg (1929-2021)

[Lane Kent]

Originally Posted by Biri

Apart from his wife and four children he left eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren (tenth one will be born in summer).

Sorry to make my first post a correction, but he is survived by 10 great-grandchildren, the 11th is due in the summer. Easy mistake to of made, as 2 have been born this year already.

• The two Phillips girls
• Prince George (2013), Princess Charlotte (2015) and Prince Louis (2018) of Cambridge.
• Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (2019)
• August Philip Hawke Brooksbank (born 9 February 2021)
• Lucas Philip Tindall (born 21 March 2021) - he has 2 older sisters.

source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/q...n-b926033.html plus many other sources.

The yet to be named Miss Mountbatten-Windsor will make 11 in the summer of 2021.

Apologies again for my first post being a correction. I have really enjoyed reading the Royal Milestones for a while now.

[Biri]

Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan died on 29 April.

He was born on 2 October 1941 in Amman (Jordan) as second child and son of Talal bin Abdullah (1909-1972) [himself son of Abdullah I bin al-Hussein, then Emir of Transjordan (British protectorate and since 1946 first King of independent Jordan as Abdullah I (1882-1951) & his first wife Musbah bint Nasser (1884-1961) daughter of Amir Nasser Pasha and his wife Dilber Khanum ] & his wife (and first cousin) Zein al-Sharaf (1916-1994).
Abdullah I was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1951, and Talal became king. Talal's most revered achievement as king is the establishment of Jordan's modern constitution in 1952, rendering his kingdom as a constitutional monarchy. He ruled for less than thirteen months until he was forced to abdicate by Parliament due to mental illness—reported as schizophrenia. Talal spent the rest of his life at a sanatorium in Istanbul and died there.
Prince Muhammad was married twice:
He married firstly to Firyal Irshaid (b.1945) [daughter of the late Farid Mahmoud Irshaid, a political leader who served as a Minister in the Government and a Parliamentarian in the Senate in Jordan; her mother Farida was Chair of the Red Crescent Society in The West Bank.] in 1964 by whom he had two sons Talal (b.26 July 1965) & Ghazi (b.16 October 1966); they divorced in 1978.
He marrid secondly in 1981 Taghrid Majali [daughter of Hazza' al-Majali (1917-1960) a two time Prime Minister of Jordan who was assassinated in 1960 while in office, & his wife Samiha Rfifan al-Majali.]

He is survived by his wife, two sons and seven grandchildren.

Sources: https://en.royanews.tv/news/27483/2021-04-29 (Thanks, eya!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazza%...#Personal_life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Muhammad_bin_Talal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firyal_Irshaid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talal_...#Personal_life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musbah_bint_Nasser
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdull...s_and_children

[valeas]

Freiherr Dietrich von Gumppenberg, died Thursday, after tragically involved in a car accident on Wednesday.
the link is to Zeit, highly recommended serious magazine in germany, but in german
https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-04/30/....startpage.com

Gumppenberg was both PR man and Politician for the liberal party FDP.
I can confirm the Zeit saying he is a real unique original LOl once you heard him speak you never forget. Though my german was still poor his gestures and glances would help understand LOL
May he rest in peace.

[Biri]

Count István Somssich de Saárd (1953-2021) died this year.

He was born in 1953 as the eldest of three sons of Baroness Isabelle Waldbott von Bassenheim (1926-2009) {herself fourth of six children of Archduchess Maria Alice of Austria (1893-1962) & her husband Baron Friedrich Waldbott von Bassenheim (1889-1959)} & her husband Count Pongrác Somssich de Saárd (1920-2013).
He was unmarried and childless.
He is survived by his brothers: Gábor (b.1955) & Kristóf (b.1960),sisters-in-law and three nieces: Stefánia (b.1991), Alice (b.1993) [daughters of Kristóf & his wife Isabelle, nee de Bruyn (b.1963)] & Olivia (b.1997) [daughter of Gábor & his wife Araceli, nee Adam-Salvatieri (b.1959)].

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