Noble Engagements Announcements 2016

[Marc23]

Originally Posted by Biri

The engagement was announced between Countess Cecile of Liedekerke-Beaufort, who will turn 29 in two days [older daughter of Count Hadelin of Liedekerke-Beaufort (b.1955) & his wife Angele, nee Blaton (b.1955) & Alexandre de Pret Roose de Calesberg (b.1983) [third of four children and youngest son of Jean-Marie de Pret Roose de Calesberg (b.1946) & his wife Benedicte, nee Cleeft (b.1951)] on 11 October.

Cecile is descendant of the Bourbons, Spanish royal family and Alexandre's grandmother is Princess Maria Gabriela Swiatopolk-Czetwertynska, who in turn is descendant of Prussian and British royal families.

[Biri]

Originally Posted by Biri

Jonkheer Charles-Louis de Potesta (b.1985) [second of three children and only son of Princess Sophie von Hohenberg (b.1960) {herself daughter of Duke Franz-Ferdinand von Hohenberg (1927-1977) and his wife Elisabeth, née Princess of Luxembourg (1922-2011)} & her husband Jean-Louis de Potesta (b.1951) {himself son of baron Charles de Potesta and his first wife Nicole, née de Gaiffier d’Hestroy}] got engaged to Cecily Weinberger (b.1988) this year.

Sources: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau

Update: they plan to marry on 15 July 2017:

Royal Travel and Events Blog: Upcoming Events

[Biri]

The engagement was announced between Jonkheer Arnaud Goethals (b.1988) [son of Jonkvrouw Cécile d'Udekem d'Acoz (b.1965) & her husband Jonkheer Jean-Louis Goethals (b.1963)] & Srephanie du Bois de Bounam de Ryckholt [daughter of Patrick du Bois de Bounam de Ryckholt & his wife..., nee Baroness Janssens de Bisthoven] on 22 November.

His elder twin brother Geoffroy got engaged to Delphine Kemlin half a year ago.
They have two more siblings: Florian (b.1993) & Ysaline (b.1995).

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

[Biri]

The engagement was announced between Count Corentin of Ursel (b.12 October 1989) [youngest of eight children of Count Patrick of Ursel (b.1949) and his (former?) wife Beatrice, nee van der Straten Waillet (b.1947)] & Marine Kervyn d'Oud Mooreghem (b.1991) [oldest of four children of Michel Kervyn d'Oud Mooreghem (b.1957) & his current wife Anne, nee Fabribeckers de Cortils de Grace (b.1964)] on 6 December.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Ursel
Marine Kervyn d' Oud Mooreghem, * 1991 | Geneall.net

[Biri]

Count Georg of Waldburg-Zeil_Hohenems (b.6 November 1992) [older of two sons of Count Stefan-Georg of Waldburg-Zeil_Hohenems (b.1963) & his wife Diana-Maria, nee Countess of Londron-Laterano and Castelromano (b.1967)] got engaged to Julia Ahrens sometime this year.

He has a younger brother Maximilian (b.15 June 1996)

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

[Stefanie]

Originally Posted by MAfan

Prince Dimitri Galitzine got engaged to Miss Alexandra Pollitt on 21 February 2016.

Prince Dimitri, 25, is the fifth child and eldest son of Prince Peter Galitzine and of his wife, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (granddaughter of the last Austrian Emperor Karl I and of his
Royal Musings: Galitzine-Pollitt engagement

Is a wedding date known?

[Biri]

Originally Posted by Stefanie

Is a wedding date known?

They got married on 11 June.

Honourable Nicholas Knatchbull (b.1981) [son of Sir Norton Knatchbull, Baron Brabourne (b.1947) & his wife Penelope, nee Eastwood (b.1953)] got engaged to Emma Peggy Chaing (b.1988) last year.

His previous engagement to Rahel Tedros was reportedly cancelled.

Source: Descendants of Princess Julie von Battenberg

[Biri]

Carlotta Mathieu (b.1989) [only child together of Countess Christina Douglas (1951-2010) & her second husband Arturo Mathieu (1943-2000)] got engaged to Nicholas Gaggero (b.1985) last year.

She has two older half-siblings Gustav (DOB unknown) and Emma Winberg (b.1980) born from her mother's first marriage to Carl Johan Winberg (b.1944); Emma is engaged to James Le Mesurier, Gustav is married to Anna Lundin and they have a son William (b.2015).

Both their grandparents' on mother's side, .Count Jakob Douglas & Countess Hedvig Douglas, nee Thielers died this year.

Source: Descendants of Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden