Noble Engagements Announcements 2011

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[MAfan]

December 2010 (they became kown in January):

29 December: Jacobo Martinez de Irujo y Fernandez de Castro (grandson of the Duchess of Alba) and Asela Perez Becerril.


January:

5 January: Cabell Hopkins (son of Mr and Mrs John Hopkins) and Lucy Troughton (daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Troughton, and great-granddaughter of The Hon Michael Bowes-Lyon, of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne).

12 January: Paul Weingarten and Princess Mélanie de Ligne (daughter of Prince Wauthier and Princess Régine, née Countess de Renesse).

.. January: Henry Willi and Emily Mary Astor (daughter of Mr and Mrs John Astor, and great-granddaughter of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever).

..January: Emmanuel Rauter and Countess Maria Magdalena von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (daughter of Count Ferdinand and Countess Margrit, née Scholtz-Rautenstrauch).


February:f

15 February: Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, and Mrs Karen Gordon (née Villeneuve); their wedding is scheduled to take place on 18 June 2011.


March:

.. March: Prince Louis von Schönburg-Hartenstein (son of Hereditary Prince Johannes and Hereditary Princess Alexandra, née Countess von Attems) and Countess Elisabeth von Beaufort-Spontin (daughter of Duke Friedrich Christian von Beaufort-Spontin and his second wife, née Astrid Deeg).

 

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April:

.. April: Prince Joshua Paul von Lobkowicz (son of Prince Mark and Princess Anita, née Torraco) and Dawn Malkiewicz; their wedding is scheduled to take place on 24 May 2011.

.. April: Prince Christian-Henri of Stolberg-Stolberg (son of Prince Franz and Princess Jacqueline, née Floirin de Duikinberg) and Katherine Jacobs; their wedding is scheduled to take place on 13 August 2011.


May:

04 May: Count Charles-Antoine de Liedekerke (son of Count Charles-Amédée and Countess Anne-Claire, née de Woot de Trixhe) and Marie-Adelaïde de Nicolay (daughter of Count Louis-Jean and Countess Barbara, née Countess d'Ursel); their wedding is scheduled to take place at Le Lude on 9 July 2011.

11 May: Count István Kornis de Göncz-Ruszka (son of Count Tamás and Countess Maria Theresa, née Princess of Bavaria) and Countess Christina Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden.


June:

Martin Skaarup Thers Madsen and Tatiana Munro of Foulis (daughter of John Munro of Foulis and his wife, née Countess Silvia Holstein af Ledreborg, herself daughter of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg).

Diego Fernandez de Cordova y Cervero and Jonkvrouw Eleonore de Potesta (daughter of Jonkheer Jean-Louis de Potesta and his wife, née Princess Sophie von Hohenberg).

 

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July:

Prince Dominik von Lobkowicz (son of Prince Nicholas and Princess Sally Ruth, née Shaw) and Samantha Degroff; their wedding is scheduled to take place on 31 December 2011.


August:

Jurgen Hayessen and Princess Teresa zu Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg; their wedding is scheduled to take place on 24 September 2011.

Alfonso Diez and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba; their wedding is scheduled to take place at Seville on 05 October 2011.


September:

06 September: Prince Edouard de Merode and Silvia Steisel.

28 September: Christophe Witt von Dörring and Countess Marie-Aglae d’Aspremont Lynden.

 

[MAfan]

October:

Count Nicholas von Oberndoff (son of Count Johannes von Oberndorff and his wife née Baroness Anne de Jamblinne de Meux ) and Marie-Charlotte de Stoop.

Count Amaury du Reau de la Gaignonniere and Countess Elisabeth Helene von Einsiedel (daughter of Count Hildebrand von Einsiedel and his wife, née Princess Amelie von Urach).


November:

Prince Konstanty Mikołaj Światopolk-Czetwertyński and Princess Paola Maria Sapieha-Różańska.


December:

31 December: The Hon. Philip Douglas Paul Astor (youngest son of the late 2nd Baron and Baroness Astor of Heve) and Justine H. Picardie (daughter of Mr Michael Picardie and Mrs Hilary Britten).

 

[Biri]

Countess Maria Magdalena Felizitas von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg, who turned 29 yesterday (daughter of Count Ferdinand von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg, b.1950 & his wife Margrit, nee Scholtz-Rautenstrauch, b.1952) is engaged to Emmanuel Rauter. They are going to marry sometime this year.

Source:Netty's Royalty Page :Upcoming Events

 

[stephanievl]

Princess Melanie De Ligne, daughter of Prince Wautier and Princess Regine de Ligne is engaged to Paul Weingarten
Source

 

[Biri]

Lucy Troughton (b.1984) [great-granddaughter of Honorauble Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon (maternal uncle of QEII) got engaged to Cabell Hopkins.

Source: Descendants of Sir Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Jacobo Martinez de Irujo y Fernandez de Castro (b.1981) [son of Jacobo Martinez de Irujo y FitzJames Stuart, 25th Count of Siruela (b.1954) {himself son of Cayetana FitzJames Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba (b.1926) & her first husband, Luis Martinez de Irujo y Artazcoz (1919-1972) & his wife, nee Maria Eugenia Fernandez de Castro y Fernandez Shaw (b.1954)] got engaged to Asela Perez Becerril. They plan to marry in Spring.

Source: http://www.abc.es/20101229/gente/abcp-boda-casa-alba-primavera-20101229.html

 

[Biri]

Emily Mary Astor (b.1980) [great-granddaughter of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886-1971) & his wife, Lady Violet Mary Elliot (1889-1965); second cousin of Harry Marcus George Lopes, husband of Laura Parker-Bowles] got engaged to Henry Willi.

Source: Descendants of John Jacob Astor and Sarah Todd

 

[MAfan]

Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (better known as the brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales) got engaged to Mrs Karen Gordon, née Villeneuve.
Their wedding is scheduled to take place on 18 June 2011.
It will be Earl Spencer's third wedding.

Sources: BBC News - Prince William's uncle Earl Spencer set to wed
Royal News of 2011, Section III

 

[Biri]

The wedding between Marie-Adelaïde de Nicolay (b.1982) [daughter of comte Louis-Jean de Nicolay, b.1949 (himself the son of count René de Nicolay 1910-1954, and his wife Pia Maria, née Princess of Brazil, 1913-2000) and of his wife Barbara, née comtesse (of the dukes) d’Ursel, b.1958 (herself daughter of Michel, Count d’Ursel de Bousies, 1924-1989, and his wife Fernanda, née donna dei marchesi Diana,1928-1997)] and count Charles-Antoine de Liedekerke (b.1981) [son of count Charles-Amédée de Liedekerke (himself the son of count Charles-Antoine de Liedekerke and of his wife Nicole, née Bekaert) and of his wife Anne-Claire, née de Woot de Trixhe (herself daughter of baron Philippe de Woot de Trixhe and his wife Anne-Rose, née comtesse de Liedekerke)] will take place at Le Lude on 9 July.

Sources: Royal News of 2011, Section I

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/ursel.html

http://www.angelfire.com/in/heinbruins/LFII.html

 

[Biri]

Count Istvan Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka (b.1987) [son of Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria (b.1956) {herself daughter of Archduchess Theresia of Austria (b.1931) & her husband, Prince Rasso of Bavaria (b.1926)} & her husband, Count Tamas Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka (b.1949)] got engaged to Countess Cristina Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden (b.1989).

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

Andrew Leschallas (b.1970) [great-grandson of Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon, maternal aunt of QEII] got engaged to Jonkvrouwe Adrienne Quarles van Ufford (b.1977).

Source: Descendants of Sir Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

 

[Marc23]

Count Istvan Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka (b.1987) [son of Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria (b.1956) {herself daughter of Archduchess Theresia of Austria (b.1931) & her husband, Prince Rasso of Bavaria (b.1926)} & her husband, Count Tamas Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka (b.1949)] got engaged to Countess Cristina Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden (b.1989).

While Christina is descendant of Thurn und Taxis,Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the rest of the "royal" group...

 

[Fürstin Taxis]

They are very young.

 

[Biri]

Tatiana Munro (b.1983) [daughter of Countess Silvia Holstein (b.1958) {herself fourth of seven daughters of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg (b.1925) & her late husband Knud, Count Holstein (1919-2001)} & her husband John Munro (b.1959)] got engaged to Martin Skaarup Thers Madsen. They have already a son, Marcus (b.2009)

Source: www.angelfire.com/in/heinbruins/Nassau

 

[Biri]

Jonkvrouw Eleonore de Potesta (b.1984) [daughter of Princess Sophie von Hohenberg (b.1960) & her husband Jonkheer Jean-Louis de Potesta (b.1951)] got engaged to Diego Fernandez de Cordova y Cervero (b.1979).

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau

 

[Biri]

Prince Dominik Lobkowicz (b.1985) [youngest of three children and only son of Prince Nicolas Henry Lobkowicz (b.1957) & his wife Sally Ruth, nee Shaw (b.1956)] is engaged to Samantha Degroff. They are going to marry on 31 December.


Source: Netty's Royalty Page Upcoming Events

For this family it will be the second wedding this year; Dominik's older sister Hope (b.1983) married Timothy Thayer Leahy in March.
His oldest sister, Nicole (b.1981) has been married to David Wassermann since August 2007.

 

[Biri]

Josephine Eva, Countess Bernadotte of Wisborg (b.1984) [oldest of three daughters of Carl Ludvig, Count Bernadotte of Wisborg (b.1955) & his wife Charlotte, nee Urban (b.1954)] is going to marry Mikael Salenstedt (b.1982) this summer.

Source: Netty's Royalty Page Upcoming Events

 

[MAfan]

The couple got engaged back on 9 October 2010 in Malta.
Trond Norén Isaksen: An engagement among the Bernadottes af Wisborg

 

[Biri]

And they are going to tie the knot on 27 August.

Source: www.nettyroyal.nl Upcoming Events

Princess Teresa zu-Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.1985) [fourth of six daughters of Prince Felix zu-Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b.1954) & his wife Elizabeth, nee Countess von Meran (b.1955)] is going to marry Jurgen Hayessen on 24 September.
Teresa is the second of her parents' daughters who marries; the second daughter, Johanna (b.1981) married Robert Freiherr Heeremann v.Zuydtwyck (b.1978) in 2003.

The same source.

 

[Biri]

Duchess of Alba (b.1926) is going to marry Alfonso Diez, 24 years her junior at the beginning of October. She has been married twice and has six children from her first marriage.

Source: Noblesse & Royautés » Prochain mariage de la duchesse d’Albe

 

[Biri]

Jonkvrouw Mathilde de Meare d'Aertrijcke (b.1989) [youngest daughter of Countess Marie-Helene de Limburg -Stirum (b.1954) & her husband Jonkheer Benoit de Maere d'Aertrijcke (b.1953)] got engaged to Count Augustin de Lespinay this year.

Source: Descendants of Count Thierry de Limburg Stirum and Countess Marie Thrse de Thiennes, Leyenburg et de Rumbeke

 

[MAfan]

Their engagement has been annnounced on Le Carnet Mondain last year, on 19 October 2010.

 

[Biri]

Princess Melanie De Ligne, daughter of Prince Wautier and Princess Regine de Ligne is engaged to Paul Weingarten
Source

They are going to tie the knot on 17 September in Beloeil

Noblesse & Royautés » Actualité

 

[MAfan]

Duchess of Alba (b.1926) is going to marry Alfonso Diez, 24 years her junior at the beginning of October. She has been married twice and has six children from her first marriage.

Source: Noblesse & Royautés » Prochain mariage de la duchesse d’Albe

It has been announced that they will marry at the Duchess' palace in Seville on 05 October 2011.

Duchess of Alba announces wedding date | Latest celebrity news hellomagazine.com

 

[MAfan]

Prince Edouard de Merode became engaged to Silvia Steisel on 6 September 2011.

Prince Edouard is the third son of Prince Léonel de Merode and his wife, née Countess Régine de Liedekerke.
His fiancée is daughter of Roland Steisel and of his former wife, née Chantal Moreau.

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/news/2011_3.htm

 

[Biri]

The engagement was announced between Christophe Witt von Dörring (son of Karl Witt von Dörring [himself the son of Christian Witt von Dörring and of Eleonore Gräfin von Meran] and of his former wife née Clotilde Eeman) and Comtesse Marie-Aglae d’Aspremont Lynden (daughter of Comte Arnoud d’Aspremont Lynden and his wife née Hedwige Gräfin von Thurn und Valsassina [herself daughter of Ariprand Graf von Thurn und Valsassina and of his wife née Princess Maria von Auersperg).

Source: Royal News of 2011, Section II

 

[Biri]

Count Nicholas von Oberndofff (b.1974) [oldest of three sons of Count Johannes von Oberndorff (b.1943) & his wife Anne, nee Baroness de Jamblinne de Meux (b.1950)] got engaged to Marie-Charlotte de Stoop this year.

Source: Descendants of John Jacob Astor and Sarah Todd

 

[Biri]

Elisabeth Helene von Einsiedel (b.1977) [second of eight children and oldest daughter of Princess Amelie von Urach (b.1949) & her husband, Count Hildebrand von Einsiedel (b.1944)] got engaged to Count Amaury du Reau de la Gaignonniere this year.

Source: Descendants of Prince Honor III of Monaco

 

[Biri]

Princess Paola Maria Sapieha-Różańska (b.23 April 1983) [younger daughter of Princess Christina of Orleans and Braganza (b.1950) & her first husband, Prince Jan Paweł Sapieha-Różański (b.1935)] is engaged to Prince Konstanty Mikołaj Światopolk-Czetwertyński (b.20 February 1978) [younger son of Prince Michał Felks Światopolk-Czetwertyński (b.1938) & his first wife Kristina Sigurdson (b.1948)]. They are going to marry next year.

Sources: Konstanty Miko

Paola Maria ks. Sapieha-Ro

Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French (second part)