Dr. Nelly Auersperg (1928-2023), Cancer Researcher and Grandniece of "The Woman in Gold"

 At the age of ninety-four, Dr. Nelly Auersperg passed away on 15 January.Nelly's father Viktor.Born on 13 December 1928 at Vienna, Baroness Nelly Gutmann was the only daughter of Baron Viktor Gutmann von Gelse und Belišće (1891-1946) and Luise Bloch-Bauer (1907-1998), who wed in 1927. Nelly was later joined by a younger brother, Baron...

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Alice Javal Weiller, Victim of Holocaust & Great-Grandmother of Luxembourg Princess

 Alice Javal Weiller.The birth record of Alice Anna Laval, 1869.NOTE: My sincere gratitude to my dear friend Jakob Regnér, who discovered much of the information about the life story and tragic fate of Alice Javal Weiller.On 10 October 1869 at Paris, Alice Anna Javal was born as the eldest child of Louis Émile Javal (1839-1907)...

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Fürst Ernst von Hohenberg (1944-2023), Grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

 Fürst Ernst Georg von Hohenberg passed away on 12 January 2023. He was seventy-eight years-old. Ernst was the last surviving grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Duchess Sophie von Hohenberg. Now, the only surviving grandchild of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie is Fürst Ernst's first cousin, Baroness Sophie...

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The 90th Birthday of Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria

 Tsar Simeon and Princess Marie Louise.Photo (c) Paraskeva Georgieva.Last Friday, on 13 January, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria celebrated her ninetieth birthday in the capital of her homeland, Sofia. She arrived for the event together with her sons Prince Karl-Boris and Prince Hermann zu Leiningen, her daughter Princess...

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Princess Rohays Galitzine (1952-2023), Great-Granddaughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia

 The death notice of Rohays Galitzine.From The Times of 17 January.Aged seventy, Princess Rohays Galitzine died on 7 January 2023. Rohays is survived by her husband Prince Alexander Galitzine and their two daughters, Princess Sasha and Princess Nadezhda. The wedding of Sir David Butter and Myra Wernher.Born...

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The Eulogy of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece for His Father The King

 Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece.During today's funeral service for King Constantine II of the Hellenes, his eldest son and heir Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece delivered a very moving eulogy to his father. The crown prince spoke first in Greek and then in English for the international guests in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. The...

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From the Archives: The Passing of Princess Margarita of Baden

 [Note: This obituary was written upon the passing of Princess Margarita in 2013 by Arturo E. Beéche.]HRH Princess Margarita of Baden died in Farnham in the evening of 15 January 2013. Her death brought to an end a long illness that had seriously undermined the princess' health.Margarita was born at Schloß Salem on July 14, 1932. She...

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