Noble Marriages Announcements 2012

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January:

06 January: Heinz Helmut Pest married to Countess Oda zu Solms-Laubach in Darmstadt, Germany.

07 January: Prince Stephan Lobkowicz married to Amanda Ash in Edmonton, Canada.

08 January: Jan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, married to Gunilla Grenfors at Almunecar, Spain.

Count Maximilian von Attems-Gilleis (son of Count Christian-Antonad his wife Elisabeth, née Princess zu Windisch-Graetz) married to Countess Sophie von Walderdorff.


March:

17 March: Count Charles de la Rochefoucauld married to Charlotte Dauphin in a religious ceremony at Paris.

 

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April:

13 April: Count Ernst von Schönfeldt married to Countess Maria Theresia zu Pappenheim in a civil ceremony in Vienna, Austria.

14 April: Count Vittorio Mazzetti d'Albertis married to Leonie Leibenforst.


May:

05 May: Charles Bernard Gordon-Lennox (of the Dukes of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon) married to Sarah Caroline McVittie.

12 May: Vincent Bucaille married to Princess Blanche Poniatowski.

26 May: Count Ulrik of Rosenborg married to Judith Marlene Sandwick.

26 May: Count Charles Alexander von Faber-Castell married to Melissa Eliyesil in a religious ceremony at the Martin-Luther Church in Stein, Germany.

26 May: Hubertus Schacht married to Countess Caroline zu Pappenheim in a religious ceremony at Székesfehérvá, Hungary.

 

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June:

02 June: Andrew Bowes-Lyon (of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne) married to Melanie Fletcher.

02 June: Cesare Falletti (of the Counts of Villafalletto) married to Donna Ilaria Visconti di Modrone (of the Dukes of Grazzano Visconti).

09 June: Borja Berjumea y de Soto married to Donna Fabrizia Imara of the Princes Ruffo di Calabria in Como, Italy.

09 June: James Hutt married to Emily McCorquodale at St Andrew and St. Mary Church in Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, England.

09 June: Damien Tran married to Elvire de Rougé at Brissac.

16 June: Prince Ghislain de Broglie married to Victoire Tetzlaff.

16 June: Marquess Don Carlo Vittorio Bevilacqua Ariosti, of the Dukes of Tornano, married to Costanza Camiz in Rome, Italy.

21 June: Count Ernst von Schönfeldt married to Countess Maria Theresia zu Pappenheim in a religious ceremony at Székesfehérvá, Hungary.

23 June: Don Diégo Fernandez de Cordova y Cervero married to Eleonore de Potesta.

23 June: Constantin Maschek, Freiherr von Maasburg, married to Princess Marie-Sophie von Lobkowicz.

30 June: Carlo Borromeo married to Marta Ferri.

 

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July:

14 July: Quentin de Valensart Schoenemackers married to Countess Nathalie d'Ursel at Grez-Doiceau.

28 July: Prince Benoît de Beauffremont-Courtenay married to Jehanne de Laforcade in a civil ceremony.

28 July: François-Xavier de Framond married to Countess Camille d'Harcourt at Villars.


August:

04 August: Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, married to Karen Baxter, née Walker, at Glamis, Scotland.

17 August: Prince Benoît de Beauffremont-Courtenay married to Jehanne de Laforcade in a religious ceremony at Versailles.

18 August: Count Friedrich von Brühl married to Anna Mayrhofer von Grünbühel.


September:

01 September: Prince Edouard de Merode married to Sylvia Steisel.

08 September: Count Thibaut d'Ursel married to Desirée Prinzessin von Hohenlohe at Zemst, Switzerland.

08 September: Count Antonius zu Stolberg-Stolberg married to Countess Sophie von Plettenberg in Bad Kreuznach, Germany.

15 September: Franziskus Bagusat (son of Thomas Bagusat and of his wife, née Princess Marie Antoinette zu Fürstenberg) married to Princess Isabelle von Hohenberg in Salzburg, Austria.

29 September: Christoph Dieterle married to Kajsa Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg, in Mallorca, Spain.

29 September: Prince Felix von Lobkowicz married to Isabella Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona in Positano.

 

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October:

13 October: The Hon. Charles Robert Kerr (of the Barons Teviot and of the Marquesses of Lothian) married to Fiona Parry-Jones in Breconshire.

 

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Exact date unknown:

Andrea Frua de Angeli married to Elena Tosi.

Prince Constantin Swiatopolk-Czetwertynski married to Princess Paola Maria Sapieha in a civil ceremony in Bruxelles.

Alex Howard married to the Hon. Tania Astor.

Count Ferdinand von Brandenstein-Zeppelin married to Adelaide van Lengerich.

Count Amaury du Reau de La Gagnonniere married to Elisabeth Helene von Einsiedel.

Christian von Veltheim married to Countess Sophie-Helene von Drechsel und Deufstetten.

Juan José Beretervide married to Countess Carolina Wolff Metternich zur Gracht.

Francois Stoffels d'Hautefort married to Maite Morel de Boncourt (daughter of Count Gilles Morel de Boncourt and of his wife, née Princess and Duchess Marie Gabrielle d'Arenberg).

Friedrich von Jagwitz married to Countess Anna-Maria von Wedel.

Josef Wolff (son of Lukas Wolff and of his wife, née Countess Ladislaya von Meran) married to Stephanie Lippert.

Count Moritz Piatti-Fünfkirchen married to Denisa Ciernikowa.

Jeremie Cohen married to Baroness Geraldine von Gunzburg.

Jason Bouck married to Countess Christina von Platen-Hallermund.

Don Jaime Codorniu y Alvarez de Toledo (of the Marquesses of Casa Loring) married to Maria Nieto y Barbadillo.

 

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Count Maximilian von Attems (b.1983) [oldest of three sons of Princess Elisabeth of Windisch-Graetz (b.1951) & her husband Christian-Anton, Count von Attems-Gilleis (b.1954)] married Countess Sophie von Walderdorff (b.1984) this year.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

 

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Andrea Frua de Angeli (b.1974) [son of Carlo Frua de Angeli (b.1951) {himself son of Umberta dei baroni Nasi (b.1922) & her late former husband, Giuseppe Frua de Angeli (1912-1981)} & his wife Daniela, nee Rivetti] married Elena Tosi (b.1977) this year.

Source: Descendants of Giovanni Agnelli and Clara Boselli

 

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Prince Constantin Swiatopolk-Czetwertynski (b.1978, son of Prince Michael Swiatopolk-Czetwertynski and of his first wife, Kristina Sigurdsson) and Princess Paola Maria Sapieha (b.1983, daughter of Prince Jan Pawel Sapieha-Rozanski and of his former wife, Princess Christina of Orléans-Bragança) were married recently in a civil ceremony in Brussels.


Sources: Royal News of 2012, Section III

 

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Jan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (b.8 January 1941) married, as his seventh wife, Gunilla Grenfors, this year.

By his second, third and fourth wife he has four children and seven grandchildren.

Source: Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark

 

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Andrew Simon Bowes-Lyon (b.1979) [son of Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon (b.1932) {himself son of Honourable Sir David Bowes-Lyon (1902-1961, maternal uncle of QEII) & his wife Rachel Pauline, nee Spender-Clay (d.1996)} & his wife Caroline, nee Pike] married Melanie Fletcher this year.

Andrew is the youngest of four children and last one who marries.
Source: Descendants of Sir Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Honourable Tania Jentie Astor (b.1978) [daughter of John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (b.1946) & his first wife Fiona Diana Lennox Harvey] married Alex Howard this year.

Source: Descendants of John Jacob Astor and Sarah Todd

Ferdinand von Brandenstein (b.1983) [oldest of six children of Countess Nadine of Ortenburg (b.1957) & her husband Albrecht, Count von Brandenstein-Zeppelin (b.1950)] married Adelaide van Lengerich this year.

Ferdinand is the second child who marries; his sister Milana (b.1985) married Kai Rohrbein last year.
Source: Descendants of Willem Bentinck and Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg

Elisabeth Helene von Einsiedel (b.1977) [second of eight children and oldest daughter of Princess Amelie von Urach (b.1949) & her husband, Curt Hildebrand von Einsiedel (b.1944)] married Count Amaury du Reau de La Gagnonniere this year.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/in/heinbruins/Monaco.html

 

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Andrew Simon Bowes-Lyon (b.1979) married Melanie Fletcher this year.

They are going to marry this summer, though I don't know the exact date.
William and Kate find a man who can resist their charms - Telegraph

 

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Count Janos Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka (b.1980) [third of seven children and second son of Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria (b.1956) & her husband Count Tamas Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka (b.1949)] married Countess Marie-Therese von Soden-Fraunhofen (b.1988) this year.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

 

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They are going to marry religiously at the Church of St. Nikolaus at Altfraunhofen on 12 May 2012.

http://www.erzbistum-muenchen.de/Pfarrei/Page002385.aspx
www.erzbistum-muenchen.de/media/pfarreien/media4268821.DOC

 

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Donna Fabrizia Imara Ruffo di Calabria, who will turn 31 in two weeks [daughter of Don Augusto Ruffo di Calabria (b.1955; nephew of Queen Paola of Belgium) & his wife Irma, nee Princess of Windisch Graetz (b.1951)] married Borja Berjumea y de Soto (b.1980) this year.

Fabrizia is the oldest of three children and firstone who marries; apart from her her parents have twins: Francesco Ferdinando and Maria Scilla, who will celebrate their 28th birthday in 26 days.

Source: Descendants of Count Felice Rignon

 

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Count Charles Alexander von Faber-Castell married religiously to Melissa Eliyesil on 26 May 2012, at the Martin-Luther Church in Stein, Germany.

Charles Alexander, 32, is the only son of Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell and his former wife, the late Carla Mathilde Lamesch.

The couple previously married in a civil ceremony at Stein on 30 September 2011.

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f207/other-royal-and-noble-weddings-15529-15.html#post1419730
Castell

 

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Countess Caroline of Pappenheim (b.4 August 1978) [firstborn daughter of Count Alexander of Pappenheim (b.1948) & his wife Christine, nee Countess von Hartig (b.1950)] married Hubertus Schacht [son of Dietrich WilhelmSchacht & his wife Isabelle, nee von Meszaros] in Szekesfehervar (Hungary) on 26 May.

Also her younger sister Maria Theresa is getting married very soon.

Source: Netty's Royalty Page Genealogical News 2012

 

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Emily McCorquodale (b.1983) [oldest of three children of Lady Sarah Spencer (b.1955) {herself oldest of four children of John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924-1992) & his first wife, Frances Burke Roche (1936-2004)} & her husband, Neil McCorquodale (b.1951)] married James Hutt on 9 June in St Andrew and St. Mary Church in Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, England.

Source: William and Harry among the guests as their cousin Emily McCorquodale marries - Telegraph

 

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Princess Marie-Sophie of Lobkowicz (b.6 January 1980) [second of seven children and oldest daughter of Prince Johannes of Lobkowicz (b.1954) & his wife Johanna, nee Countess of Castell-Castell (b.1952)] married Constantin Maschek, Freiherr von Maasburg (b.12 May 1974) [son of Johannes Maschek, Freiherr von Maasburg {himself the son of Nikolaus Maschek, Freiherr von Maasburg and his wife Christiane, nee Countess Ceschi a Santa Croce} and his wife Veronika, nee Kechleitner)] sometime in June.

Sources: Lobkowicz
Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau

Countess Elvire de Rouge (b.4 August 1983) [oldest of four children of Count Stanislas de Rouge (b.1961) & his wife Angelique, nee de Cosse-Brissac (b.1965)] married Damien Tran in Brissac on 9 June.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/rouge.html

 

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Jan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, married to Gunilla Grenfors.

They married in Almunecar (Spain) on 8 January.

Source: Sweden

 

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Donna Fabrizia Imara Ruffo di Calabria, who will turn 31 in two weeks [daughter of Don Augusto Ruffo di Calabria (b.1955; nephew of Queen Paola of Belgium) & his wife Irma, nee Princess of Windisch Graetz (b.1951)] married Borja Berjumea y de Soto (b.1980) this year.

Fabrizia is the oldest of three children and firstone who marries; apart from her her parents have twins: Francesco Ferdinando and Maria Scilla, who will celebrate their 28th birthday in 26 days.

Source: Descendants of Count Felice Rignon

They married in Como on 9 June 2012.

Getty Images - Suchen: ITA: Fabrizia Ruffo Di Calabria and Francisco de Borja Benjumea Wedding In Como Lake - June 09, 2012

 

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Countess Maria-Theresia of Pappenheim (b.15 September 1982) [the youngest child of Count Alexander of Pappenheim (b.1948) & his wife Christine, nee Countess von Hatrwig (b.1950)] married Count Ernst von Schonfeldt [son of Heinrich, Count von Schonfeldt & his wife Marie-Therese, nee Freiin von Loudon] in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, on 21 June.

Source: www.nettyroyal.nl Genealogical News 2012

 

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Eleonore de Potesta (b.1984) [daughter of Princess Sophie von Hohenberg (b.1960) {herself daughter of Duke Franz-Ferdinand von Hohenberg (1927-1977) and his wife Elisabeth, née Princess of Luxembourg (1922-2011)} & her husband Jean-Louis de Potesta (b.1951) {himself son of baron Charles de Potesta and his first wife Nicole, née de Gaiffier d’Hestroy}] married Don Diégo Fernandez de Cordova y Cervero (b.1979) [son of Don Luis Fernandez de Cordova O’Connor and his wife Isabel, née Cervero y Lliberos] on 23 June.

Source: Noblesse & Royautés » Evénements futurs (one of the last commentaries)

Carlo Borromeo (b.11 March 1982) [son of Carlo Borromeo, Count of Arona (b.1935) and Countess Paola Marzotto (b.1955)] married Marta Ferri (b.1984) [daughter of Fabrizio Ferri and his wife Barbara, nee Frua] on the island of Pantelleria in June.

Sources: http://www.dagospia.com/mediagallery/dago_fotogallery-61944/400042.htm
http://www.vogue.it/people-are-talk...12/07/matrimonio-carlo-borromeo-e-marta-ferri (Thanks Tosca!)
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/borromeo.html

 

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I update my previous post:

Andrew Simon Bowes-Lyon (b.1979) [son of Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon (b.1932) {himself son of Honourable Sir David Bowes-Lyon (1902-1961, maternal uncle of QEII) & his wife Rachel Pauline, nee Spender-Clay (d.1996)} & his wife Caroline, nee Pike] married Melanie Fletcher on 2 June.

Andrew is the youngest of four children and last one who marries.
Source:Strathmore

 

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Marchese Don Carlo Vittorio Bevilacqua Ariosti dei duchi di Tornano (b.1978) [son of Don Ippolito Bevilacqua Ariosti dei duchi di Tornano and of Maria Petra dei marchesi Bargagli Petrucci] married Costanza Camiz in Rome on 16 June.

Source: Royal News of 2012, Section III

 

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Countess Sophie-Helene von Drechsel und Deufstetten (b.1983) [daughter of Ferdinand, Count von Drechsel und Deufstetten (b.1955) & his wife Gabriele, nee Countess von der Muhle-Eckhart (b.1952)] married Christian von Veltheim this year.

Sophie-Helene is the oldest of three children and first one who marries.

Source: Descendants of King Maximilian I Josef of Bavaria

 

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Princess Isabelle von Hohenberg (b.13 May 1976) [daughter of late Prince Johannes von Hohenberg (1933-2003) & his wife Elisabeth, nee Meilinger-Rehrl (b.1947)] married Franciskus Bagusat (b.1982) this year.

Isabelle is the youngest of four children and last one who marries.

Sources: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Austria

 

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Franciskus Bagusat is himself of noble descents: his parents are Thomas Bagusat and Princess Marie Antoinette zu Fürstenberg (the second daughter of the late Fürst Joachim Egon and of Fürstin Paula zu Fürstenberg).

 

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Claes Reuterskiold (b.1977) [son of Baroness Louise Klingspor (b.1951) & her former husband, Hans Reuterskiold (b.1946)] married Eva Alanen (b.1981) this year.

Source: Descendants of Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden