Noble Births Announcements 2015


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The Honourable Angus Elphinstone (b. 1982), second son of James Elphinstone, 18th Baron Elphinstone (1953-1994), a maternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth, and Willa Chetwode (b. 1954), and his wife Isobel Smith had their first child, Albie James, on August 6.

Source: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/peerage-news/QKGVh0xgKZU

Count Roderick of Castell-Rudenhausen (b. 1980), younger son of Count Christian of Castell-Rudenhausen (1952-2010) and his wife Carolina Hintzen (b. 1952), and his wife Elisabeth Lotgering had their first child, Alexander, this year.

Source: Descendants of Willem Bentinck and Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg
 
Prince Philip of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.20 August 1979) [oldest of four children of Prince Karl Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.1952) & his wife Maria-Assunta, nee Freiin Weichs zur Wenne (b.1952)] & his wife Sophia, nee Wood had their first child, Marta Anna Maria Esther, this year.

Source: Löwenstein
 
Countess Laetitia Zichy (b.22 April 1972) [daughter of Count Andras Zichy (b.1935) & his wife Mireille, nee Baroness van der Branden de Reeth (b.1946)] & her husband, Gautier van Lidth de Jeude [son of Benoit van Lidth de Jeude & his wife France, nee Duesberg de la Morinerie] had twin daughters, their second and third, Evelyne and Coralie, on 14 August.

Sisters for Ariane (19-1-2014)

Source: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
 
Count Christian-Henri of Stolberg-Stolberg, who will turn 33 in twenty-nine days [youngest of four living children of Count Josef Emmanuel of Stolberg-Stolberg (b.1936) & his wife Jacqueline, nee Florin de Duikinberg (b.1942)] & his wife Katherine, nee Jacobs had their second child this year.

A sibling for Victoria (26-5-2013).

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2015-genealogical-information
 
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Katharina Preiser (b.1991) [daughter of Princess Carolin of Auersperg (b.1962) & her husband Christoph Preiser (b.1959)] gave birth to her first child, a son, this year.
Identity of his father is unknown.

Source: Descendants of Queen Victoria's siblings
 
Taliesin de Quelen was born in South Africa on August 29th 2015 as first son and fourth child to Count Olivier de Quelen and his wife Hedwige, nee Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein.
A brother for Maiwenn, Beatrice and Raphaelle.

Source: Nobiliana BAN 2015
original source: Le Figaro (5/6-9-2015)
 
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Prince Philip of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.20 August 1979) [oldest of four children of Prince Karl Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.1952) & his wife Maria-Assunta, nee Freiin Weichs zur Wenne (b.1952)] & his wife Sophia, nee Wood had their first child, Marta Anna Maria Esther, on 3 June.

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2015-genealogical-information

Prince Gregory Sapieha-Kodeński (b.5 December 1983) [maternal second cousin of Queen Mathilde of Belgium; son Alexander, Prince Sapieha-Kodeński (b.1953) & his wife Patricia, nee van Innis (b.1956)] & his wife Marie-Celine, nee Kumps (b.1981) had their first child, Zoe, this year.

His sister Maite (b.1981) is married to Raphael Delville (b.1980) and has two children: Lily (b.2009) & Charly (b.2012).
His brother Jeffrey (b.1988) is single.
He has never got to know his oldest brother Ladislas, who died in 1982 aged two.

Source: http://heinbruins.nl/Sapieha.html
 
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Prince Gregory Sapieha-Kodeński (b.5 December 1983) [maternal second cousin of Queen Mathilde of Belgium; son Alexander, Prince Sapieha-Kodeński (b.1953) & his wife Patricia, nee van Innis (b.1956)] & his wife Marie-Celine, nee Kumps (b.1981) had their first child, Zoe, on 23 August.

His sister Maite (b.1981) is married to Raphael Delville (b.1980) and has two children: Lily (b.2009) & Charly (b.2012).
His brother Jeffrey (b.1988) is single.
He has never got to know his oldest brother Ladislas, who died in 1982 aged two.

Sources: Descendants of Prince Ladislaw Sapieha-Kodenski
http://www.carnetmondain.be/
 
Felipe Riesle y Habsburgo-Lorena (*1986), eldest child of Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (*1952), herself daughter of Archduke Carl-Ludwig of Austria (1918-2007) and Princess Yolande de Ligne (*1923), and her husband Hector Riesle y Contreras (*1942), and his wife Pilar Garcia-Huidobro y Echeverria had their first child, Francisco Riesle y Garcia-Huidobro, this year.

He is the first grandchild for the paternal grandparents.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
 
George James Christopher Nicholson (born 2015)

_. Emily Fiona Nicholson [born 1983, nee MacManus], a descendant of Sir Winston Churchill & wife of James Edward Gianni Nicholson, gave birth to a son, George James Christopher, 6 September, 2015.

Mr Nicholson is the son of Mr James Nicholson and Mrs Sally Nicholson, of Kirtlington, Oxfordshire.

Emily Nicholson is a great-granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, scion of the Dukes of Marlborough, daughter of Mr James N.M. MacManus, of London, by his former wife the Hon Emma Mary Soames (b 9 Sept, 1949), a dau of the late Baron Soames (life peer) by his wife the former Mary Spencer-Churchill (Baroness Soames, LG), last surviving child of Sir Winston Churchill, KG, by his wife the former Clementine Hozier [Baroness Spencer-Churchill]

Source: Peerage News: George James Christopher Nicholson (born 2015)

Countess Marie Adelaide of Nicolay (b. 1982) [oldest of four children of Count Jean Louis of Nicolay (b. 1949) {himself son of Princess Maria Pia of Brazil (1913-2000) & her husband Count Rene de Nicolay (1910-1954)} & his wife Barbara neé Countess of Ursel de Bousies (b. 1958)] & her husband, Count Charles Antoine de Liedekerke (b.1981) had their first child, Paul, this year.

Source: http://heinbruins.nl/LouPhil.html

Johanna von Proff zu Irnich (b.1979) [daughter of Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria (b.1950) & her husband Hans Walter Natterman, adopted von Proff zu Irnich (b.1938)] & her husband Florian Prechtl had their second child this year.

A sibling for Franz (b.2013)

Source: http://heinbruins.nl/Parma.html
 
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Count Tristan Lannes de Montebello (b.24 November 1983) [son of Count Henry Joseph Lannes de Montebello (b.1946) & his wife Beatrice, nee de Vigneral (b.1958)] & his wife Gratiane, nee de Moustier had their first child, Maximilien, this year.

Source: Lannes de Montebello

Prince Stanislas Johann Joseph Lubomirski (b.18 September 1970)
[younger son of Prince Jan Leon Stanisław Lubomirski (b.1933) & his late wife, Ingrid Kietlicz-Rayska (1943-2009)] & his wife Delphine, nee Eggly (b.27 July 1972) had their third child, Theodore Jacques Stephan, in Geneva this year.

A brother for Hadrien Jan Simon Constantin Barnabe (b.2007) & Heloise Corinne Ingrid (b.2010)

Source: Lubomirski

Prince Francesco Guido Marino Boncompagni-Ludovisi (b.15 December 1977)
[only son of Prince Andrea Boncompagn--Ludovisi (b.1944) & his wife Laura, nee Mazzuoli] & his wife Maria Giovanna, nee Porro (b.1982) had their third child, Guidandrea, this year.

A brother for Sibilla (b.2008) & Stefania (b.2011).

Source: Boncompagni-Ludovisi
 
Countess Alexandra von Ledeburg-Wicheln (b.1982) [daughter of Count Carlos von Ledeburg-Wicheln (b.1954) & his wife Claudia, nee di Baja (b.1956)] & her husband Nestor Hernandez had their first child this year.

Source: Descendants of August Thyssen and Hedwig Pelzer
 
Christian Colfach (b.1982) [youngest of three sons of Jeanette von Arbin (b.1951) {herself daughter of Dagmar Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (b.1916) & her late husband, Nils Magnus von Arbin (1910-1985)} & her husband Esben Colfach (b.1947)] & his wife Emilie, nee Jurgenthal (b.1983) had their first child, Ebba, this year.

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau



 
Richard Carl McMasters III (b.1998) [son of Stephanie Michelle de Borbon (b.1968) {herself only child of Gonzalo Borbon y Dampierre (1937-2000) {{son of Infant Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia (1908-1975) & his first wife Emanuela de Dampierre (1913-2012}} by Sandra Lee Landry (b.1937)} & her husband Richard Carl McMasters II (b.1972)] & his wife Nikki, nee Harrington had their first child, Raylynn Camille, this year.

Although grandparents are still young, it's not their debut as grandparents: They also have a grandson named Carter - son of Christian Alfons (b.1995) by Madi May Ohler as well as another granddaughter (b.2013) by their firstborn son Nicholas Stephano Alesandro (b.1994) & Rachael Suzanne Fogelman (b.1995).
They have also another two sons: Jaime Sebastian (b.1996) & Alexander Leandro Joaquin Gonzalo (b.2004).

Source: Descendants of King Alfonso XII of Spain
 
Two more great-grandsons for Count Jakob Douglas (b.1927) & his wife Hedwig, nee Thielers (b.1930)!

Their granddaughter Countess Wilhelmina Douglas (b.1985)
[daughter of their son, Count Wilhelm Douglas (b.1956) & his wife Marie-Louise, nee Werner (b.1952)] & her husband Anders Ekesioo (b.1981) had their second son, Leopold, this year.

A brother for Ludwig (b.2014)

Their grandson Gustav Winberg [son of their daughter, Countess Christina Douglas (b.1951) & her first husband, Carl-Johan Winberg (b.1944)] & his wife Anna, nee Lundin had their first child, William, this year.

Source for both: Descendants of Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden
 
An interesting family. So many sons marry that young and fathering children. Do they follow any religious matters?
 
Countess Marie Jacqueline de Looz-Corswarem (b.1978) [oldest of three children of Count Rodolphe de Looz-Corswarem (b.1944) & his wife Christine, nee de Taisne de Raymonval (b.1949)] & her husband Howard Harvey became parents of a daughter, Mathilda, on 24 September.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Looz u.Corswarem
 
Donna Fabrizia Ruffo di Calabria (b.2 June 1981) [oldest daughter of Don Augusto Ruffo di Calabria (b.1955) & his wife,Irma, nee Princess of Windisch-Graetz (b.1951)] & her husband, Borja Berjumea y de Soto (b.1980) had their second child, Bosco, this year.

A brother for Blanca (b.2013).

Source: Descendants of Count Felice Rignon

Countess Diane de Lannoy, who will turn 37 in fifteen days [older of two daughters of Count Michel de Lannoy (b.1951) & his wife Catherine, nee Lagasse de Locht (b.1953)] & her husband Jean-Marc de Laminne de Bex (b.1976) [son of Guy de Laminne de Bex (b.1942) & his wife Marie-Axelle, nee de Grelle (b.1943)] had their second child, Lavinia, on 7 October.

A sister for Edgar (18-5-2013)

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.com/index.php?catx=2&caty=1&annid=4097&anncat=naissance
http://geneall.net/en/name/422785/diane-countess-of-lannoy/
 
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Lorenz Wolff (b. 1983), fourth of nine children of Countess Ladislaja von Meran (b. 1952) and her husband Lukas Wolff (b. 1951), and his wife Baroness Johanna von Weichs zur Wenne (b. 1984) had their second child this year.

A sibling for Theresia (b. 2012)

Source: Descendants of Archduke Johann of Austria

It's a boy.

Source: as above.

Prince Karol Roman Radziwiłł (b.4 January 1993) [seventh of eight children and youngest son of Prince Konstanty Mikolaj Melchior Maria Radziwill (b.1958) & his wife Joanna, née Dabrowska (b.1959)] & his wife Adrianna, nee Stępniewska (b.29 January 1994) had their first child, Zuzanna, on 24 October.

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

Charles de Pottere (b.1982) [older of two living sons of Coutess Veronica Holstein (b.1956) {herself third of seven daughters of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg (b.1925) & her late husband Knud, Count Holstein (1919-2001)} & her husband Francois Bruno de Pottere (b.1949)] & his wife Layla Jean, nee Kajer (b.1983) had their first child, a daughter, this year.

For Charles' parents it's a debut as grandparents; his younger brother Alexander (b.1985) is stll single; his older brother Bruno died as a baby in 1980.

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau
 
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Baroness Fanny Ramel (b.1988) [daughter of Otto, Baron Ramel (b.1950) {himself firstborn son of Countess Madeleine Douglas (b.1927) & her late husband Henrik, baron Ramel (1925-2009)} & his wife Eva, nee Ohlsson (b.1949)] & her husband Olof Gustafsson had their first child, a son, this year.

Source: Descendants of Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden
 
Charles de Pottere (b.1982) [older of two living sons of Coutess Veronica Holstein (b.1956) {herself third of seven daughters of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg (b.1925) & her late husband Knud, Count Holstein (1919-2001)} & her husband Francois Bruno de Pottere (b.1949)] & his wife Layla Jean, nee Kajer (b.1983) had their first child, a daughter, this year.

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau


The family is called Holstein-Ledreborg after their main residence the castle of Ledreborg.


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Ida-Maia Nilert (b.1981) [daughter of Jan Nilert (b.1950) {himself firstborn son of Catharina Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (b.1926) & her late former husband, Tore Nilert (1915-1997)} & his wife Pia, nee Bengtsson (b.1951)] & her husband Stefan Harry Szugalski (b.1980) had their second child, a son, this year.

A brother for Lovisa (b.2013).

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau
 
Kajsa Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg (b.12 October 1980) [only daughter of Michael Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (b.1944) & his wife Christine, nee Vellhojer (b.1947)] & her husband Christoph Dieterle (b.1981) had their first child, Sophia, this year.

Source: Descendants of German Emperor Wilhelm I
 
Count Georg von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee (b.11 January 1972) [son of Count Karl von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee (b.1940) & his former wife Dorothea, née von Boch-Galhau (b.1941)] & his wife Anna, nee Friherrinnan Gyllenkrok [daughter of Friherre Gustav Gyllenkrok & his wife Ingela, née Uhlén] had twins, their first and second child, Ferdinand and Cecilia, on 22 June.

Sources: Waldburg
https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2015-genealogical-information

Honourable Hugo Grimston, who turned 36 ten days ago [son of John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (b.1951) & his wife Dione, nee Smith (b.1954)] & his wife Gallia, nee McDermott had their third child, Ophelia Sylvianne Fortune, on 8 April.

A sister for Merlin Charles (5-8-2010) and twins Lorcan Sebastian & Hector Sylvester (31-1-2014).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Grimston,_7th_Earl_of_Verulam

Count Maximilien d’Harcourt (b.15 November 1985) [son of Count Olivier d’Harcourt (b.1954) & his wife Catherine, née de Bazelaire de Boucheporn (b.1953)] & his wife Philippine, nee Countess of Ursel (b.18 October 1986) [daughter of Count Lancelot d’Ursel (b.1953) & his wife Nathalie, née Countess d’Oultremont (b.1961)] had their first child, Leopold, this year.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/harcourt.html
 
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Count Jacquelin of Oultremont (b.5 August 1978) [son of Count Eric of Oultremont (b.1934) & his wife Isabelle, nee Imperiali dei Principi di Francavilla (b.1943)] & his wife Isaline, nee Desclee de Maredsous (b.20 March 1981) had their fourth child, Colombine, on 11 November.

A sister for Mailys (3-6-2007), Felix (22-11-2009) & Daria (22-2-2012).

Source: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
 
Antoine-Henri de Rochechouart de Montemart (b.20 June 1976) [youngest of three children and only son of late Charles de Rochechouart de Montemart (1929-1984) & his wife Moira, nee Hennessy (b.1937)] & his wife Laurene, nee Banti (b.26 April 1979) had their third child, Gaspard, on 5 August.

A sister for Diane (13-7-2011) & Victoire (5-8-2013).

Severin de Rochechouart de Montemart (b.9 August 1980) [fourth of five sons of late Jean de Rochechouart de Montemart (1934-2012) and third by his second wife Emmanuella, nee de Virieu (b.1948)] & his wife Paola, nee Larousse had their first child, Sacha, this year.

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

Hugo Davout d'Auerstaedt (b.4 September 1984) [son of Emmanuel Davout d'Auerstaedt (b.1949) & his wife Adeline, nee Le Vert (b.1954)] & his wife Victoire nee Boudet had their first child, Joseph, this year.

Source: Davout d'Auerstaedt

Countess Sophie of Waldburg zu Wolfgegg und Waldsee, who will turn 40 in seventeen days [oldest of three children of Count Wunibald of Waldburg zu Wolfgegg und Waldsee (b.1943) & his wife Michaela, nee von Oertzen (b.1948)] & her husband, Baron Giovanni Malfatti di Montetretto (b.7 April 1971) had their fourth child, Livia, this year.
Names and ages of three older children are unknown.

Young mother's sister Isabella (b.1978) is married to Baron Georg von Massenbach (b.1975) and has three children: Felipa (b.2007), Tessa (b.2009) & Franz (b.2013).
Her brother Ferdinand (b.1981) is single.

Source: http://heinbruins.nl/Siemens.html
 
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Cosima Weiler (b.1984) [daughter of Donna Olimpia Torlonia (b.1943) & her late husband Paul-Annick Weiler (1933-1998); sister of Princess Sybilla of Luxembourg] became mother of a son this year; the identity of his father is unknown.

Source: Descendants of King Alfonso XII of Spain
 
Antoine-Henri de Rochechouart de Montemart (b.20 June 1976) [youngest of three children and only son of late Charles de Rochechouart de Montemart (1929-1984) & his wife Moira, nee Hennessy (b.1937)] & his wife Laurene, nee Banti (b.26 April 1979) had their third child, Gaspard, on 5 August.

A sister for Diane (13-7-2011) & Victoire (5-8-2013).

Severin de Rochechouart de Montemart (b.9 August 1980) [fourth of five sons of late Jean de Rochechouart de Montemart (1934-2012) and third by his second wife Emmanuella, nee de Virieu (b.1948)] & his wife Paola, nee Larousse had their first child, Sacha, this year.

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

Hugo Davout d'Auerstaedt (b.4 September 1984) [son of Emmanuel Davout d'Auerstaedt (b.1949) & his wife Adeline, nee Le Vert (b.1954)] & his wife Victoire nee Boudet had their first child, Joseph, this year.

Source: Davout d'Auerstaedt

Countess Sophie of Waldburg zu Wolfgegg und Waldsee, who will turn 40 in seventeen days [oldest of three children of Count Wunibald of Waldburg zu Wolfgegg und Waldsee (b.1943) & his wife Michaela, nee von Oertzen (b.1948)] & her husband, Baron Giovanni Malfatti di Montetretto (b.7 April 1971) had their fourth child, Livia, this year.
Names and ages of three older children are unknown.

Young mother's sister Isabella (b.1978) is married to Baron Georg von Massenbach (b.1975) and has three children: Felipa (b.2007), Tessa (b.2009) & Franz (b.2013).
Her brother Ferdinand (b.1981) is single.

Source: Descendants of Christian Ferdinand Siemens and Eleonore Deichmann

Livia Malfatti di Montetretto is the first daughter and fourth child of the couple.
 
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