Noble Deaths Announcements 2017

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[MAfan]

January:

5 January 2017: Count Josef von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee, aged 67.

08 January 2017: Franziska Illing, née Countess von Orsini und Rosenberg, aged 86.

10 January 2017: Roman Herzog, former President of Germany (husband of Baroness Alexandra von Berlichingen), aged 82.

22 January 2017: Katherine Macmillan, styled Dowager Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden (of the Earls of Stockton), née Ormsby-Gore (of the Barons Harlech), aged 96.

22 January 2017: Prince Alexis Troubetzkoy, aged 82.

27 January 2017: Lord Christopher Thynne (of the Marquesses of Bath), aged 82.

 

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February:

20 February 2017: Count Ernst Lothar zu Solms-Laubach, aged 78.

26 February 2017: Countess Solange de Liedekerke de Pailhe, aged 84.

 

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March:

02 March 2017: Count Constantin Didisheim, aged 25.

12 March 2017: Count Louis de Clermont-Tonnerre, aged 83.

21 March 2017: Peter Hannon (husband of Lady Fiona Graham, of the Dukes of Montrose), aged 89/90.

26 March 2017: Count Philippe d'Ursel, aged 96.

 

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April:

04 April 2017: Countess Joelle Cornet d'Elzius du Chennoy, née Baroness de Crombrugghe de Looringghe, aged 55.

04 April 2017: Countess Amelie Szechenyi, née de Hemptinne, aged 39.

04 April 2017: The Hon. Caroline Weston, née Douglas-Scott-Montagu (of the Lords Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry), aged 92.

07 April 2017: Mary Katharine Mumford, 15th Lady Herries of Terregles, née Fitzalan-Howard (of the Dukes of Norfolk), aged 76.

08 April 2017: Countess Ingrid von Meran, née Messner, aged 78.

17 April 2017: Count Eberhard zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, aged 85.

29 April 2017: Princess Laure de Beauvau-Craon, née du Temple de Rougemont, aged 74.

 

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May:

02 May 2017: Elisabeth Allen, née de La Rochefoucauld, aged 95.

04 May 2017: Don Giuseppe Imperiali (of the Princes of Francavilla), aged 85.

08 May 2017: Don Carlo (of the Princes) Colonna, aged 76.

21 May 2017: Lady Fiona Hannon, née Graham (of the Dukes of Montrose), aged 85.

26 May 2017: Count Georges de La Rochefoucauld (of the Dukes de La Roche-Guyon), aged 87.

 

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June:

01 June 2017: Claude Burin de Roziers, née de La Rochefoucauld, aged 68.

07 June 2017: Countess Lionel de Warren, née Countess Lucie d'Ursel, aged 92.

17 June 2017: Count Renaud d'Ursel, aged 62.

21 June 2017: Countess Michel d’Harcourt, née Charlotte de Laminne de Bex, aged 83.

26 June 2017: Prince Andrei Mystchetzky, aged 99.

.. June 2017: Donna Ilaira Imperiali (of the Princes of Francavilla), aged 43.

 

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July:

01 July 2017: Princess Donna Orietta Boncompagni-Ludovisi, née Orefici, aged 82.

02 July 2017: Princess Kerty Mystchetzky, née Dalgaard Sand, aged 103.

09 July 2017: Prince Alexandre Bertrand Galitzine, aged 80.

15 July 2017: Prince Philippe de Bethune-Hesdigneul, aged 57.

18 July 2017: Count Bernard de La Rochefoucauld, aged 94.

19 July 2017: Prince Charles de Croÿ, aged 66.

26 July 2017: Princess Ghislaine Sapieha-Kodenski, née van Cutsem, aged 73.

.. July 2017: Count Andrea (of the Princes) Corsini, aged 74.

 

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August:

01 August 2017: Count Alfred von Enzenberg zum Freyen und Jöchelsthurn, aged 93.

16 August 2017: David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, aged 89.

01 August 2017: Ian Graham (of the Dukes of Montrose), aged 93.

24 August 2017: Don Antonello (of the Princes) Ruffo di Calabria, aged 87.

30 August 2017: Count Alexander Esterházy de Galántha, aged 74.

.. August 2017: Donna Violet Lucchesi-Palli (of the Princes of Campofranco), aged 86.

 

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September:

01 September 2017: Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, 10th Duke of Aubigny, 5th Duke of Gordon, aged 86.

06 September 2017: Countess Regina von Thun und Hohenstein, née Frankl, aged 57.

09 September 2017: Count Olivier d’Ursel, aged 60.

13 September 2017: Jadwiga de San, née Princess Sapieha-Kodeńska, aged 92.

13 September 2017: Countess Margret von Schönborn, née Gschwind, aged 90.

23 September 2017: Lady Michael Fitzalan-Howard (of the Dukes of Norfolk), née Victoria Russell, aged 98.

28 September 2017: Mary Wellesley (of the Dukes of Wellington), aged 102.

 

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October:

04 October 2017: Countess Joachim de Pierre de Bernis Calvière, née Princess Armande de Croy, aged 99.

05 October 2017: Izabella du Bois d'Aische, née Princess Światopołk-Czetwertyńska, aged 83.

06 October 2017: Hélène de Rougé, aged 96.

07 October 2017: Anthony Gordon-Lennox (of the Dukes of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon), aged 78.

10 October 2017: Zofia Skórzyńska, nee Princess Radziwiłł, aged 89.

13 October 2017: Lady Jean Fforde, née Graham (of the Dukes of Montrose), aged 96.

18 October 2017: Countess Emmanuel d’Ursel, née Marie-Chantal de Meester de Heyndonck, aged 79.

18 October 2017: Victor George Spencer, 3rd Viscount Churchill, aged 83.

 

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November:

01 November 2017: Davina Dalrymple, Countess of Stair, née Bowes-Lyon (of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne), aged 87.

01 November 2017: Count Peter Széchényi, aged 78.

02 November 2017: Lady Ursula d'Abo, née Manners (of the Dukes of Rutland), aged 101.

.. November 2017: Count Cristiano del Balzo (of the Dukes of Presenzano), aged 76.

 

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December:

07 December 2017: Mrs Jean Frances Woodroffe, née Hambro, formerly the Hon. Mrs Andrew Elphinstone, aged 94.

17 December 2017: Count Gobert-Léopold d'Aspremont-Lynden, aged 7 months.

18 December 2017: Princess Philippe de Merode, née Micheline de Gontaut-Biron, aged 100.

25 December 2017: Prince Philip Lobkowicz, aged 56.

26 December 2017: Count Ferdinand von Colloredo-Mannsfeld, aged 78.

27 December 2017: Sir Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox (of the Dukes of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon), aged 85.

29 December 2017: María del Carmen Franco y Polo, 1st Duchess of Franco, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Marchioness of Villaverde, aged 91.

 

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Exact date unknown:

Baron Christian von Saalfeld, aged 79/80.

Countess Jutta von Platen-Hallermund, née Hahn, aged 91/92.

Countess Gabriele von Seefried auf Buttenheim, née von Schnitzler, aged 97/98.

Count Jacob Douglas, aged 89/90.

Countess Jacob Douglas, née Hedvig Thielers, aged 86/87.

Baroness Maria von Redwitz, née Countess Douglas, aged 75/76.

Lord Roger Manners (of the Dukes of Rutland), aged 91/92.

Count Anton von Herberstein, aged 81/82.

Count Alfons von Coreth zu Coredo, aged 86/87.

 

[Ceely]

Count Josef of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee died on January 5, aged 67. He was the fourth of ten children of Count Heinrich of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee (1911-1972) and Princess Maria Antonia of Hohenzollern (1921-2011). He was married to Claudia Dyckerhoff from 1985 until their divorce in 1989. They did not have children. He is survived by seven of his nine siblings and their families.

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

 

[Marc23]

Roman Herzog died on January 10, aged 82. He was President of Germany from 1994 to 1999 and husband of Alexandra, Freifrau von Berlichingen. He is survived by his wife and his 2 children from his previous marriage.

 

[Biri]

Franziska Johanna Maria Helene Illing Orsini-Rosenberg, nee Countess of Orsini-Rosenberg died on 8 January.

She was born in Welzenegg on 28 April 1930 as fourth and youngest child of Johannes, Prince of Orsini and Rosenberg (1893-1932) & his wife Henriette, nee Countess von Moennich (1903-1994).She married in Schwaz, Tyrol on 21 October 1994 Franz Illing (1909-1997).
She had twenty-two nephews & nieces in total - her oldest brother Heinrich (1925-2011) had seven children, second brother Johann (1926-2004) - five (two are deceased) and only sister Maria-Anna (1927-2010) - ten (two are deceased).

Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2017-genealogical-information
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/orsini.html

 

[maria-olivia]

Countess Solange de Liedekerke dies on February 26th

She was Queen Fabiola's Lady in waiting for 50 years.
Unmarried she has Belgiums highest Decorations : Grand Cardon de l' Ordre de Léopold, Grand Officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne, Commandeur de l' Ordre du Zaire and Crosses from Spain, Ruanda and Burundi.
I met her at different occasions , A great lady ! RIP.

En todo Amar y Servir (Saint Ignace de Loyola)

 

[MAfan]

Here is her death announcement:
Les funérailles - Solange de Liedekerke de Pailhe

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

It is poignant that Solange will be buried at the castle where she was born: Eijsden Castle near Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Main building on the castle domain, Solange's birthplace: https://l1.nl/content/images/old-as...1826eb13b3f9-kasteel_eijsden_en_beemden_0.jpg

Solange's grandmother, Marie Fernande gravin van Geloes van Eijsden was the owner of the castle. After her death in 1956 it became Liedekerke property. The current owner is Solange's nephew Marcel graaf de Liedekerke, married with Beatrice gravin Christyn de Ribaucourt.

 

[maria-olivia]

Thanks for your information about Eijsden Castle.
The late Countess was the right Person at the Right Place !

 

[MAfan]

The Lord Christopher Thynne died on 27 January 2017, aged 82.

He was born on 6 April 1934 and was the third son of the 6th Marquess of Bath and of his first wife, née the Hon. Daphne Vivian (of the Barons Vivian).
He was married since 1968 to Antonia Palmer, by whom he had one son, Alexander, and one daughter, Sophie.

Peerage News: Lord Christopher Thynne (1934-2017)
Thynne; Bath

 

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The Hon. Katherine Macmillan, Dowager Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden, DBE, née Ormsby-Gore, passed away on 22 January 2017, aged 96.

She was born on 4 January 1921 as the daughter of William Ormsby-Gore, later 4th Baron Harlech, and of his wife, née Lady Beatrice Gascoyne-Cecil (daughter of the 4th Marquess of Salisbury).
She married in 1942 to Maurice Macmillan, son of Harold Macmillan (consevative politician, later Prime Minister) and of his wife, née Lady Dorothy Cavendish (daughter of the 8th Duke of Devonshire). They became parents of five children (Alexander, Joshua, Adam, Rachel, David).
In 1984 her father-in-law was created 1st Earl of Stockton and Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden; the latter title was user by her husband as courtesy title. Her husband Maurice died in 1984, predeceasing his father.
She is survived by her sons Alexander (the 2nd and current Earl of Stockton) and David, by seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; her other three children predeceased her.

MACMILLAN - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements
Peerage News: Katherine Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden, DBE (1921-2017)

 

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Count Constantin Didisheim died on 2 March 2017 in Italy, aged 25, victim of an avalanche while skiing near Courmayeur.

He was born in Uccle (Belgium) on 16 September 1991, the son of Count Christophe Didisheim and of his wife, née Clotilde Ancarani. His grandparents are Count Michel Didisheim (for many years Private Secretary and Chief of Staff of King Albert II of Belgium and former President of the King Baudouin Foundation) and his wife, née Countess Monika von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg.
He was unmarried and worked as a film director.
He died on 2 March 2017 near Courmayeur, after being hit by an avalanche. Two more persons died in the same circoumstance and 18 more were injured.

http://www.algr.be/documents/necros/constantindidisheim-20170311.pdf
Three killed, many injured in Courmayeur avalanche - English - ANSA.it
Constantin, un Bruxellois de 25 ans, est décédé dans l'avalanche en Italie en voulant secourir ses amis - RTL Info

 

[QueenPenny]

How tragic - he was so young Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Biri]

Baron Christian von Saalfeld died this year.

He was born in 1937 as third of six children (and first from second marriage) of Ralf, Baron von Saalfeld (1900-1947) who was a son of Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1859-1941) & his (probably) morganatic wife Katharina Jensen, created Baroness von Saalfeld in the year of their wedding (1892; 1874-1945);for this marriage he lost his right to succession in favour of his brother George.
Christian's mother was Melanie von Bismarck (1911-1987); his parents after him had three more children together: Klaus (b.1939), Bettina (b.1942) & Ulrike (b.1946). His father from his first marriage to Marie Seitz (1903-1931) had two children: (Karin (1927-1944) & Hermann (1929-2015).
In 1969 Christian married Claudia Maria Reichhold (b.1942) by whom he had two daughters: Clivia (b.1972) & Cornelia (b.1975) as well as four grandchildren: Kai, Jovis, Malte & Felix [children of Clivia & her husband Henry Feddersen]

Source: Descendants of Queen Victoria's siblings

 

[Biri]

Countess Joelle Cornet d'Elzius du Chennoy, nee Baroness de Crombrugghe de Looringghe died in Maleves-Sainte-Marie on 4 April, sixteen days after her 55th birthday.


She was born on 19 March 1962 in Etterbeek and in 1985 she married Count Xavier Cornet d'Elzius du Chennoy (b.1962) by whom she had three children: Christophe (b.1988), Marie Caroline (b.1991) & Sophie (b.1992).
She died exactly a week after the engagement of her older daughter with Jonkheer Benjamin van Innis (b.1987) was announced.


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


Countess Ingrid von Meran, nee Messner died on 8 April.


She was born in Stainz on 16 January 1939. She married in Innsbruch civilly on 13 June and religiously on 15 June 1959 Johann, Count von Meran (1934-1978), youngest of five children of Franz, Count von Meran (1891-1983) & his wife Princess Wilhelmine von Auersperg (1894-1986) by whom she had five children: Johanna (b.1959), Katharina (b.1961), Marie (b.1962), Franz (b.1964, current Count von Meran) & Friedrich (b.1965).
Apart from her children she leaves five grandchildren.


Michel Penon died this year.


He was the third husband of Eleonore Leveque de Vilmorin (b.1947) [daughter of Roger Leveque de Vilmorin (1905-1980) {himself firstborn, out-of-wedlock child of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886-1941) by Melanie de Gaufridy de Dortan (1876-1937)} & his second wife Edith Lowther (1906-?)] and therefore a stepfather to her four children Nicholas (b.1973), Eve (b.1975), Marguerite (b.1980) & Luc (b.1982) de Dampierre - two older from first marriage to Count Guy de Dampierre (b.1938) and two younger - from the second one to Count Aymeric de Dampierre (b.1947).


Source: Descendants of King Alfonso XII of Spain


Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2017-genealogical-information
Austria
Descendants of Archduke Johann of Austria

 

[MAfan]

Princess Laure de Beauvau-Craon, née du Temple de Rougemont, died on 29 April 2017, aged 74.

She was born in Tarbes on 15 September 1942 and was the daughter of Count Jean-Louis du Temple de Rougemont and of his wife, née Louise Lejeune (herself daughter of Baron Edgard Lejeune and of his wife, née Princess Marguerite Murat).
She married in 1972 to Prince Marc de Beauvau-Craon (1921-1982); they didn't have children. Her husband was divorced from Maria Cristina Patiño y de Borbón, daughter of Anténor Patiño and of his first wife María Cristina de Borbón y Bosch-Labrús, Duchess of Durcal (a descendant of the Spanish Royal Family), by whom he had two daughters.
She is survived by her siblings and their families, as well as by her two stepdaughters.
She has served for some years as President of Sotheby's France.

Mort de Laure de Beauvau-Craon, «une grande dame»

 

[Biri]

Great tragedy has fallen on Count Johannes Hoyos (b.1978) [younger of two children of Princess Ysabel of Bavaria (b.1954) & her husband, Count Alfred Hoyos (b.1951)] & his wife Weronika, nee Wundsam (b.1980); their first child, Ludwig, unfortunately died soon after birth this year (or was stillborn).

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

So sad...
RIP little angel...

 

[Ceely]

Count Philippe d'Ursel (born 1920), died on March 26 this year at the age of 96. He was the eldest child of Count Louis d'Ursel (1886-1969) and Genevieve Le Pelletier de Rosanbo (1893-1973). In 1956 he married Marie Antoinette Sabine Roche de La Rigodiere (b. 1933) and is survived by her, their four children (Etienne, Nicolas, Christophe, and Valentine) and several grandchildren.

His younger sister, Countess Lucie d'Ursel (born 1924) died on June 7, shortly before her 93rd birthday. She married in 1951 Count Lionel de Warren (1920-2010).

Source for both: Ursel