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May he rest in peace.
Horst Dierkes, second husband of Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont (*1939), died this year.
Prince Francois of Orleans, Count of Clermont died 31 December.
He was born in Boulogne-sur-Seine on 7 February 1961 as second of five children and first son of Henri, Count of Clermont and of Mortain; on the death of his father he assumed the title Count of Paris, and also that of "Duke of France" (b.1933) & his first wife, Marie-Therese Duchess of Württemberg (b.1934) who was created Duchess of Montpensier in 1984 after their divorce. Because his mother suffered from toxoplasmosis during pregnancy, he was born mentally disabled, as was his younger sister, Princess Blanche (b.1962).
Apart from his parents, he lft his four siblings: Marie (b.1959; now Prncess Gundaccar of Liechtenstein), Blanche (b.1962), Jean, Duke of Vendome (b.1965) & Eudes (b.1968) as well as six nieces and five nephews.
Source: Prince Jean de France - Décès de S.A.R. le prince François d'Orléans
France (Bourbon)