Last updated on 3 January 2006
 

ARENBERG

Marie-Thérèse, Duchesse d'Arenberg, née de La Poëze d'Harambure, died at Punta del Este, Uruguay, on 19 April.
[She was born at Dijon on 5 June 1911, daughter of Jean Marie Auguste de La Poëze d'Harambure (himself the son of Gabriel de La Poëze d'Harambure and of his wife, née Théodora Ruyneau de Saint-George) and of his wife, née Marie Magdeleine Caroline Le Gouz de Saint-Seine (herself the daughter of Raoul Le Gouz de Saint-Seine and of his wife, née Pauline de Brosses). She married firstly, in 1934, Guillaume Noël Maurice Le Verdier (son of Georges Le Verdier and of his wife, née Marie-Thérèse Lainé-Condé). He died later the same year. She maried secondly, in 1940, Henri de Belsunce (son of Louis de Belsunce and of his wife, née Valentine de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet). He was killed in action in 1944. She married thirdly, in 1949, Erik Engelbert, Prince and Duc d'Arenberg, who in 1974 succeeded his brother as Duc d'Arenberg. He died in 1992. He had adopted her two children from her second marriage: Laeticia de Belsunce-d'Arenberg, who married and divorced Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria, and had two sons, Archduke Sigismund, the present head of the Royal House of Tuscany, and Archduke Guntram; and Rodrigue de Belsunce d'Arenberg.] (added 24 Apr 2005)

Prince Charles-Louis d'Arenberg (b.1949, son of Prince Armand-Louis Hélie d'Arenberg and of his wife, née Gabrielle Marie de Lambertye-Gerbéviller) married Diane d'Harcourt (b.1954, daughter of Vicomte Amury d'Harcourt and of his first wife, née Françoise Hutteau d'Origny) at Paris on 24 June. Both had been previously married. (updated 3 Aug 2005)

Philipp-Franz Frhr von und zu Guttenberg (son of Georg-Enoch Frhr von und zu Guttenberg [himself the son of Karl Theodor Frhr von und zu Guttenberg and of his wife, née Princess Rose-Sophie von Arenberg] and of his first wife, Christiane Henkell-von Ribbentrop, née Grafin von und zu Eltz) and his wife, née Hon Alexandra Louise Macdonald (daughter of Godfrey James Macdonald of Macdonald, 8th Lord Macdonald of Slate, and of his wife, née Claire Catlow), had their second child, Felix, born in Austria on 14 October. (added 19 Oct 2005)
 

AUERSPERG

Arnold Graf von Keyserling died at Matrei am Brenner on 7 September.
[He was born at Schloß Friedrichsruh on 9 February 1922, son of Hermann Graf von Keyserling and of his wife, née Godela Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen (herself the daughter of Herbert Fürst von Bismarck and of his wife, née Marguerite Gräfin Hoyos). In 1950 he married Wilhelmine Gräfin von Auersperg (daughter of Karl Fürst von Auersperg and of his wife, née Klementine Gräfin Mikes von Zabola). They had no children.] (added 13 Sep 2005)
 

BENTHEIM-TECKLENBURG

Prince Maximilian zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (fourth son of Moritz-Casimir Fürst zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg and of his wife, née Huberta Gräfin von Hardenberg) and his wife, née Marissa Clara Fortescue, had their second child, Louise Helena Agnes Delia, on 22 April. (added 24 Mar 2005)
 

CROY

Comte Jean-Philippe de La Tour du Pin (son of Comte Olivier de La Tour du Pin [himself the son of Comte Aymar de La Tour du Pin and of his wife, née Princess Maximilienne de Croy] and of his wife, née Catherine de Guigné) and his wife, née Pascale Gaillard, had their first child, Pierre, at Paris on 13 January. (added 6 Feb 2005)

Comte Adrien d'Oultremont died at Opheylissem on 26 April.
[He was born at Guines on 10 December 1918, son of Comte Albert d'Oultremont and of his wife, née Marguerite van de Werve d'Immerseel. In 1948 he married Comtesse Marie Blanche du Chastel de la Howarderie (daughter of Comte Ferdinand du Chastel de la Howarderie [himself the son of Comte Adolphe du Chastel de la Howarderie and of his wife, née Princess Marie Josèphe de Croy] and of his wife, née Blanche de Coetnempren de Kersaint). He is survived by her and by their two daughters: Sophie, married to Comte Christian d'Ursel; and Clotilde, married to Prince Charles-Louis de Merode.] (added 1 May 2005)

Princess Marie-Dorothée de Croy died at St.Benin d'Azy on 10 May.
[She was born at St.Benin d'Azy on 19 August 1924, daughter of Prince Léopold de Croy-Solre (1877-1965) and of his wife, née Jacqueline de Lespinay (1889-1977). From 1967 to 1979 she was married to Helmut Häferer.] (added 14 May 2005)

The engagement was announced between Hans Graf Kottulinsky, Freiherr von Kottulin (son of Franz Karl Graf Kottulinsky [himself the son of Johann Adalbert Graf Kottulinksy (himself the son of Karl Kunata Graf Kottulinsky, né Graf Dobrzensky v.Dobrzenicz, and of his wife, Maria Theresia Gräfin von Meran) and of his wife, née Cecilie Freiin von Ottenfels gt v.Gschwind] and of his wife, née Brigitte Spath) and Xenia Gräfin von Bissingen und Nippenburg (daughter of Franz Graf von Bissingen und Nippenburg and of his wife, née Rosalie Gräfin von Schmettau [herself the daughter of Matthias Graf von Schmettau and of his wife, née Princess Marie Elisabeth von Croy]). (added 14 May 2005)

Jean-Pierre le Clément de Saint-Marcq died at Paris on 25 July.
[He was born at Brussels on 21 October 1941, son of Joë le Clément de Saint-Marcq (himself the son of Albéric le Clément de Saint-Marcq [himself the son of Albéric le Clément de Saint-Marcq and of his wife, née Charlotte de Fabribeckers] and of his wife, née Geneviève de Vigneron) and of his wife, née France Empain (herself the daughter of François Emapin and of his wife, née Ghislaine Descantons de Montblanc). In 1966 he married Ariane de Grammont (daughter of Michel-Emmanuel, Marquis de Grammont de Crillon [himself the son of Comte Théodule de Grammont (himself the son of Comte Félix-Théodule de Grammont and of his wife, née Alexandrine de Nicolay) and of his wife, née Princess Marguerite de Croy (herself the daughter of Prince Gustave de Croy and of his wife, née Louise de Croix)], and of his wife, née Henriette des Acres de l'Aigle [herself the daughter of Charles des Acres, Marquis de l'Aigle, and of his wife, née Angélique Colbert]). He is survived by her, their three children, one granddaughter, and his mother.] (added 30 Jul 2005)

François de Thomasson (son of Arnaud de Thomasson [himself the son of Paul de Thomasson and of his wife, née Thérèse Thureau-Dangin] and of his wife, née Marie-Hélène de Grammont [herself the daughter of Antoine-Pierre, Marquis de Grammont (himself the son of Comte Théodule de Grammont and of his wife, née Princess Marguerite de Croy), and of his wife, née Anne-Marie de Budes de Guébriant (herself the daughter of Comte Hervé de Budes de Guébriant and of his wife, née Marie Eugénie Mortier de Trévise)]) and his wife, née Diane de Bouglon (daughter of Baron Jean de Bouglon [himself the son of Baron Raymond de Bouglon and of his wife, née Henriette Andras de Marcy] and of his wife, née Xavière de Urtasun), had their second child, Aurore, at Neuilly on 5 October. (added 19 Oct 2005)
 

ERBACH-FÜRSTENAU

Lukardis Gräfin zu Erbach-Fürstenau died accidentally at the Goethe university in Frankfurt-am-Main on 9 August.
[She was born at Darmstadt on 2 April 1953, the second of three children of the late Eugen Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau (himself the son of Raimund Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau and of his wife, née Princess Helene zu Solms-Braunfels) and of his wife, née Elisabeth Gräfin zu Erbach-Fürstenau (herself the daughter of Alfred Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau and of his first wife, née Maria-Domina von Maltitz). She was unmarried.] (added 17 Aug 2005)
 

FÜRSTENBERG

Hans Clarin, the actor, died on 28 August.
[He was born at Wilhelmshaven on 14 September 1929. In 1995 he married, as her second husband, Christa-Maria Gräfin von Hardenberg (daughter of Günther Graf von Hardenberg and of his wife, née Princess Maria Josepha zu Fürstenberg). She survives him.] (added 31 Aug 2005)
 

HARRACH

Thomas Richard Sinclair Buchan (son of David William Sinclair Buchan of Auchmacoy and of his wife, née Hon. Susan Scott-Ellis [herself the daughter of John Scott-Ellis, Lord Howard de Walden, and of his wife, née Irene Gräfin von Harrach]) and his wife, née Vanessa Birrell (daughter of Mr and Mrs John Birrell, of Melbury Abbas, Dorset) had their first child, John Alexander Sinclair, on 13 April. (added 24 Apr 2005)

Verena Helena Anna Freda Gräfin von Bassewitz, née von Bethmann-Hollweg, died on 18 July.
[She was born at Tiefhartmannsdorf on 16 September 1908, daughter of Dietrich Moritz Wilhelm von Bethmann-Hollweg (himself the son of Johann Philipp Karl Theodor von Bethmann-Hollweg and of his wife, née Freda Gräfin von Arnim) and of his first wife, née Franziska Carola Marianne Renata Gräfin von Harrach (herself the daughter of Ferdinand Graf vonHarrach and of his wife, née Helene Gräfin von Pourtalès). In 1930 she married Albrecht Graf von Bassewitz (1903-1991), son of Gerd Heinrich Karl Friedrich Graf von Bassewitz and of his wife, née Viktoria Freiin von Beaulieu-Marconnay. She is survived by their two sons and a daughter.] (added 24 Jul 2005)
 

HOHENLOHE-LANGENBURG

Philipp Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife, née Saskia Binder, had their first child, Max Leopold Ernst Kraft Peter, on 22 March. (added 26 Mar 2005)

Princess Xenia zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b.1972, daughter of Kraft Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and of first his wife, née Princess Charlotte von Croy) married Max Soltmann in a civil wedding at Obertaufkirchen on 13 August. The religious ceremony is reportedly to follow in Spring 2006. (updated 22 Aug 2005)
 

HOHENLOHE-SCHILLINGSFÜRST

Karl-Albrecht Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst died at a hospital in Bad Mergentheim on 23 October.
[He was born at Vienna on 30 April 1926, son of Franz Josef Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1894-1970) and of his wife, née Princess Aglaë von Schönburg-Hartenstein (1891-1965). In 1965 he married Ladislaja Gräfin von Meran (daughter of Franz Graf von Meran and of his wife, née Princess Wilhelmine von Auersperg). He is survived by her and by their daughter, Marie-Aglaie Gräfin von Schaesberg. Their son, Philipp-Ernst, died in 1993.] (added 12 Nov 2005)
 

HOHENLOHE-WALDENBURG-SCHILLINGSFÜRST

Franz Freiherr Mayr von Melnhof-Saurau (son of Franz Karl Freiherr Mayr von Melnhof-Saurau [himself the son of Johann Baptist Graf von Goëß-Saurau and of his wife, née Maria Freiin Mayr von Melnhof (herself the daughter of Franz Freiherr Mayr von Melnhof and of his wife, née Princess Marie zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, von Ratibor u.Corvey)] and of his wife, née Erzsébet Gfn Andrássy) married Eva Aggermann on 28 May. (added 7 Jun 2005)

Prince Victor Constantin Maria zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, von Ratibor u.Corvey, died in early September.
[He was born at Friedstein, Styria, on 20 April 1922, son of Prince Alfred zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, von Ratibor u.Corvey, and of his first wife, née Catherine Britton. Since 1948 he had been married to Viktoria-Margarita Gräfin von Lüttichau (daughter of Wilhelm Graf von Lüttichau and of his wife, née Margarita Pennington). They had no children.] (added 9 Sep 2005)
 
 

KÖNIGSEGG-AULENDORF

Eva Gräfin zu Königsegg-Aulendorf, née Belz, died on 5 January.
[She was born at Stuttgart-Degerloch on 15 May 1915, daughter of Emil Belz and of his wife, née Agnes Ellinger. In 1940 she married Maria Hermann Albrecht Graf zu Königsegg-Aulendorf (1896-1963, son of Xaver Graf zu Königsegg-Aulendorf and of his wife, née Hedwig Gräfin von Neipperg). She is survived by their son, Harald, their daughter, Marina, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.] (added 9 Jan 2005)
 

LEININGEN

Princess Kira-Melita zu Leiningen died at London on 24 September.
[She was born at Coburg on 18 July 1930, daughter of Karl Fürst zu Leiningen and of his wife, née Grand Duchess maria Kirillovna of Russia. From 1963 to 1972 she was married to Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia. She is survived by two sons and a daughter.] (added 25 Sep 2005)
 

LEYEN

Princess Maria Antonia von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck (b.1927, daughter of Erwein Fürst von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck and of his wife, née Donna Maria Nives Ruffo dei Principi della Scaletta) died at Starnberg on 11 November. (added 20 Nov 2005)
 

LOBKOWICZ

The engagement was announced between Jan Wenceslas Graf Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz (son of Jan Graf Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz [himself the son of Jan Graf Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz and of his wife, née Princess Leopoldine von Lobkowicz] and of his wife, née Diane Hoppenot [herself the daughter of Roger Hoppenot and of his wife, née Elisabeth de Cadoine de Gabriac]) and Philippine de La Rochethulon (daughter of Comte Guy-Hubert de La Rochethulon [himself the son of Comte Philippe Thibaut de La Rochethulon and of his wife, née Agnès d'Hardivilliers] and of his wife, née Chantal Serot Alméras Latour [herself the daughter of Edouard Serot Alméras Latour and of his wife, née Colette Petit]). (added 6 Feb 2005)

Countess Charles van Limburg Stirum, née Princess Marie-Kunigunde von Lobkowicz, died  in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Brussels) on 11 April.
[She was born at Krimitz on 11 September 1906, eldest child of Jaroslav Fürst von Lobkowicz and of his wife, née Marie Gräfin von Beaufort-Spontin. In 1932 she married Count Charles van Limburg Stirum (1906-1989). She is survived by their eight children and numerous grandchildren.] (added 18 Apr 2005)

Maria Margaretha Freifrau von Nagel-Doornick, née Gräfin von Brühl, died at Sichtigvor on 15 December.
[She was born at Pförten on 3 July 1918, daughter of Friedrich Joseph Graf von Brühl (himself the son of Friedrich Franz Graf von Brühl [himself the son of Friedrich Stephan Graf von Brühl and of his wife, née Paula Gräfin von Spee] and of his wife, née Princess Bertha von Lobkowicz [herself the daughter of Prince Joseph von Lobkowicz and of his second wife, née Princess Maria Sidonie von Lobkowicz]) and of his wife, née Mathilde Freiin von Twickel (herself the daughter of August Freiherr von Twickel and of his wife, née Sophia Freiin von Loë). In 1950 she married Ferdinand Freiherr von Nagel-Doornick (1911-1995), son of Paul Freiherr von Nagel and of his wife, née Elisabeth Gräfin von Merveldt. They had four children.] (added 19 Dec 2005)
 

OETTINGEN-OETTINGEN und OETTINGEN-SPIELBERG

Elisabeth Fürstin zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg, née Gräfin zu Lynar, died at Oettingen on 16 June.
[She was born at Görsldorf on 17 May 1922, daughter of Ernst Fürst zu Lynar (1875-1934) and of his wife, née Viktoria Gräfin von Redern (1889-1981). In 1946 she married Alois Fürst zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg (1920-1975), son of Otto Fürst zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg and of his wife, née Gabriele Gräfin von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg. They had five children: Franziska Fürstin zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (b.1947); Alexandra Fürstin Fugger von Babenhausen (b.1948); Albrecht Fürst zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg (b.1951); Pss Gabriele zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg, Frau Gollwitzer (b.1953); and Margarita, Princess Franz von Lobkowicz (1957-2000).] (added 20 Jun 2005)
 

ORSINI und ROSENBERG

Georg Freiherr Mayr v.Melnhof (son of Friedrich Frhr Mayr v.Melnhof [whose mother was Maria Anna Gräfin v.Meran] and of Maria Anna Gräfin v.Orsini u.Rosenberg [daughter of the late Fürst Johannes v.Orsini u.Rosenberg and of Henriette Gräfin Larisch v.Moennich]) and his wife, Andrea, had their second child, Anna Stephanie Maria, on 27 May.(added 28 May 2005)
 

ORTENBURG

Friedrich Graf zu Ortenburg (son of Botho Graf zu Ortenburg and of his wife, née Ilse Freiin von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen) married Christine Freiin von Wangenheim (daughter of Volker Freiherr von Wangenheim and of his wife, née Angelika von Rohr) at Potsdam on 27 August. (added 22 Aug 2005)
 

RECHTEREN-LIMPURG

Count Christiaan Adolph van Rechteren-Limpurg (second son of Count Adolph van Rechteren-Limpurg and of his wife, née Elisabeth Catherine Buis) and his wife, née Willemijn de Muinck Keizer, had their second child, Florian Nicolaas Erik, at Amsterdam on 20 December. (added 3 Jan 2006)
 

SALM-REIFFERSCHEIDT-KRAUTHEIM u. DYCK

Stephen George Campbell Geddes (son of Hon. Alexander Campbell Geddes [himself the son of Auckland Campbell Geddes, 1st Lord Geddes] and of his wife, Marie Anne Altgräfin zu Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim u.Dyck [herself the daughter of Franz Josef Fürst und Altgraf zu Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim u.Dyck and of his wife, Princess Cäcilie zu Salm-Salm]) and his wife, née Clarissa Gräfin vom Hagen, Freiin von Plettenberg, (daughter of Friedrich Graf vom Hagen, Freiherr von Plettenberg, and of his wife, née Astrid von Graevenitz) had their second child, Maximilian George Friedrich Leopold, on 3 July. (added 10 Jul 2005)
 

SALM-SALM

Winfried Freiherr von Loë (son of Friedrich Freiherr von Loë [himself the son of Felix Freiherr von Loë and of his wife, née Princess Isabelle zu Salm-Salm] and of his wife, née Inez Freiin von Boeselager) and his wife, née Marie-Amélie Lamiot, had their sixth child, Alban, at Luxemburg on 6 April. (added 24 Apr 2005)
 

SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-BERLEBURG

Princess Marie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b.Paris 11 July 1980, daughter of Prince Robin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and of his second wife, née Marie-Christine Heftler-Louiche) married Olivier Le Maire (b.Paris 12 Jun 1976, son of the late Maurice Le Maire and of his wife, née Viviane Fradin de Belabre [who is descended from prince Franz Xaver of Saxony (1730-1806)]) at St.Tropez on 2 July. (added 19 Oct 2005)

Lambros James Milona and his wife, née Princess Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (daughter of Prince Otto-Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and of his wife, née Annette Freiin von Cramm, and former wife of Alexander Erbprinz zu Schaumburg-Lippe) had their first child together, Lana, at Munich on 2 August. (updated 6 Aug 2005)

Marguerite Fürstin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, née Fouché d'Otrante, died on 25 August.
[She was born at Elghammar, Sweden, on 28 March 1909, daughter of Charles Fouché, Duc d'Otrante (himself the son of Gustave Fouché, Duc d'Otrante, and of his second wife, née Therese Freiin von Stedingk), and of his wife, née Countess Madeleine Douglas (herself the daughter of Count Ludwig Douglas and of his wife, née Countess Anna Ehrensvärd). In 1934 she married Gustav Albrecht Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b.1907, son of Richard Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and of his wife, née Princess Madeleine zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg), who went missing in action in Russia in 1944. She is survived by their children: Richard Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (who is married to Princess Benedikte of Denmark; Princess Madeleine (married to Otto Graf zu Solms-Laubach); Prince Robin; Princess Tatiana (formerly married to Prince Moritz of Hesse); and Princess Pia.] (added 27 Aug 2005)

Vera Freifrau von Herman auf Wain died on 24 September.
[She was born at Frankfurt-am-Main on 20 December 1913, daughter of Joachim von Manteuffel and of his wife, née Martha Mumm von Schwarzenstein. In 1936 she married Beno-Richard Freiherr von Herman auf Wain (1905-1974), son of Beno Freiherr von Herman auf Wain and of his wife, née Princess Hilda zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. She is survived by their four children, seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.] (added 9 Oct 2005)
 

SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-SAYN

Stefano Graf Hunyady von Kéthely (son of Ladislaus Gf Hunyady von Kéthely and of his wife, née Orietta dei Marchesi Incisa) married Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (daughter of Alexander Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and of his wife, née Gabriela Gräfin von Schönborn-Wiesentheid) at Castagneto Carducci on 9 July. (added 1 Aug 2005)

Albrecht Freiherr Schuler von Senden (son of Hasso Freiherr Schuler von Senden and of his wife, née Princess Elisabeth zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn) married Donata Jacobi at the Klosterkirche at Seeon, near Chiemsee, on 3 September. (added 5 Sep 2005)
 

SCHÖNBORN-BUCHHEIM

It was announced that Thomas Karamat (son of Roel Karamat and of his wife, née Elisabeth Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim) will marry Antonia Gräfin Calice (daughter of Franz Graf Calice and of his wife, née Maria Eleonore Zaubzer) in Austria on 3 September. (added 15 Aug 2005)
 

SCHÖNBURG-GLAUCHAU

Alexander Graf und Herr von Schönburg-Glauchau (son of Joachim Graf und Herr von Schönburg-Glauchau and of his first wife, née Beatrix Gräfin Széchényi de Sárvar et Felsövidék) and his wife, née Princess Irina of Hesse (daughter of Prince Karl of Hesse and of his wife, née Yvonne Gräfin Szápáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár) had their third child, Valentin Polykarp Josef Maria, at Berlin on 23 February. (added 5 Mar 2005)
 

SCHÖNBURG-HARTENSTEIN

It had been announced that Anne-Victoire de Rougé (b.Chartres 4 July 1981, fourth child of the Count Bertrand de Rougé and the Countess Marie, née Countess de Maigret) would marry Prince Alexander von Schönburg-Hartenstein (b.Vienna 2 Aug 1979, son of the Prince Alfred von Schönburg-Hartenstein and of the Princess Marie-Thérèse, née Kastner-Lanjus-Wellenburg) on Friday, 26 August, at Notre Dame de Chartres. However, the, shortly before the ceremony was to take place, it was called off, at least temporarily. (updated 3 Sep 2005)
 

SCHWARZENBERG

Loïc van Cutsem and his wife, née Princess Gaia von Schwarzenberg (daughter of Prince Erkinger von Schwarzenberg and of his second wife, née Claudia Gräfin u.Herrin zu Brandis) had a son, Gabriel, on 11 February. (added 9 Mar 2005)

The engagement was announced between Leopold von Bredow (b.Salzburg 17 July 1971, son of Leopold-Bill von Bredow [himself the son of Leopold von Bredow and of his wife, née Hannah Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen] and of his wife, née Princess Marie Eleonore zu Schwarzenberg [herself the daughter of Karl Fürst zu Schwarzenberg and of his wife, née Princess Antonie zu Fürstenberg]) and Anne de Vésian (daughter of Hubert de Vésian and of his wife, née Chantal Beaudoux). (added 24 Apr 2005)

The engagement was announced between Baron Baudouin de Troostembergh (son of Baron Jean-Claude de Trosstembergh [himself the son of Baron Charles de Troostembergh (himself the son of Baron Jean de Troostembergh and of his wife, née Comtesse Ghislaine d'Aspremont-Lynden) and of his wife, née Hélène de Hemptinne (herself the daughter of Henri de Hemptinne and of his wife, née Simone van Loo)] and of his wife, née Véronique de Maere d'Aertrycke [herself the daughter of Guy de Maere d'Aertrycke (himself the son of Christian de Maere d'Aertrycke and of his wife, née Renée Le Grelle) and of his wife, née Thérèse Cruysmans]) and Princess Ida Letizia zu Schwarzenberg (daughter of Prince Erkinger zu Schwarzenberg [himself the son of Prince Johann zu Schwarzenberg (himself the son of Karl Fürst zu Schwarzenberg and of his second wife, née Ida Gräfin Hoyos, Freiin zu Stichsenstein) and of his wife, née Vicomtesse Kathleen de Spoelberch (herself the daughter of Vicomte Guillaume de Spoelberch and of his wife, née Colienne de Neufforge)] and of his wife, née Claudia Gräfin und Herrin zu Brandis [herself the daughter of Clemens Graf und Herr zu Brandis (himself the son of Heinrich Graf und Herr zu Brandis and of his wife, née Hildegard Gräfin von Wengersky) and of his wife, née Irmgard Weithaler (herself the daughter of Johannes Weithaler and of his wife, née Marie Schöpf)]). (added 10 Dec 2005)
 

SOLMS-LAUBACH

Rupert Botho Graf zu Solms-Laubach (son of Ernst Lothar Graf zu Solms-Laubach and of his former wife, née Eva-Maria Ritter) died, apparently in late September. (added 2 Nov 2005)
 

STOLBERG-STOLBERG

Ludmilla Elisabeth Josepha Juliana Maria Gräfin zu Stolberg-Stolberg (b.Ascherode 16 February 1922, daughter of Joseph Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1874-1956) and of his wife, née Theresia Freiin von Ketteler (1890-1973)) died at Bonn on 15 April. (added 18 Apr 2005)
 

THURN und TAXIS

Prince Stefan Alexander Lamoral von Thurn und Taxis (son of Prince Lamoral Karl Johannes von Thurn und Taxis [himself the morganatic son of Prince Alexander von Thurn und Taxis and of his wife, née Marie Valerie Gräfin von Mazzuchelli] and of his former wife, née Dorothea Hornberg) died in early June under mysterious circumstances in a jail cell in Vienna, where he was facing charges relating to the alleged dealing of illegal drugs. (added 18 Jun 2005)
 

TOERRING-JETTENBACH

Ignaz Erbgraf zu Toerring-Jettenbach (elder son of Hans Veit Graf zu Toerring-Jettenbach and of his wife, née Princess Henriette zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein) and his wife, née Robinia Mentasti-Granelli, had their first child, Florinia. The baptism is to take place in Milan at the end of May. (added 14 May 2005)

Eleonore Sophie Hans Marie-José Margarete Lins, née Woerner, died on 1 June.
[She was born at Munich on 28 December 1927, daughter of Anton Woerner and of his wife, née Antonia Gräfin zu Toerring-Jettenbach (herself the daughter of Hans Veit Graf zu Toerring-Jettenbach and of his wife, née Duchess Sophie in Bavaria. In 1955 she married Germanus Lins. He is not mentioned in the obituary so probably predeceased her. They had two daughters: the elder, Helen Maria Isabella, is married to Krafft Ernst Prinz zu Oettingen-Oettingen u.Oettingen-Wallerstein; the younger, Maria Charlotte, is listed in the obituary with a partner or son named Tassilo.] (added 7 Jun 2005)
 

WALDBURG-ZEIL-TRAUCHBURG

Marie Gabrielle Gräfin Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden, née Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, died on 15 April.
[She was born at Schloß Zeil on 1 September 1922, daughter of Wilhelm Graf von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1890-1927) and of his wife, née Marie-Therese Altgräfin zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz (1896-1985). In 1949 she married Georg Sigmund Graf Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden (1913-1991). They had four sons and a daughter, who survive her.] (added 22 Apr 2005)

Hedwig Ernestine Maria Josefa Rafaela Pfitzner, née Gräfin von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos, died on 1 December.
[She was born at Wiesbaden on 24 Jan 1923, daughter of Alhart Graf von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos [himself the son of Johann Graf von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos (himself the son of Maximilian Graf von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos and of his first wife, née Anna Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg) and of his wife, née Hedwig Gräfin von Walterskirchen (herself the daughter of Georg Graf und Edler Herr von Walterskirchen and of his wife, née Ida Gräfin von Fries)] and of his wife, née Sophie Gräfin von Walderdorff [herself the daughter of Franz Xaver Graf von Walderdorff and of his wife, née Karoline Freiin von Hammerstein-Equord (herself the daughter of Helge Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (himself the son of Franz Wilderich Graf von Walderdorff and of his wife, née Ernestine Gräfin Erdödy) and of his wife, née Sophie Gräfin zu Stolberg-Stolberg)]). From 1951 to 1955 she was married to Richard Rr von Raffay. In 1958 she married Helmut Pfitzner (1921-1973).] (added 13 Dec 2005)
 

WIED

Prince Magnus zu Wied (son of Prince Metfried zu Wied and of his wife, née Felicitas Freiin von der Pahlen) married Marie-Therese Schroth (daughter of Hans-Jürgen Schroth and of his wife, née Marie-Therese Gräfin von der Groeben) at Munich on 23 September, followed by a religious ceremony at Runkel on 2 October. (added 18 Nov 2005)
 

WINDISCHGRÄTZ

Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck died at Bad Homburg on 18 March.
[He was born at Berlin on 17 October 1913, son of Karl Graf von Kageneck (1871-1967) and of his wife, née Maria Freiin von Schorlemer (1888-1959). In 1944 he married Karoline Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck (daughter of Karl Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck [himself the son of Edgar Graf von Henckel-Gaschin and of his wife, née Princess Karoline zu Windisch-Grätz] and of his wife, née Maria Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck). She died in 2003. He is survived by their seven children and twelve grandchildren.] (added 23 Mar 2005)

Gottfried (Götz) Graf von Degenfeld-Schönburg died, apparently during the week of May 30.
[He was born at Würzburg on 3 April 1925, son of Gottfried Graf von Degenfeld-Schönburg and of his wife, née Marie Freiin von Biegeleben. In 1957 he married Princess Wilhelmine zu Windisch-Grätz (daughter of Prince Eduard zu Windisch-Grätz and of his wife, née Princess Alexandra zu Isenburg). He is survived by her and their five children, and several grandchildren.] (added 4 Jun 2005)

Mme Karl-Axel Björklund, née Princess Stephanie zu Windisch-Grätz, died at Uccle on 7 September.
[She was born at Ploschkowitz on 9 July 1909, daughter of Prince Otto zu Windisch-Grätz (himself the son of Prince Ernst zu Windisch-Grätz and of his wife, née Princess Kamilla zu Oettingen-Oettingen u.Oettingen-Spielberg) and of his wife, née Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (herself the daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and of his wife, née Princess Stephanie of Belgium). In 1933 she married Comte Pierre d'Alcantara di Quirrieu (1907-1944). In 1945 she married Karl-Axel Björklund (1906-1986). She had one son from each marriage, the elder of whom survives her.] (added 9 Sep 2005)