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Monday, January 31, 2011
Engagement of Prince Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Prince Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and Countess Philippa Spannocchi became engaged on 26 December 2010.
Countess Philippa is a daughter of Count Hieronymus Spannocchi and Countess Verena von Schönborn-Buchheim. Her aunt Katharina is the widow (and second wife) of Prince Ludwig's grandfather Count Rudolf Erwein von Schönborn-Wiesentheid.
The wedding date has yet to be announced.
©Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Countess Philippa is a daughter of Count Hieronymus Spannocchi and Countess Verena von Schönborn-Buchheim. Her aunt Katharina is the widow (and second wife) of Prince Ludwig's grandfather Count Rudolf Erwein von Schönborn-Wiesentheid.
The wedding date has yet to be announced.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Video fo the Wedding of Crown prince Frederik of Denmark...
I cannot believe it will be seven years already this May when we went to Copenhagen to witness this great event!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Princess Chantal of France turns 65!
Princess Jeanne de Chantal, princess of France, was born on 9 January 1946. She is the sixth daughter of the late Count and Countess of Paris. Chantal was baptized on 21 January at Saint Nicholas Church in Pamplona, Spain. Five years later she began school in Lisbon, later continuing her studies at "La Providence", a private school near Eu. In the meantime her father was completing the restoration of the Coeur Volant, the vast residence in Louveciennes that he had purchased upon returning to France after the abolition of the law of exile.
Later on, and once settled at Louveciennes Chantal was instructed by private tutors, followed by attendance to a private school at rue Saint-Dominique in Paris. she finished her secondary studies at a boarding-school in Gouvieux in the Oise region of France.
In 1965 Princess Chantal acted as godmother to her nephew Prince Jean, Duke de Vendôme and second of the present Count of Paris. Jean's older brother François being mentally handicapped, it is Vendôme who will effectively serve as Head of House France upon the passing of his father. In the meantime, Chantal and her younger brother Thibaut lived in an apartment in Neuilly at the end of the 1960s and while they attended school in Paris. She possessed a talent for painting and the plastic arts, which led to her attending the Estienne School in Paris, a renowned art center in the French capital.
Princess Chantal became engaged to Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue, a member of a noble family originally from Bologna, Italay. The Sambucy de Sorgues established themselves in Rouergue in the XIV century. The family also had contact with the Orléans as François-Xavier's great-uncle, Father Gaston de Sambucy de Sorgue, was the priest who officiated over the burial ceremony, in the Royal Chapel at St Louis de Dreux, for the Duchess d'Orléans, King Louis-Philippe's mother. Anyhow, François-Xavier and Chantal were married at the Royal Chapel at Dreux on 28 July 1972. She wore a splendid wedding gown designed by renowned couturier Balmain, as well as a diadem by Mellerio, a gift from her in-laws.
Upon returning from their honeymoon, the couple settled in an apartment in Neuilly. Chantal gave birth to three children: Axel (b. 1976), Alexandre (b. 1978) and Kildine (b. 1979). In 1981 the Sambucy de Sorgues moved to New York City, where they lived for the next four years, returning to France at the end of 1985. The Baron is an engineer and has had a successful career in the field of information technology.
Later on, and once settled at Louveciennes Chantal was instructed by private tutors, followed by attendance to a private school at rue Saint-Dominique in Paris. she finished her secondary studies at a boarding-school in Gouvieux in the Oise region of France.
In 1965 Princess Chantal acted as godmother to her nephew Prince Jean, Duke de Vendôme and second of the present Count of Paris. Jean's older brother François being mentally handicapped, it is Vendôme who will effectively serve as Head of House France upon the passing of his father. In the meantime, Chantal and her younger brother Thibaut lived in an apartment in Neuilly at the end of the 1960s and while they attended school in Paris. She possessed a talent for painting and the plastic arts, which led to her attending the Estienne School in Paris, a renowned art center in the French capital.
Princess Chantal became engaged to Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue, a member of a noble family originally from Bologna, Italay. The Sambucy de Sorgues established themselves in Rouergue in the XIV century. The family also had contact with the Orléans as François-Xavier's great-uncle, Father Gaston de Sambucy de Sorgue, was the priest who officiated over the burial ceremony, in the Royal Chapel at St Louis de Dreux, for the Duchess d'Orléans, King Louis-Philippe's mother. Anyhow, François-Xavier and Chantal were married at the Royal Chapel at Dreux on 28 July 1972. She wore a splendid wedding gown designed by renowned couturier Balmain, as well as a diadem by Mellerio, a gift from her in-laws.
Upon returning from their honeymoon, the couple settled in an apartment in Neuilly. Chantal gave birth to three children: Axel (b. 1976), Alexandre (b. 1978) and Kildine (b. 1979). In 1981 the Sambucy de Sorgues moved to New York City, where they lived for the next four years, returning to France at the end of 1985. The Baron is an engineer and has had a successful career in the field of information technology.
Princess Chantal and her husband are among the luminaries of Parisian social life. In 1994 she published a book titled "Princess and Citizen." Three years later she celebrated her Silver Wedding anniversary on a ship while cruising the River Seine. Many of her family members and friends were invited to this unique party. This celebration was followed by a ball at the Jockey Club to celebrate the 18th birthday of her daughter Kildine. Although distanced from her father for many years, as were most of the late Count of Paris' children, in his later years Princess Chantal rekindled contacts with her very complicated father.
Today Princess Chantal and her husband spend their time between an apartment in Paris and properties in the Yvelines and at Montnajour. She continues to paint, as do several of her sisters, and has had several exhibitions. She is also the grandmother of four children as both Kildine and Alexandre are married. Axel remains unmarried.
The Count of Paris and the Duke de Vendôme at the commemorative mass for Louis XVI
In French...a video of an impromptu interview with the Duke de Vendôme as he accompanied his father tp the yearly mass commemorating King Louis XVI's death.
Friday, January 28, 2011
An interesting tv program on the late Count of Paris's Discord with His Children
For those of you who understand and speak French...enjoy!
For the rest...enjoy the video images!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9kv7n_l-heritage-du-comte-de-paris-fin_webcam
For the rest...enjoy the video images!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9kv7n_l-heritage-du-comte-de-paris-fin_webcam
A Great-granddaughter of Kaiser William Passes Away
In her blog, Royal Musings, Marlene Eilers Koenig shares this sad news:
"Marina Engel died on January 10, 2011 at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey, California. She was 64 years old.
Marina Adelaide Emily Patterson was born on August 21, 1948 in Springfield, Missouri, one of a set of twins, to Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia and her American husband, Kirby William Patterson, a lawyer. When she was in fourth grade, the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Kirby Patterson worked as a prosecutor for the Department of Justice. Marina graduated from Western High School in Washington. D.C."
May She Rest in Peace...
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2011/01/qvd-update-death-of-marina-patterson.html
"Marina Engel died on January 10, 2011 at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey, California. She was 64 years old.
Marina Adelaide Emily Patterson was born on August 21, 1948 in Springfield, Missouri, one of a set of twins, to Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia and her American husband, Kirby William Patterson, a lawyer. When she was in fourth grade, the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Kirby Patterson worked as a prosecutor for the Department of Justice. Marina graduated from Western High School in Washington. D.C."
May She Rest in Peace...
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2011/01/qvd-update-death-of-marina-patterson.html
A Lonely Job at the Top
From the Times of London...
A researcher has looked back on the lives of more than 1,500 European kings and queens and found that more than 20 per cent died a violent death.
A researcher has looked back on the lives of more than 1,500 European kings and queens and found that more than 20 per cent died a violent death.
That is four times more likely than a soldier in a war zone and 200 times more likely than those living in Cuidad Juarez – the Mexican city with the highest murder rate in the world.
Professor Manuel Eisner, a criminologist at Cambridge University, found that the biggest cause of death was rivals taking the throne, followed by battles with neighbouring monarchs and revenge.
A few kings and queens were killed by random members of the public who had a grievance with authority.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8286288/Its-tough-at-the-top-how-being-a-monarch-is-dangerous.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8286288/Its-tough-at-the-top-how-being-a-monarch-is-dangerous.html
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