Noble Deaths Announcements 2013

[Biri]

Cornelia Kirpicsenko-Meran née Countess von Meran died in Salzburg, Austria, on 27 June 2013 after a long illness.

She was born on 14 November 1963 as a daughter of Count Adolf von Meran (1919-2010) & his wife, Ada Maria Kindermann (1922-2012). On 31 January 1999 she married Walter Kirpicsenko (b.1957) by whom she had three children; she is also survived by her only brother Johannes (b.1961) and sister-in-law with their children.

Dagmar Castenskiold died on 12 July 2013, aged 81.

She was born on 11 September 1931 as youngest child of Jørgen Castenskiold (of Danish nobility; 1893-1978) & his wife Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890-1961). Among her first cousins were King Frederik IX of Denmark, King Olav V of Norway and Queen Astrid of the Belgians. She married twice; her first husband Paul Bitsch died in a car accident, as did one of the three sons from this marriage years later. Her second husband Ole Larsen survives her, as well as her elder brother Christian (b.1926), who is the last surviving grandchild of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.

Source for both: These Royal Recently Passed Away | NettyRoyal

 

[MAfan]

Count Andreas von Bismarck-Schönhausen passed away in Salzburg on 20 July 2013, aged 72.

Born in Berlin on 14 February 1941, he was the youngest child and only son of Count Gottfried von Bismarck-Schönhausen and of his wife, née Countess Melanie Hoyos.
He has been married firstly from 1965 to 1974 to Countess Olivia Larisch von Moennich, by whom he had two daughters, Christina and Tatjana. He later remarried in 1975 to Charlotte Kinberg, by whom he had a third daughter, Stephanie.
He is survived by his wife Charlotte, his three daughters and their families.

Leute: Stephanie zu Guttenberg trauert um ihren Vater - N24.de

 

[Biri]

Oda Piltz, nee Hug died this year.

She was born in 1937 as fifth of eleven children of Princess Marie Therese of Prussia (1911-2005) & her husband Rudolf Hug (1885-1972). In 1963 she married Hans-Hermann Piltz (1930-2009) by whom she had two daughters: Luise-Dorothea (b.1965) & Angela-Beatrice (b.1968) and twin sons: Hellmut-Albrecht & Hans-Alexander (b.1969). She also had two grandchildren (children of Luise-Dorothea & her husband Eckhard Kohler).
Apart from her children and grandchildren she is survived by her siblings: Friedrich-Wilhelm (b.1932), Charlotte (b.1935), Rudolf-Sigismund (b.1939), Siegilde (b.1941), Luitgard-Luise (b.1943), Wolfdietrich (b.1945), Angela (b.1951) & Rudolf-Philipp (b.1957) and their families; her oldest brother Alois (twin of Friedrich-Wilhelm) died as a baby in 1932, and other one, Albrecht died in 2000 aged 67.
In 1973 she lost also her four-year-old nephew, Wolf-Thilo Beckenbauer (son of Luitgard-Luise & her husband Klaus Beckenbauer).

Source: Descendants of King Willem I of the Netherlands


Fabio, Baron Galli Zugaro died this year.

He was born in 1928 as second of four sons of Donna Paola Massimo (1900-1983) {herself daughter of Princess Beatriz of Bourbon (1874-1961) & her husband, Don Fabrizio Massimo, Prince di Roviano (1968-1944} & her husband Enzo, Baron Galli Zugaro (1898-1986).
In 1955 he married Donna Anna Maria Sanfelice (1933-2003) by whom he had five children: Paola (b.1965), Emilio (b.1960), Fabrizio (b.1963), Fabiola (b.1965) & Umberto (b.1969); apart from them he is also survived by four grandsons and four granddaughters, as well as his brothers Carlo (b.1934) & Umberto (b.1940) with their families; his older brother Paolo predeceased him in 1997, aged 72.

Source: Descendants of Duke Carlo III of Parma

 

[Biri]

Count Antoine de Dreux-Breze died this year.

He was born in 1928. In 1950 he married Gilonne d'Harcourt (b.1927), daughter of Princess Isabelle of France (1900-1983) & her first husband, Count Bruno d'Harcourt (1899-1934) by whom he had five daughters, but they both suffered a lot of pain as parents, giving that they buried three of them: Anne in 1953 (aged 1), Anne-Pierre in 1958 (a baby) and Isabelle in 1966 (aged two).
Apart from his wife, he is survived by two daughters Laure (b.1951) and Diane (b.1954), four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Source: Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French


Countess Marie Brandolini d'Adda, nee Angliviel de la Baumelle, died this year.

She was born in 1963. In 1987 she married Count Brandino Brandolini d'Adda dei Conti di Valmareno (b.1957).
Apart from her husband, she bereaved her three sons: Guido (b.1990), Marcantonio (b.1991) and Gioacchino (b.2000).

Source: Descendants of Giovanni Agnelli and Clara Boselli

 

[Biri]

Victoria Eugenia Fernandez de Cordoba y Fernandez de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli and Grande of Spain, Duchess of Alcala de los Gazules, died in her residence, Casa de Pilatos, in Sevilla on 18 August.

She was born on 16 April 1917 in Madrid as oldest of three daughters of Luis Fernandez de Cordoba, 17th Duke of Medinaceli (1880-1956) & older of two by his first wife, Ana Fernandez de Henestrosa y Gayoso de los Cobos (1879-1939).
She married in Sevilla on 12 January 1938 Rafael de Medina y Villalonga (1905-1992) by whom she had four children: Ana, Countess of Ofalia, Marchioness of Navahermosa (1940-2012), Luis, Marquess of Cogolludo, Duke of Santiesteban del Puerto, Marquess of Solera (1941-2011), Rafael, Duke of Feria, Marquess of Villalba (1942-2001) & Ignacio, Duke of Segorbe, Count of Moriana del Rio, Count of Ampurias, Count of Rivadavia, Count of Ricla (b.1947).
Apart from her only surviving son she left nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren as well as three nieces and four nephews with their families.
Her sister Maria de la Paz, Duchess of Lerma predeceased her in 1998 (aged 79); also her half-sister Casilda, Duchess of Cardona died the same year (aged 57).

Source: Fallece a los 96 años la duquesa de Medinaceli, once veces Grande de España - Noticias de Noticias
Arion
House of Hohenlohe - Part I
Hohenlohe
Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

 

[BrazilianEmpire]

Contessa Alice Formenti di Tolmino e Biglia died in Gorizia, Italy, on August 29.

Born Freiin Alice Taxis von Bordogna und Valnigra, June 6 1936, at Schladming, Austria, she was the first daughter and second child of Freiherr Lamoral Taxis von Bordogna und Valnigra (1900-1966) and Princess Teresa Cristina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1902-1990). Her maternal great-grandmother was Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847-1871), second daughter and third child of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (1825-1891). She was the 29th on the Line of Succession to the Brazilian Throne.

She married, on January 7 1955, Conte Michele Formentini di Tolmino e Biglia (b.1929). They had two sons (Conti Leonardo and Filippo) and a daughter (Contessa Isabella).

Her Excelency is survived by her husband, children, grandchildren and siblings.

The funeral will be held on September 2, on the Church of San Floriano del Collio, Gorizia.

Source: Monarquia Já: Faleceu a Condessa Dona Alice Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança Formentini

 

[Biri]

Don Ferdinando Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona, 9th Prince of Piedimonte, 14th Duke of Laurenzana, born at Florence on 26 July 1924, died at Rome on 2 September, survived by his wife, née Daniella dei Conti Dainelli da Bagnano Masetti , and their children, Bonifacio, Isabella and Maria Ghilla.

Source: Royal News of 2013, Section III

 

[MAfan]

Fabio, Baron Galli Zugaro died this year.

He was born in 1928 as second of four sons of Donna Paola Massimo (1900-1983) {herself daughter of Princess Beatriz of Bourbon (1874-1961) & her husband, Don Fabrizio Massimo, Prince di Roviano (1968-1944} & her husband Enzo, Baron Galli Zugaro (1898-1986).
In 1955 he married Donna Anna Maria Sanfelice (1933-2003) by whom he had five children: Paola (b.1965), Emilio (b.1960), Fabrizio (b.1963), Fabiola (b.1965) & Umberto (b.1969); apart from them he is also survived by four grandsons and four granddaughters, as well as his brothers Carlo (b.1934) & Umberto (b.1940) with their families; his older brother Paolo predeceased him in 1997, aged 72.

Source: Descendants of Duke Carlo III of Parma

He died on 14 May 2013.

GeneAll.net - Fabio Galli Zugaro

 

[MAfan]

Count Antoine de Dreux-Breze died this year.

He was born in 1928. In 1950 he married Gilonne d'Harcourt (b.1927), daughter of Princess Isabelle of France (1900-1983) & her first husband, Count Bruno d'Harcourt (1899-1934) by whom he had five daughters, but they both suffered a lot of pain as parents, giving that they buried three of them: Anne in 1953 (aged 1), Anne-Pierre in 1958 (a baby) and Isabelle in 1966 (aged two).
Apart from his wife, he is survived by two daughters Laure (b.1951) and Diane (b.1954), four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Source: Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French

He died on 17 May 2013.
Harcourt

 

[MAfan]

Countess Marie Brandolini d'Adda, nee Angliviel de la Baumelle, died this year.

She was born in 1963. In 1987 she married Count Brandino Brandolini d'Adda dei Conti di Valmareno (b.1957).
Apart from her husband, she bereaved her three sons: Guido (b.1990), Marcantonio (b.1991) and Gioacchino (b.2000).

Source: Descendants of Giovanni Agnelli and Clara Boselli

She passed away on 30 May 2013 after a long illness.
Addio alla “contessa buona” C’erano Lapo e John Elkann - Cronaca - Messaggero Veneto

 

[Biri]

Countess Christa of Erbach-Erbach, nee Blossinger died on 10 August, four days before her 66th birthday.

She was born in Frankfurt in 1947, and on 17 August 1979 she married in Eulbach Castle Franz, Count of Erbach-Erbach and Wartenberg-Roth (b.1925). She was his second wife; he was previously married (from 1952 to 1979) to Princess Margarethe of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1923-2003).
She is survived by her husband, their only son together Magnus-Alexander (b.1982), his wife Lena, nee Schwartz (b.1982), as well as her two stepchildren: Alexandra (b.1955) and Franz, Viscount of Erbach-Erbach (b.1958) and their families.

Sources: Netty's Royalty Page Genealogical News 2013
Erbach

 

[Biri]

Don Briano Castelbarco Albani Visconti Simonetta dei principi di Montignano died at Domaine de Péguignon-Chateau Veux (France) on 12 June.

He was born in 1924, son of Don Francesco Castelbarco Albani Visconti Simonetta dei principi di Montignano (1900-1979) and of Maria Graziella Masetti dei conti di Bagnano (1901-1988). He married firstly Donna Giovanna dei principi Del Drago (1935-2009) and secondly Marion de Jacobert. He had no children.

Donna Carla Gallarati Scotti dei principi di Molfetta died in Milan on 22 June.

She was born in 1929, daughter of Don Gian Giacomo Gallarati Scotti dei principi di Molfetta (1886-1983) and of contessa donna Ida Mocenigo Soranzo (1898-1969) and married in 1983 Dr. Giulio Gavazzi (1927-1971). She is survived by one son and two daughters.

Donna Sofia Hardouin dei duchi di Gallese died in Genoa on 27 May.

She was born in 1930, daughter of Don Blasco Hardouin dei duchi di Gallese and of Elena Scerni and married in 1951 Dr. Vincenzo Pratolongo. She is survived by two daughters, one of whom is Donna Emanuela de Borbòn, widow of Don Gonzalo de Borbòn y Dampierre, Duque de Aquitania.

Donna Maria Angelica dei principi Lancellotti died in Rome on 17 July.

She was born in 1919, daughter of Don Filippo, Principe Lancellotti, Principe di Marzano, Principe di Lauro, Patrizio Romano (1892-1970) and of Donna Beatrice dei duchi Lante Montefeltro della Rovere (1892-1943). She was unmarried.

Don Pietro Paolo Sallier de la Tour Beccadelli di Bologna, VII Principe di Camporeale, VII Principe di Castelcicala, VI Duca di Calvello, died in Palermo on 9 August.

He was born in 1928, son of Don Filiberto Sallier de la Tour, VI Principe di Castelcicala and of Donna Marianna Beccadelli di Bologna, VI Principessa di Camporeale and married in 1956 Costanza Mastrogiovanni Tasca dei conti d'Almerita. He is survived by her, two sons and one daughter.

Donna Fiammetta Maria Immacolata di Sangro, née dei principi Caracciolo Carafa, Principessa di Fondi, died in Rome on 26 September, at 101 years old.

She was born in 1912, daughter of Don Francesco Paolo, Principe Caracciolo Carafa, Duca di Traetto (1880-1916) and of Donna Anna Caracciolo, Marchesa di Santeramo e Cervinara (1884-1972). She married in 1939 Don Oderisio di Sangro, Principe di Fondi (1915-1990) and is survived by an only son.

Source for all: Royal News of 2013, Section III

Countess Alice Formentini, née Baroness Tasso de Saxe-Coburg-et-Bragança (before: Taxis von Bordogna und Valnigra) died in Gorizia on 29 August.

She was born at SchladmingCastle in 1936, daughter of Barone Lamoral Taxis von Bordogna und Valnigra (1900-1966) and of Princess Teresa of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha et Bragança (1902-1990). She married in 1956 Conte Michele Formentini (b.1929) and is survived by him, two sons and one daughter.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/news/2013_1.htm

 

[MAfan]

Countess Damien de Fontaines Maillard de La Gournerie, née Claire de Lévis-Mirepoix (of the Dukes of San Fernando Luis) passed away on 8 October 2013, aged 50.

She was born on 17 August 1963, the second of the seven daughters of Charles de Lévis-Mirepoix and of his wife, née Éliane de Cossé-Brissac.
She was married since 1997 to Count Damien de Fontaines Maillard de La Gournerie, with whom she had three sons and a daughter.

Avis de décès - Claire DE FONTAINES MAILLARD DE LA GOURNERIE - Avis obsèques - Origny-le-Roux (61) - Mamers (72) - Dans nos coeurs
Levis-Mirepoix

 

[Biri]

Prince Bernard de Broglie died on 12 October.

He was born at Innsbruck on 4 May 1947, son of Prince Raoul Louis Marie Joseph de Broglie (1904-1982) & his wife Marie Thérèse Anne, née d'Auray de Saint-Pois (b.Langrume 1 Oct 1921).
He left two brothers Georges (b.1945) and Dominique (b.1949), three nieces: Nadege (b.1976), Edwige (b.1979) and Anne-Claire (b.1982) and their families.
He didn't set a family of his own.

Source: Royal News of 2013, Section III

 

[Biri]

Ursula Countess of Hochberg, née Countess of Schmettow, died on 20 October.

She was born at Potsdam on 4 November 1925 as a daughter of Lazarus Bernhard Gottfried, Count of Schmettow (1878-1967) & his wife, Marie Therese Freiin von Ketteler (1888-1948). In 1953 she married Karl Albrecht Heinrich Count of Hochberg (1912-1979).
She is survived by their four sons (and eleven grandchildren) the second of whom, Peter Konrad Friedrich, is apparently heir presumptive to the title Prince of Pless, the eldest son as well as his only son having apparently renounced their rights to the succession.

Source: Royal News of 2013, Section III

 

[MAfan]

Fürstin Sophie von Hatzfeldt, Duchess von Trachenberg, passed away on 19 October 2013. She was 86 years old.

She was born as Baroness Sophie Spies von Büllesheim on 2 August 1927. She married in 1954 to the then Count Edmund von Hatzfeldt (1923-1997), who succeeded in 1959 to his own father as Fürst von Hatzfeldt and Duke von Trachenberg. They didn't have children.

Hatzfeldt

 

[Biri]

Don Gherardo, 19th Prince of Porcia, Count of Mitterburg, Ortenburg, Porcia and Brugnera, died on 24 October.

He was born at Pordenone on 24 November 1924 as a son of Don Guecello, 18th Prince of Porcia, and his wife, Nobile Giuseppina Salazar. He married in 1971 Nobile Maria Antonia dei Conti Scroffa. He is succeeded by his son, Don Guecello, 20th Prince of Porcia.

Source: Royal News of 2013, Section III

 

[MAfan]

There is a little mistake about his date of birth, since the Prince was born in 1944 and not in 1924.

 

[MAfan]

Alfred de la Rochefoucauld, Duke de la Roche-Guyon, died on 25 October 2013, aged 85.

He was born at La Roche Guyon on 13 August 1928, the eldest son of Gilbert de la Rochefoucauld, Duke de la Roche-Guyon, by his second wife Marie Louise Lerche.
He married twice: firstly on 2 June 1949 to Eva Millier and secondly on 25 October 1952 to Lydie Jacobé de Haut-de-Sigy.
He became father of five children by his second wife: Lydwine, Gildine, Guy-Antoine, Cyrill and Alexis. His daughter Lydwine died aged 21 in 1975 and his son Cyrill died one week after his birth in 1964.
He is survived by his wife Lydie, their three surviving children and their families.

La Rochefoucauld

 

[MAfan]

Ruth Gräfin von Hochberg, née Reuther, passed away on 13 November 2013, aged 73.

She was born on 18 May 1940 and married in 1964 to Count Bolko von Hochberg. They had a daughter together, Countess Felicitas, before divorcing in 1969.
In 1984 her husband succeeded to his uncle as Fürst von Pless.

Pless / Hochberg

 

[MAfan]

Anita Charles, née Princess von Lobkowicz, died on 10 March 2013, aged 75.

She was born on 13 December 1937, as the third child and only daughter of Prince Eduard von Lobkowicz and of his wife, née Anita Lihme.
She married firstly in 1958 to Count Charles Louis de Cossé-Brissac, by whom she had two daughters and one son. They later divorced and in 1999 she remarried to Jean Charles.
She is survived by her husband, her children Anita, Diane and Emmanuel and their families.

Avis de décès - Anita LOBKOWICZ-CHARLES - Avis obsèques - Saint-Luperce (28) - Dans nos coeurs

 

[Biri]

Duchess Elena von Leuchtenberg died on 10 November.

She was born at Munich on 30 May 1922 as a daughter of Duke Dimitri von Leuchtenberg (1898-1972) and his wife, Catherine Arapova (1900-1991). She was unmarried, having been a nun as Soeur Elisabeth at the Orthodox Convent at Bussy, France.
Her only brother George predeceased her in 1963 having been only 36, also unmarried and childless.

Sources: Royal News of 2013, Section III
Descendants of King Maximilian I Josef of Bavaria

 

[MAfan]

And a few days later, on 19 November 2013, her relative Duchess Olga von Leuchtenberg passed away aged 87.

She was born as Olga Wickberg on 15 November 1926. She married in 1945, as his third wife, to Duke Sergei von Leuchtenberg (1903-1966; he was a cousin of Duchess Elena's father Dimitri). They became parents of two children, Serge and Elizabeth.
She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth and her family, her son Serge having predeceased her in 2000.

Leuchtenberg

 

[MAfan]

The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Dudley died on 16 November 2013, aged 93.

William Humble David Ward was born on 5 January 1920, the elder son of the 3rd Earl of Dudley and of his wife, née Lady Rosemary Leveson-Gower (herself the only daughter of the 4th Duke of Sutherland).
He firstly married in 1946 to the Argentinian Stella Carcano y Morra; they became parents of one son and two daughters before divorcing in 1961.
In the same year he remarried to Scottish actress Maureen Swanson (1932-2011), by whom he had seven more children, five daughters and two sons (one of whom died at birth).
He succeeded to his father in 1969 as the 4th Earl of Dudley. He is now succeeded by his eldest son, David.

The Earl of Dudley - Obituary - Telegraph

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Aschcombe passed away on 4 December 2013.

He was born on 31 March 1924 and was the son of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Aschcombe and his first wife, Sonia Keppel. He was also an uncle of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Chipps. The couple had no children together, and as a result the Baronage has passed on to his second cousin, Mark Cubitt. His funeral will be held at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England:

Peerage News: 4th Baron Ashcombe 1924-2013 (with thanks to Spheno who originally posted this in the thread regarding Camilla's family)

 

[Queen Camilla]

Correction:
Mark Edward Cubitt first cousin once removed.
Mark's grandfather (Archibald) & Henry's father (Roland) were brothers.

 

[Biri]

Countess Guilberte Thea of Oultremont, nee Lierneux died in Uccle (Belgium) on 7 December.

She was born in Bruxelles on 12 May 1926. She married in Ixelles on 20 April 1946 Count Jacques of Oultremont (1919-2012) by whom she had three children: Veronique (b.1947), Geraldine (b.1948) and Olivier (b.1962). She is survived by them and their families.

Source: http://www.carnetmondain.be/

 

[Biri]

Princess Louise of Lobkowicz, nee Brooks died on 1 July 2013.

She was born in Boston on 18 October 1932. She married in Concord, Massachusetts on 8 January 1955 Prince Dominik Nikolaus Patrick of Lobkowicz (b.1930). They had four children: Nicholas Henry (b.1957), Louise Brooks (b.1958), Thomas Brooks (b.1960) & Gillian Somerville (b.1963). They divorced in 1971.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Source: Lobkowicz


Count Bent Aage Georg of Platen Hallermund died on 18 December 2013.

He was born in Copenhagen on 27 September 1922 as a younger of two sons of Count Gustav Louis of Platen-Hallermund (1890-1970) & his wife Inger, nee Jonsen (1894-?). He married in Copenhagen on 22 March 1949 Jytte Dan Barsoe (b.1926) by whom he had four sons: Stig (b.1950), Frants (b.1952), Cai-Ulrich (b.1955) & Philip (b.1960).
He is survived by his wife, sons and their families.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/platen.html

 

[Biri]

Enno von Rintelen died last year.

He was born in 1921. In 1965 he married Countess Clotilde von Merenberg (b.1941) [only daughter of Georg, Count von Merenberg (1897-1965) & his second wife Elisabeth, nee Muller-Uri (1903-1963)] by whom he had three sons: Alexander (b.1966), Nicolaus (b.1970) & Gregor (b.1972)
Apart from his wife and sons he left four grandchildren: Julian (b.2003), Nicolai (b.2006) - sons of Nicolaus & his wife Olivia, nee Minninger (b.1969) - Frderick (b.2006) & Luise (b.2009) - children of Gregor & his wife Christiane, nee zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda-Prill (b.1973).

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau

 

[Biri]

Count Pongracz Somsich de Saard died last year.

He was born in 1920. In 1952 he married Baroness Isabelle Waldbott von Bassenheim (1926-2009) [daughter of Archduchess Maria Alice of Austria (1893-1962) & her husband, Baron Friedrich Waldbott von Bassenheim (1889-1959) by whom he had three sons: Itsvan (b.1953), Gabor (b.1955) & Christoph (b.1960).
He is survived by sons and three granddaughters: Stephanie (b.1991), Alice (b.1993) [daughters of Christoph & his wife Isabelle, nee de Bruyn (b.1963)] & Olivia (b.1997) [daughter of Gabor & his wife Araceli, nee Adam Salvatierri (b.1959)].

Source: The descendants of Archduke Karl of Austria, Duke of Teschen