Engagements Announcements 2018


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The engagement was announced between Countess Sibylle de Lannoy (b.1990) [daughter of Count Francois-Xavier de Lannoy (b.1962) & his wife Sabine, nee Prioux de Cambry de Baudimont (b.1964)] & Baron Harold Bonaert [son of Baron Philippe Bonaert & his wife, nee Countess de Liedekerke] on 9 January.

Sibylle is the eldest of six children and second who gets engaged; her younger sister Savina (b.1994) got engaged to Aurelien de Bauw since 26 September last year.

Other siblings are:Severine (b.1992), Carole (b.1996), Charles (b.2000) & Cedric (b.2002).

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Lannoy
 
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Iva said:
Her younger sister Savina is already engaged since last year so that might not be true. :whistling:
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They got engaged not sooner than on 26 September, so they probably are still unmarried; weddings in "colder half of the year" are not so popular, and organizing the wedding requires time.
I already corrected my post.
 
The engagement between Princess Eugenie of York and Mr Jack Brooksbank was announced January 22, 2018.
 
The engagement between Mr. Louis Decruet and Miss Marie Ho Chevallier was announced from the Royal Palace of Monaco by the mother of Louis, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco on February 21st
 
Princess Maria Assunta of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.9 May 1988) [fifth of six daughters of Prince Felix of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.1954) & his wife Elisabeth, nee Countess von Meran (b.1952)] or plans to marry religiously Friedrich von Laer (b.1985) on 5 May; their civil wedding took place last year.

Sources: Descendants of Archduke Karl of Austria, Duke of Teschen
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha...owenstein.html
Netty Royal

Countess Maria Amelie of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.20 April 1993) [second of five children of Count Maximilian Rudolf of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.1964) & his wife Lidia, nee Rossi di Montelara (b.1963)] plans to marry Baron Joseph von Kap-herr (b.1990) [only child of Baron Egmont von Kap-herr (b.1953) & his wife Michaela (maiden name unknown, b.1962)] in San Martino Alfieri (Italy) on 8 September.

Sources: Descendants of Prince Karl of Auersperg
Trauttmansdorff
http://www.nettyroyal.nl/en/non_pro/news_future.html

Countess Marie-Catherine of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.20 January 1990) [oldest of six children of Count Alexander Franz of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.1962) & his wife Maria Theresia, nee Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (b.1963)] plans to marry Moritz von Nathusius (b.5 June 1989) on 2 June.

Sources: http://www.nettyroyal.nl/en/non_pro/news_future.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/goth...154650/heinrich-moritz-wilhelm-von-nathusius/

Count Conradin of Castell-Castell (b. 23 February 1984)
[oldest of five children of Count Alexander Friedrich Carl of
Castell-Castell (b.1954) and older by his first wife Marion Stepp (b.1957)] is engaded to Desiree Peill; they plan to marry sometime this year.

Sources: http://www.nettyroyal.nl/en/non_pro/news_future.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/castell.html
 
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The engagement was announced between Princess Noor bint Assem (b.6 October 1982) [youngest of three daughters together of Prince Asem bin Nayef of Jordan (b.1948) & his first wife, Firouzeh Vokhshouri (b.1948)] & Amr bin Farid bin Zidan (b.17 September 1974) [son of Dr. Farid bin Mohammed bin Zidan & his wife] in Amman on 15 March.

Princess Noor was previously married (from 2003 to 2009) to her paternal second cousin, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan (b.29 March 1980) [oldest child together of late King Hussein I bin Talal of Jordan (1935-1999) & his fourth and last wife, Queen Noor, nee Lisa Halaby (b.1951)]; their only daughter together, Haya, will turn 11 on 18 April.

Sources: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgYuxiBn3U9/?taken-by=nejlabintasem
https://twitter.com/x/status/974330640551366657
 
Charlotte Casiraghi

Charlotte Casiraghi, 31, apparently announced her engagement to her newest boyfriend Dimitri Rassam, age 36, at this years Rose Ball in Monaco. Charlotte is the eldest daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Dimitri is the son of French actress Carole Bouquet.
 
That isn’t confirmed so isn’t official as of yet.
 
Lumutqueen said:
That isn’t confirmed so isn’t official as of yet.
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Charlotte is said to have made the announcement hereself at the Rose Ball this weekend.
 
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The engagement was announced between Jonkheer Arthur de Bernard de Fauconval de Deuken (b.1990) [son of Jonkvrouw Nathalie d'Udekem d'Acoz (b.1961) & her husband Jonkheer Jean-Charles [of the barons] de Bernard de Fauconval de Deuken (b.1959)] & Marie-Garance Nolet de Brauwere van Steeland (b.1992) [daughter of Baroness Stephanie de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele & her former husband Regis Nolet de Brauwere van Steeland] on 27 March.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Descendants of Baron Jacques Albert d'Udekem d'Acoz

Arthur is the eldest of three children and first one who marries.
 
An update of my post:

Biri said:
Princess Maria Assunta of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.9 May 1988) [fifth of six daughters of Prince Felix of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.1954) & his wife Elisabeth, nee Countess von Meran (b.1952)] plans to marry religiously Friedrich von Laer (b.1985) on 5 May in Habitzheim; their civil wedding took place last year.

Sources: Descendants of Archduke Karl of Austria, Duke of Teschen
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha...owenstein.html
Netty Royal

Countess Maria Amelie of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.20 April 1993) [second of five children of Count Maximilian Rudolf of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.1964) & his wife Lidia, nee Rossi di Montelara (b.1963)] plans to marry Baron Joseph von Kap-herr (b.1990) [only child of Baron Egmont von Kap-herr (b.1953) & his wife Michaela (maiden name unknown, b.1962)] in San Martino Alfieri (Italy) on 8 September.

Sources: Descendants of Prince Karl of Auersperg
Trauttmansdorff
Netty Royal

Countess Marie-Catherine of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.20 January 1990) [oldest of six children of Count Alexander Franz of Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (b.1962) & his wife Maria Theresia, nee Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (b.1963)] plans to marry Moritz von Nathusius (b.5 June 1989) on 2 June.

Sources: Netty Royal
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/goth...154650/heinrich-moritz-wilhelm-von-nathusius/

Count Conradin of Castell-Castell (b. 23 February 1984)
[oldest of five children of Count Alexander Friedrich Carl of
Castell-Castell (b.1954) and older by his first wife Marion Stepp (b.1957)] is engaded to Desiree Peill; they plan to marry on 2 June in Illesheim (Germany, Bavaria).

Sources: Netty Royal
Castell
https://royaltravel.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/
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Princess Nicola of Auersperg (b.4 May 1991) [youngest of four children of Prince Andreas of Auersperg (b.1949) & his wife Julia, nee Griffith (b.1955)] will marry Camillo Ritter von Pachmann on 7 July.

Source: https://royaltravel.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/
 
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The engagement was announced between Countess Camilla af Rosenborg (b.29 October 1972) [second daughter and younger twin of Prince Christian of Denmark, who became a Count af Rosenborg (1942-2013) & his wife Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen (1947-2014)] & Ivan Ottesen on 8 March; they will marry reportedly in August.

By her first marriage to Mikael Rosanes (b.8 February 1952), whom she divorced reportedly in 2016, Camilla has four children: Anastasia (24-11-1997), Ludwig (5-6-2000), Leopold (15-4-2005) & Theodor (19-6-2008).
Ivan has a daughter Isabella from his previous marriage/relationship.

Source: https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/camilla-af-rosenborg-er-blevet-forlovet
https://translate.google.pl/transla...senborg-er-blevet-forlovet&edit-text=&act=url (Thanks, eya!)
 
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The engagement was announced between Countess Camilla af Rosenborg (b.29 October 1972) [second daughter and younger twin of Prince Christian of Denmark, who became a Count af Rosenborg (1942-2013) & his wife Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen (1947-2014)] & Ivan Ottesen on 8 March; they will marry reportedly in August.

By her first marriage to Mikael Rosanes (b.8 February 1952), whom she divorced reportedly in 2016, Camilla has four children: Anastasia (24-11-1997), Ludwig (5-6-2000), Leopold (15-4-2005) & Theodor (19-6-2008).
Ivan has a daughter Isableea from his previous marriage/relationship.

Source: https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/camilla-af-rosenborg-er-blevet-forlovet
https://translate.google.pl/transla...senborg-er-blevet-forlovet&edit-text=&act=url (Thanks, eya!)
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Camilla and her sisters aren't countesses anymore because of their marriage to commoners. In Denmark there's a differentiation between the titles of unwed daughters of a count - komtesse, and the wife of a count - grevinde.
 
Fernando Fitz James Stuart y de Solis, Duke of Huescar (b.14 September 1990) [older of two sons of Carlos Martinez de Irujo y Fitzjames-Stuart, Duke of Alba (b.1949) & his former wife Matilda de Solis y Martinez de Campos (b.1963)] is engaged to Sofia Palazuelo (aged 26); they plan to marry at Liria Palace on 6 October.

A bridegroom-to-be has younger brother Carlos (b.30 November 1991).

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhtSx5-Fnf8/?taken-by=holacom (Thanks, eya!)
 
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Fernando Fitz James Stuart y de Solis, Duke of Huescar (b.14 September 1990) [older of two sons of Carlos Martinez de Irujo y Fitzjames-Stuart, Duke of Alba (b.1949) & his former wife Matilda de Solis y Martinez de Campos (b.1963)]is engaged to Sofia Palazuelo (aged 26); they plan to marry at Liria Palace on 6 October.

A bridegroom-to-be has younger brother Carlos (b.30 November 1991).

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhtSx5-Fnf8/?taken-by=holacom (Thanks, eya!)
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Just as a note, I have seen pictures of Sofia and she is going to make a stunning Duchess of Huescar / future Duchess of Alba. Can't wait to see her gown.
 
The engagement was announced between Hereditary Count Constantin of Starhemberg (b.17 September 1992) [third of four children and older son of Georg-Adam, Prince of Starhemberg (b.1961) & his wife Nadejda, nee Countess non Abensperg und Traun (b.1961)] & Countess Elena of Trauttmannsdorff-Weinsberg (28 June 1993) [third of five children and only daughter of Count Johannes of Trauttmannsdorff-Weinsberg (b.1960) & his wife Natalie, nee Countee von Hartig (b.1966)] on 8 May.

Source: Royal Musings: A noble engagement: von Starhemberg & von und zu Trauttsmandorff
 
Countess Anne Therese von Arco-Zinneberg (*1981), the oldest of six daughters of Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria (*1954) (daughter of Archduke Robert of Austria-Este and Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta), and her husband Count Riprand von Arco-Zinneberg (*1955), got engaged to Colin McKenzie this year.
 
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Princess Paula of Auersperg (b.1992) [daughter of Prince Vincenz of Auersperg (b.1960) & his wife Catherine, nee Feldscher (b.1962)] is engaged to Ferenc Freiherr von Stipsicz de Ternova; they plan to marry in St. Florian, Austria, on 25 August.

Paula is second of four children, older daughter and first one who marries.

Her very distant relative, Prince Albrecht of Auersperg-Trautson (b.1989) [son of Prince Gobert of Auersperg-Trautson (b.1956) & his wife Ladislaja, nee Countess Hoyos, Freiin zu Stichsenstein (b.1957)] is engaged to Alix von Leeb; they plan to marry in Frohnleiten, Austria, on 22 September.

Albrecht is the youngest of four children and last one who marries.

Update- upcoming religious weddings:

That of Prince Konstantin of Bavaria and Deniz Kaya will take place in Engadin, Switzerland, on 1 September.

That of Princess Hélène of Yugoslavia and Stanislas Fougeron - in the Château de Villeprévost, Tillay-le- Péneux, Eure-et-Loir, France on 15 September.

That of Princess Isabelle of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg and Burkhard Keese - sometime in winter 2018/2019.

Princess Stephanie von Sachsen-Coburg and Jan Stahl will marry religiously at the St. Moriz Kirche in Coburg, Germany, but the ceremony was postponed to next year.

Source for all: Netty Royal
 
Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (b.11 January 1992) [daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Emir of Dubai (b.1949) & his senior wife, Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma al-Maktoum (b.1962)] got engaged to Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi Royal family.

Sources: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forum...-children-part-9-december-2014-a-37801-9.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm4RZxYhLRL/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1qile3ga3jw9p(Thanks, Dark Moon and Rossina!)
 
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The engagement was announced between Orlando Edward de Grey Compton (b. 1986) [scion of the Marquesses of Northampton, elder son of Richard Clephane Compton (b. 1957) of Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire, & his wife Lucinda Jane, nee Astell Hohler (b.1960), scion of that landed family] & Fleur Aline Isabel Montagu Stuart Wortley-Hunt (b. 1989) [scion of the Earls of Wharncliffe, only daughter of John Wortley-Hunt, of Marshall, Texas & his wife Lady Rowena Montagu Stuart Wortley (b. 1961) of Wortley, South Yorkshire, daughter of the late 4th Earl of Wharncliffe (1935-87)] on 5 September.

Sources: Peerage News: Compton/Montagu Stuart Wortley-Hunt engagement
Bute and Wharncliffe
Compton; Northampton
 
The engagement was announced between Lady Gabriella Windsor (b.23 April 1981) [daughter of Prince Michael of Kent (b.1942) & his wife Marie-Christine, nee Freiin von Reibnitz (b.1945)] & her longtime partner Thomas Henry Kingston (b.22 June 1978) [son of William Martin Kingston (b.1949) & his wife Jill Mary, nee Bache] on 19 September; They got engaged the previous month and are going to marry in the spring 2019.

Her only brother Lord Frederick Windsor is married to actress Sophie Winkleman since 2009; they have two daughters: Maud (15-8-2013) & Isabella (16-1-2016).

Sources: https://twitter.com/RE_DailyMail
http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2018/09/kingstonwindsor-engagement.html
https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2018-genealogical-information
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2018/09/lady-gabriella-windsor-to-marry-tom.html
https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2018-royal-news

The engagement was announced between Jonkvrouw Blandine de Lhoneux (b.1995) [daughter of Countess Diane d'Udekem d'Acoz (b.1963) {herself daughter of Count Raoul d'Udekem d'Acoz (b.1935; paternal uncle of Queen Mathilde of Belgium) & his wife Jonkvrouw Françoise [of the barons] de Maere d'Aertrijcke (b.1935)} & her husband Jonkheer Benoît de Lhoneux (b.1956)] & Wauthier du Bus de Warnaffe [son of late Patrick du Bus de Warnaffe & his wife...nee Coppieters de Gibson] on 18 September.

Blandine is second of six children, oldest daughter and first one who marries.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
http://heinbruins.nl/Udekem.html
 
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The engagement was announced between Baron Arthur d'Anethan (b.1987) [second of four children and oldest son of Henri Baron d'Anethan (b.1955) & his wife Sandrina, nee Baroness van Zuylen van Nyevelt (b.1961)] & Anne-Victoire de Ganay [daughter of Count Francois de Ganay & his wife..., nee de Montal] on 25 September.

Arthur is second child who marries; his sister Constance (b.1985) is married to Hadrien Peiffer since 2013; they have a daughter.
Other bothers are Victor (b.1993) & Gaspard (b.2002).

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Descendants of Th?odore Mosselman du Chenoy
 
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Otto, 6th Prince of Castell-Rudenhausen (b.31 May 1985) [eldest of four children of late Johann-Friedrich, 5th Prince of Castell-Rudenhausen (b.1948) & his wife Maria, nee Countess von Schonborn-Wiesentheid (b.1958)] is engaged to Sophia Mautner von Markhof (b.1 May 1989) [youngest of three children of Theodore Mautner von Markhof & his wife Maria Antonia, nee Countess von und zu Clam-Martinic]; they are going to marry in summer 2019.

Otto is the second sibling to marry; his younger sister Olga (b.31 January 2012) is married to Prince Dominik of Lowenstein-Wertheim Rosenberg (b. 7 March 1983) since 2012.
Other siblings are Anna (b.8 March 1989) & Anton (b.4 March 1992).

Prince Peter of Lobkowicz (b.1 August 1983) [eldest of six children of Prince Erich-Georg of Lobkowicz (b.1955) & his wife Christina, nee Countess von Hohenthal und Bergen (b.1961)] is engaged to Countess Helena von Klevenhuller-Metsch (b.10 December 1989) [second of four daughters of Johannes, Prince von Khevenhuller-Metsch (b.1956) & his wife Camilla, nee Donna Borghese dei Principi di Nettuno (1962)].

Both are the second of the siblings to marry:
Peter's younger brother Felix (b.3 August 1985) is married to Isabella Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona (b.18 May 1986) since 2012.
Other siblings are Anna (b.20 July 1987), Ludmilla (b.20 March 1991), Louisa (b.4 July 1995) & George (b.18 April 2006)

Helena's older sister Francesca (b.21 April 1988) is married to Count Damiano Minozzi since 2014.
Other sisters are Sophie (b.28 February 1992) & Cecilie (b.29 March 1997).

Source for both: Royal Musings: Two rather nice Noble engagements.
https://www.ruedenhausen.de/aktuelles/32807.Das-Schloss-zeigt-Flagge---des-Raetsels-Loesung.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/castell.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/khevenhuller.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/lobkowicz.html
 
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Count Josef of Stolberg-Stolberg (b.1986) [third of four sons of Count Otto of Stolberg-Stolberg (b.1955) & his wife Stefanie, nee Countess von Matuschka, Freiin von Topolczan und Spaetgen (b.1957)] is engaged to Baroness Maria della Neve von Freyberg-Eisenberg (b.1990); they plan to marry next year.

Josef is the second son who marries; his older brother Antonius (b.1982) married Countess Sophie von Plettenberg (b.1985) in 2012.
Other brothers are Ludwig (b.1984) & Johannes (b.1992).

Source: Descendants of Prince Honor? III of Monaco
 
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Count Josef of Stolberg-Stolberg (b.1986) [third of four sons of Count Otto of Stolberg-Stolberg (b.1955) & his wife Stefanie, nee Countess von Matuschka, Freiin von Topolczan und Spaetgen (b.1957)] is engaged to Baroness Maria della Neve von Freyberg-Eisenberg (b.1990); they plan to marry next year.

Josef is the second son who marries; his older brother Antonius (b.1982) married Countess Sophie von Plettenberg (b.1985) in 2012.
Other brothers are Ludwig (b.1984) & Johannes (b.1992).

Source: Descendants of Prince Honor? III of Monaco
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Hello, Baronness Maria della Neve von Freyberg-Eisenberg is the eldest child of Baron Rudolf von Freyberg-Eisenberg (1958) and of his wife nee Princess Beneditka of Bavaria (1961). She has three younger siblings: Conrad (1992), Michael (1993) and Ludovica (1997).

Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria.
https://geneall.net/fr/name/159299/rudolf-baron-de-freyberg-eisenberg/


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