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His 100th birthday on 9 December 2023 was celebrated with his family. Christian Fürst zu Bentheim und Steinfurt, according to a spokesperson for the family, was doing quite well for his advanced age. Also the media paid attention to this special day. However, only three days later, on 12 December 2023, one of the eldest […]
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Last modified: 1 January 2023 Deaths in reigning and non-reigning royal houses of the year 2022. Date Name Age Place January 3 (Covid-19) Igor Ostasenko-Bogdanoff (Parma) 72 Hôpital Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France January 3 Werner von Klitzing (Wied) 87 January 5 Dinnies von der Osten (Prussia) 92 Bad Godesberg, Germany January 10 Archduchess Margherita of Austria-Este […]
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Last modified: 1 January 2023 Deaths in reigning and non-reigning royal houses of the year 2021. * = New Date Name Age Place 1 January Count Albrecht Leopold Günther von Harrach 84 3 January Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Saad I bin Abdulrahman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia 6 January Alexandra Juliane Beck née Princess […]
My friends Stefan and Gabi from the South of Germany decided to travel to Luxembourg for the funeral of Grand Duke Jean at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg on Saturday 4 May 2019. Stefan wrote me a quick report and sent dozens of photos. I share some of those with you. Stefan’s report I (Stefan) […]
