Deaths Announcements 2024

[JR76]

Princess Renata von Altenburg born in Zywiec, Poland on 13 April 1931 died in Madrid, Spain on 18 June.
The princess was the daughter of Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria and his Swedish born wife Alice Ankarcrona who had previously been married to the Polish Count Badeni. Given that the marriage was morganatic Alice and her children were awarded the title Prince/ss of Altenburg by Archduke Otto in 1949. During the war the couple who had raised their children as Polish patriots were persecuted by the Nazis for refusing to cooperate with them. In spite of this Princess Alice was an active member of the Polish resistance and was later awarded for this by both the Communist regime and the Government-in-exile.
Together with her parents Renata spent the second half of the war incarcerated in the Strausberg labour camp until liberated in April 1945 by the Americans. After the war the now impoverished family moved to Sweden.
Renata married Spanish diplomat Eduardo de Zulueta y Dato (1923-2020) in 1957. Together they had four children: Eduardo, Ernesto, Isabel & Jaime who all survived their parents.

Renata, Prinzessin von Altenburg (1931-2024)

Son ascendance : Renata, Prinzessin von Altenburg, née le 13 avril 1931, Zywiec, décédée le 18 juin 2024, Madrid (España) (à l’âge de 93 ans). Génération 2 2 Karl Albr…

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[Adda]

Prince Heinrich zu Fürstenberg has died after a long illness.

Große Trauer um den Fürsten: Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg ist verstorben

Die Adelsfamilie der Fürstenberger trauert um ihr Oberhaupt. Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg ist im Alter von 73 Jahren nach langer Krankheit verstorben. Vom Leben des Fürsten.

www.suedkurier.de

 

[MarleneKoenig]

my article on Heinrich's death The Prince of Fürstenberg (1950-2024)

 

[Ceely]

Isabelle Waldeck (Princess Isabelle of Waldeck and Pyrmont) died on July 7 at the age of 58.
She was born on Aug 29, 1965 to Prince Georg-Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1936-2020) and his wife Princess Sixtina of Stolberg-Stolberg (1933-2022). In 1989, she changed her name to just Isabelle Waldeck. She never married but had a son named Constantin. Besides her son, she is survived by her siblings Henriette (*1963) and Philipp-Heinrich (*1967).

Source: Waldeck

Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau

 

[Alisa]

So sad...She died young...wonder what happened

 

[Biri]

Prince Michael of Greece died in Athens on 28 July.

He was born in Rome on 7 January 1939 as an only child of Prince Christoforos of Greece (1888-1940) & his second wife Princess Françoise of Orleans (1902-1953) [herself daughter of Jean Pierre Clément Marie, Duc de Guise (1874-1940) & his wife Isabelle, nee Princess d'Orléans (1878-1961).
He married morganatically in Athens on 7 February 1965 Marina Karella (b.1940) by whom he had two daughters Alexandra (b.1968) and Olga (b.1971) and five grandchildren: Tigran (b.2000) & Darius (b.2002) Mirzayantz [sons of Alexandra & her husband Nicolas Mirzayantz (b.1963)] as well as Princes Umberto (b.2009), Amedeo (b.2011) & Isabella (2012) of Savoy-Aosta [children of Olga & her husband Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Aosta (b.1967)].

Sources: Home - Casa Reale di Savoia (Thanks, Stefan!)

Greece

France (Bourbon)

Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark

 

[Hans-Rickard]

The Lord Fellowes, former Private Secretary of Queen Elizabeth II, and brother in law of Diana Princess of Wales, has passed away at the age of 82.

Prince Harry and William's uncle Lord Robert Fellowes dies aged 82

British courtier Lord Robert Fellowes was Queen Elizabeth II 's private secretary between 1990 and 1999, Princess Diana's brother-in-law and the uncle of Princes Harry and William.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MarleneKoenig]

the death of Lord Fellowes Lord Fellowes (1941-2024)

 

[MarcBgd]

Countess Franziska ''Diana'' von Sternberg died on 31 July 2024 in Vienna:

Diana Sternberg has died | Výbor dobré vůle - Nadace Olgy Havlové

www.vdv.cz

 

[MarleneKoenig]

The death of the Prince of Salm=Salm Carl-Philipp, 9th Prince of Salm-Salm

 

[Biri]

The death of His Excellency ,Don Fernando Gómez-Acebo, Grande de España, on March 1st ,2024 aged 49
The son of the late Infanta Pilar of Spain and Don Luis Fernando Gómez-Acebo,Viscount de la Torre.
Don Fernando was a cousin of King Felipe VI.

Remembering Don Fernando Gómez-Acebo

And today his eldest brother Juan joined him:

https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/casas-reales/2024-08-12/muere-juan-gomez-acebo-a-los-54-anos-primo-felipe-vi_3895282/

Now twolittle cousins - 11-year-old Nicolas Gomez-Acebo y Carney and 8-year-old Nicolas Gomez-Acebo y Halamandaris - share not also the same name but the same tragedy

 

[MarleneKoenig]

The death of Don Juan Gomez Acebo QVD: Juan Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón

 

[Lady Daly]

And today his eldest brother Juan joined him:

https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/casas-reales/2024-08-12/muere-juan-gomez-acebo-a-los-54-anos-primo-felipe-vi_3895282/

Now two little cousins - 11-year-old Nicolas Gomez-Acebo y Carney and 8-year-old Nicolas Gomez-Acebo y Halamandaris - share not also the same name but the same tragedy

How sad! The oldest and youngest brothers, sons of the late Infanta Pilar have now died within months of one another and considered rather young. Juan Gómez-Acebo at 54 and in March his younger brother Don Fernando Gómez-Acebo at 49. The brothers had named each of their sons Nicholas; very well put Biri.

 

[MarleneKoenig]

Death of Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg-Büdingen

Princess Elisabeth zu Ysenburg und Büdingen (1945-2024)

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[Blog Real]

Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie passed away over the weekend at the age of 91.
Granddaughter of Otto Kahn, was married to the 13th Earl of Airlie for over 70 years and served as a Lady-in-Waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth II for five decades.

King Charles pays tribute to Lady Airlie following news of her death

The King has expressed his deep sadness at the death of Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, one of the late Queen's dearest friends who has passed away at 91.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[An Ard Ri]

The death of Don Juan Gomez Acebo QVD: Juan Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón

How terribly sad and so soon after his brothers passing too.

 

[Countessmeout]

Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie passed away over the weekend at the age of 91.
Granddaughter of Otto Kahn, was married to the 13th Earl of Airlie for over 70 years and served as a Lady-in-Waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth II for five decades.

King Charles pays tribute to Lady Airlie following news of her death

The King has expressed his deep sadness at the death of Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, one of the late Queen's dearest friends who has passed away at 91.

www.dailymail.co.uk

And sister in law to Princess Alexandra. Her late husband was Angus' older brother.

 

[MarleneKoenig]

The death of the 21st Lady Saltoun, the most junior member of the Royal family The 21st Lady Saltoun (1930-2024)

 

[Hans-Rickard]

The death of the 21st Lady Saltoun, the most junior member of the Royal family The 21st Lady Saltoun (1930-2024)

Sad to hear that (even though not unexpected when you are 94)… Her husband Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar (1919-2000) was a cousin to Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Queen Ingrid of Denmark…. It will be interesting to see if there comes any tributes from their families…

 

[An Ard Ri]

Sad to hear that (even though not unexpected when you are 94)… Her husband Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar (1919-2000) was a cousin to Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Queen Ingrid of Denmark…. It will be interesting to see if there comes any tributes from their families…

Yes indeed and through her late husband she would have known so many members of the British,Swedish and Danish Royal Houses!

 

[Biri]

John Kellie Heber-Percy died in Australia on 3 September 2024, aged 89; he was a scion of the Percy Dukes of Northumberland.

He was born on 13 June, 1935 as the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Alan Heber-Percy, OBE (1897-1976) & his wife, Monica Violet, nee Erskine (1897-1977), scion of the Earls of Mar & Kellie, & widow of Lieutenantt-Colonel G.D. Maynard.

He was educated at Hilton College, Natal, South Africa, and was for many years a resident of Victoria, Australia. He married on 2 September 1961 Rosalind Marion Gathercole [daughter of Walter Harvey Gathercole, of Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa] by whom he had two daughters: Gillian Dorothy (Gill) (born 31 May 1965) & Helen Marjorie (born 28 March 1968).

His elder daughter, Gill, married in 1987 Michael Alan Dixon who later assumed the surname of Heber-Percy in lieu of his patronymic.

Sources: Peerage News

Northumberland

 

[Countessmeout]

Yes indeed and through her late husband she would have known so many members of the British,Swedish and Danish Royal Houses!

Attended the weddings of Margrethe and Carl Gustaf as well as other events. You can see her in photos at Margrethe's wedding.

Saltoun Tiara

Happy Birthday to Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, who turns 90 today! The Chief of Clan Fraser who was the only holder of a Lordship in the House of Lords, Lady Saltoun is a fascinating figure who…

royalwatcherblog.com

 

[MAfan]

Baron Hanns Ulrich von Holzhausen has passed away on 02/09/2024, aged 95.
He was the widower of Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria (1939-2021), herself daughter of Archduke Anton and Princess Ileana of Romania.

Hanns Ulrich Freiherr von Holzhausen (1929-2024)

royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com

 

[Biri]

Karin Cecilia "Cia" Bernadotte, Countess af Wisborg died on 9 October.

She was born in Stockholm on 9 April 1944 as the youngest of four children of Prince Lennart of Sweden, Duke of Smaland, who became Lennart Bernadotte in 1932 and who became Lennart Bernadotte Count af Wisborg in 1951 (1909-2004) & hs first wife Karin Nissvandt (1911-1991).
In 1972 her parents divorced after 40 years of marriage and later that yeat her father married Sonja Haunz, a woman her age, by whom he had five more children.
She married Hansjörg Baenkler (b.1939) in 1967, but they divorced in 1974; they marriage was childless.
She left her sister Birgitta (aged 91), her half-siblings and many nephews and nieces with their families.

Sources: https://api.memoriz.se/system/funer...-a231-4216-8cda-94e0f37c1d7d-1.png?1729243596 (Thanks, Hans-Rickard!)

Sweden

Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark

 

[MarleneKoenig]

death of Michael Count von Buquoy Michael Graf von Buquoy (1941-2024)