Royal, Princely and Noble Families of Germany & Austria 2: Ending 2022

Marengo · Oct 10, 2008

Count Petrus von Schaesberg (1967) commited suicide by jumping from his appartment on the 8th floor of a building in New York City. According to various US media the count was found dead on the inner court of his apartment building on September 23rd of this year. Petrus was the son of Count Heinrich von Schaesberg and Princess Margaretha of Croÿ

source: monarchen.nl, article in Dutch here.

sgl · Oct 11, 2008

How horrible! This is the first time that I have heard of this (and I live in the US). I am so sorry for his family's loss.

HRH Kerry · Oct 11, 2008

Wow, how sad. He was an Ivy League professor and had many interests. Here's an article from NY Sun. Don't know if the said review was current or what. But it does make you wonder.

Stefan · Oct 21, 2008

Just heard on the Radio that Gräfin Sonja Bernadotte has died after long illnes.

Article: SZON - Mainau-Gräfin Sonja Bernadotte gestorben

MBGGfvB · Oct 21, 2008

Stefan,

That is truely sad news. My condolences to the entire family.

Odette · Oct 21, 2008

That is so sad. As well as the professor's suicide. What a tragedy.
How many children did G Sonja have?
She had 5 children, 3 daughters, all of them are married but one is separated and 2 sons, one of them got engaged this year.

Alison20 · Oct 30, 2008

Marengo - was a Countess found?

Marengo · Nov 15, 2008

Princess Alexandra of Salm-Horstmar died on 5 November , aged 55. She is the daughter of prince Karl of Salm-Horstmar and Susanne Jantsch. She was married to baron Richard von Herman, from whom she divorced in 2002.

The princess lived in Andalucia and loved cooking, she published her own cookbook.

Read the article in Dutch here, from the excellent monarchen.nl

Marengo · Nov 25, 2008

Princess Monika of Lowenstein-W-R got her 12th grandchild on November 18th. It is a boy, named Mateo Pablo Méndez de Vigo y Salinas, he is the 3rd child of Monika's son Cristóbal Méndez de Vigo y Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife Tatiana de Salinas y Harnden.

More info in Dutch here, from the excellent monarchen.nl.

Marengo · Dec 4, 2008

Fürst Friedrich of Solms-Baruth demands 7000 ha. of land back that was coinfisquated by the Nazi's from his grandfather. The grandfather, Fürst Friedrich Herman was arrested as he was suspected from being involvewd in the failed plot to kill Hitler in 1944. He was forced to give away his properties to the Nazi's. It was later all confisquated by the Russians.

The exact value is difficult to estimate, but it should be at least 7 million euros. In 2003 the family already got 3658 ha. of land back located in the states of Brandenburg and Sachsen-Anhalt.

source: monarchen.nl

Grandson of German prince who helped 'Valkyrie' plot to kill Hitler loses bid to win back his family's £6m estate | Mail Online

Marengo · Dec 11, 2008

An interview in German with the Fuerst of Bentheim-Steinfurt, on the occassion of his 85th birthday:

Patron gibt volle Rückendeckung | Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung - Kreis Steinfurt

Among other things he says that the hereditairy prince Carl-Ferdinand and his wife are expecting their first child around christmas.

Courtesy: monarchen.nl

Stefan · Dec 27, 2008

And it was a real Chrstmas child: Prince Jonathan Alexis Viktor was born on Christmas Eve at the Hospital at Münster short before 20h00. The Family was alreay at home short after 23h00.

Münstersche Zeitung | Freude im Schloss: Erbprinz ist ein echtes „Christkind“

Marengo · Jan 19, 2009

And another birth: Count Friedrich of Ortenburg and his wife Freiin Christine von Wangenheim became parents of a son named Alexei Friedrich Julius. Friedrich is the only son of Count Botho of Ortenburg and his wife Freiin Ilse von dem Bussche Hadenhausen, who is distantly related to Gosta von den Bussche-Haddenhausen, mother of the late prince Claus of the Netherlands.

An interesting detail: Christine von Wangenheim was mentioned as a possible bride for Felipe, just before his engagement to Letizia Ortiz was announced.

As always, courtesy to Monarchen.nl - de Europese vorstenhuizen

HMTLove23 · Jan 19, 2009

the baby boy was born december 3rd????

Marengo · Jan 19, 2009

It seems so, but it wasn't known in the online genealogy sources for a month or so ovbviously. The boy was born in Hanover btw.

Stefan · Jan 22, 2009

Bentheim und Steinfurt

Stefan said:
And it was a real Chrstmas child: Prince Jonathan Alexis Viktor was born on Christmas Eve at the Hospital at Münster short before 20h00. The Family was alreay at home short after 23h00.

Münstersche Zeitung | Freude im Schloss: Erbprinz ist ein echtes „Christkind“

First pictures of the little Prince where published.

Mediencenter - Steinfurt: Die ersten Bilder von Prinz Jonathan

amedea · Jan 22, 2009

what a house for the princes! and what a stylish jacket the prince is wearing!

Marengo · Jan 23, 2009

And due to the birth of Johannes of Bentheim-Steinfurt the anscesteral schloss will be closed to the public in the next years. They want to rotect the privacy of the young prince and want to give him a care free upbringing, which they do noit think is possible with having too many visitors around.

Article in German:

Münstersche Zeitung | Keine Schlossführungen mehr - aus Rücksicht auf Prinz Jonathan

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courtesy: monarchen.nl

Marengo · Feb 4, 2009

iceflower · Mar 7, 2009

Bettina of Bernadote opens an exhibition with Easter
decorations in the castle Mainau, Germany, March 5 2009

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 **

iceflower · Mar 16, 2009

Diana of Bernadotte and daughter Pauline Marie pose
during a photosession at the castle of Mainau, Germany,
on March 15, 2009.

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 **

iceflower · Mar 19, 2009

Pic 19.3.2009

Bettina Countess Bernadotte and her brother Bjoern baptise a Lennart-
Count-Bernadotte-Orchid on the island Mainau, Germany, 19 march 2009.

Mainau starts into the new season with half a miliion spring flowers and the traditional orchid show. Lennard Count Bernadotte, the founder of the flower island, is to be in the focus. The Swedish prince who died in December 2004 made the island the most important tourist attraction at Bodensee with 1.1 million visitors in 2008. The sociopolitical engagement of the Count is also commemorated under the motto '100 years Lennart Bernadotte'.

-------> Pic

Avicenna · Mar 19, 2009

Thanks, Iceflower.
And here is the corresponding article of the newspaper Südkurier: suedkurier.de | Mainau: Besucherplus erwartet
Please note on the right side is a link for a picture gallery; no. 23 is in particular amusing.

MAfan · Apr 3, 2009

Fürst Franz Ulrich Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau died at Buenos Aires on 1 April 2009.
He was born at Vienna on 7 October 1936, son of Fürst Ulrich and his second wife Mathilde. He married firstly to Roberta Cavanagh between 1965 and 1977, and to Helena Gräfin Hutten-Czapska from 1977.
He is succeeded by his only child Carlos.

(source: Paul Theroff)

HMTLove23 · Apr 3, 2009

The new Furst Carlos b. 1967 is married to Maria de los Dolores Beccar Varela b. 1971 in 2000 they have three sons Count Wenzel Ferdinand (b.Buenos Aires 30 Apr 2002) Count Maximilian Benedikt Bonaventura Maria (b.London 24 Mar 2006) Count Stephan Wilhelm Bonaventura (b.Jan 2008). Count Wenzel Ferdinand is now the new heir.

iceflower · Apr 17, 2009

Pics 17.4.2009

Björn Bernadotte and his fiancee Sandra Angerer pose for
a photosession on the Island of Mainau on April, 17, 2009.

The couple will marry on June 7, 2009, as the German article
below says CP Victoria of Sweden will attend the wedding.

On May 8 Queen Silvia will be at Mainau as the 100th birthday
of Graf Lennart Bernadotte, who died in 2004, will be celebrated
with a ceremonial act.

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 **

Auch Kronprinzessin Victoria kommt

Stefan · Apr 17, 2009

There is a mistake in the article. The marriage date was earlier confirmed as 07. Mai, which would have been the birthday of Björn's mother, Countess Sonja.

iceflower · Apr 19, 2009

Thanks a lot for tellig us about the mistake, Stefan!

With the recent Easter exhibition and spring photosession
pics of the family on the Island of Mainau in mind, I've found
the following old pics of the Bernadotte family in March 1980.
The Easter celebration has obviously always played an important
role.

** 1980 - 1 ** 1980 - 2 ** 1980 - 3 ** 1980 - 4 **

iceflower · Apr 23, 2009

Bettina of Bernadote poses for a photosession in and
around the castle Mainau, Germany, April 17 2009

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 **

iceflower · May 4, 2009

Prince Jonathan Alexis Victor of Bentheim-Steinfurt was baptized
this weekend, here are some pics with his parents and guests
on Sunday, May 3, 2009. The German article about it says that
he was unflappable and did not cry at all

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 **

Taufspruch aus dem Korintherbrief für Prinz Jonathan

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