Royal, Princely and Noble Families of Germany & Austria 2 - Page 4

**Marengo** · #61 10-10-2008, 12:15 PM

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 · #62 10-11-2008, 12:16 PM

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 · #63 10-11-2008, 09:44 PM

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** · #64 10-21-2008, 07:39 AM

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

Article: SZON - Mainau-Gräfin Sonja Bernadotte gestorben

MBGGfvB · #65 10-21-2008, 08:49 PM

Stefan,

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

Odette · #66 10-21-2008, 11:22 PM

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 · #67 10-30-2008, 10:34 PM

Marengo - was a Countess found?

**Marengo** · #68 11-15-2008, 06:27 PM

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** · #69 11-25-2008, 12:57 PM

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** · #70 12-04-2008, 08:33 AM

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** · #71 12-11-2008, 06:09 AM

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** · #72 12-27-2008, 06:22 AM

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** · #73 01-19-2009, 04:43 PM

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 · #74 01-19-2009, 05:08 PM

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

**Marengo** · #75 01-19-2009, 05:18 PM

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** · #76 01-22-2009, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan

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 · #77 01-22-2009, 11:49 AM

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

**Marengo** · #78 01-23-2009, 06:10 AM

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** · #79 02-04-2009, 07:18 AM

**iceflower** · #80 03-07-2009, 03:26 AM

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

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