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On Monday 22. July  the official reception on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Duke Franz of Bavaria took place at Schleißheim Castle outside of Munich. Already on Satruday 20. July there had been an mass and and a reception for relatives and Nymphenburg Castle. It was therefore a big feast. From the blue - white sky the sun seemed to the illustrious guests in the castle grounds . Besides family members and personal friends also bavarian  Prime Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU ), several cabinet members and the Cardinals Reinhard Marx and Friedrich Wetter accepted the invitation . In the castle garden of the birthday boy took off a Ehrenzug . Hundreds of mountain troops , folk costumes , historical civil and militia took part. A highlight was probably the march past of the Bavarian Dachshund Dachshunds six clubs for the confessed dog lover too. The brass band played the Bavarian Defiliermarsch , the Bavaria anthem and a Duke F...

He would be King of Bavaria  Duke Franz of Bavaria is now 80 He avoids the red carpet. If the celebrities waving at the festive opening of the Bayreuth Festival in the cameras  Duke Franz of Bavariais not there.  The head of the Wittelsbach family takes the side entrance. Glamorous appearances are not his thing. The nobleman - he would be King of Bavaria, if there was still a monarchy in this country - appears reticent in public on. This Sunday the passionate collector of modern art and graphic, patron and recognized art expert turn 80 years old. The Duke is a great supporter of the Pinakothek of the modern  in Munich and found it important works of art from its collection available. He advises numerous museums in Bavaria. He brings his expertise as a member of the International Council for the "Museum of Modern Art" in New York a. In 2008 he became an honorary doctorate from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich. The Duke - his n...

Last weekend Prince Andreas of Saxe.Coburg and Gotha celebrated his 70th birthday with a private celebration a Callenberg Castle where a 4 course menue was served. Among the guests: King Carl XVI. Gustaf and Queen Siliva of Sweden Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant Prince Laurent and Princess Claie of Belgium Prince Michael and Princess Dagamr of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Albert Darboven and his wife Edda, née Princess of Amhalt Fürst Johann Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen Article in Neue Presse Coburg Article in infranken

Soon Fürst Carl Philipp  zu Salm-Salm will celebrate a milestone birthday.  The festivities take place on White Monday. Friends, relatives, employees and representatives of the authorities are invited to a reception in the water castle. Together with the entire population Anholter a thank worship will be celebrated at St. Pancras Church. Also the castle garden is open free of charge.   The celebration with the entire district is the foi the Fürst of particular concern. With Anholt and the Water Castle he feels connected. "I was born here and went to school," says Carl Philipp zu Salm-Salm. He graduated in 1954 at a  Jesuit school in Bad Godesberg in 1954  from high school. "After the war there were only a few schools," the 79-year-old says. The war years were formative time for the boy and frightening at the same time. His older brother died in a bomb attack, his father was a prisoner of war. In addition, the possessions of the family were packaged after Görin...

No fuss and fuss over their people appreciate both not. Today this is so, and that was 60 years ago no different when Prince Armin  zur Lippe  and Princess Traute of Lippe  tied the knot Just because Prince Armin and his bride Marie Elisabeth Traute Becker wanterd now crowds at their church Wedding on 29.03.1953, the ceremony got a little unusual. Today can both laugh at the anecdotes that have grown up around it. Everything said Prince Armin zur Lippe  had already begun at the civil Wedding on 27.03. when the  Göttinger registrar  absolutely not wanted to recognize the name Prince zurf Lippe. Although 1950 had been enforced by the interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia by name approval decision, but: "Your father was a Fürst, so you are also a Fürst" Armin cites the  registrar. Which eventually had to be convinced not only by the birth certificate, but also by the birth protocol in which the Chamb...

Prince Andras of SaxeCoburg and Gotha celebrated his 70th birthday with a reception at Callenberg Castle where about 350 guests  - family friends, current and former employees and representatives from the cultural, economic and political worlds attended. After the queue of long -wishers had finally resolved , the visibly moved birthday boy stepped to the microphone: " I'm really, that so many have come That shows me that I do not have in life too much wrong and gained quite a few friends .. " That his father had used for his speech as a reminder a tablet computer , took Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , once as a hook : "This technology -savvy I am not : I just like old-fashioned paper ! Hereditary Prince Hubertus thanked his "old man" for "making me since taking over the presidency of the family foundation management 2012 - as agreed - you can go my own way." His father had secured the existing asset base ...

Duke Anton Günther of Oldenbrug celebrated his 90th birtday on Wednesday 16.01.2013. There was a reception for 80 guests at Güldenstein Castle in Schleswig-Holstein. The Duke was born o 16.01.1923 as oldest child of Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenbrug and his first wife Helene, née Princess zu Waldeck and Pyrmont. He made Abitur in 1942and after the war he stuedied forestry. In 1951 he married Princess Ameli zu Löwenstein-WertheimFreudenberg. the couple has 2 children, Duchess Helene and Duke Chiristian and 4 grandchildren. After the death of his father in 1970 he became the Had of the Grand Ducal House and took over the adminstration of the posessions in Güldenstein. Article in NWZ Online

Count Albert of Rechberg zu Rothenlowen and Hohenrechberg celebrates his 100th birthday today on 29.11.2012. He was born in 1912 as son of Count Albert and his wife Theresia, nee Freiin von Schorlemer. In 1951 he married Count Monika zu Köngsegg-Aulendorf who died in 2002. They had 5 children together. In 1967 Count Albert succeeded his unmarried and childless uncle, Count Joseph as head of the countly House. Until 1986he administrated the family posessions but at the End of 1986 he gave the administration over to his son, Hereditary Count Bernhard who is still in charge of it. During they time he adminstrated the Family posessions several of the Family Castles where sold among the the Castles and Ruins Rechberg, Weissenstein, Ramsberg and Scharfenschloss. In 1987 the Family sold their principal Residend the Castle in Donzdorf to the City Donzdorf.It was taken over by the City in 1992 and since 1995 the adminstration of the City has their place there. The Family moved into a new build ...

Fürstin Hildegard zu Stolberg-Roßla, née Sauerbier celebrated her 90th birthday on Friday 04.10.2012.  The doctor originally from Hanau to Ortenberg and in that capacity she sat in practice accents. Many have fond memories of the dedicated woman who was always available and took care to their patients. A "country doctor" like in the picture, which even left her nightly round of cards, if "worst comes to worst" and a doctor's visit was inevitable. Mayor's places Ulrike Pfeiffer Pantring stressed in this respect the arc in the present. "Now when discussing physician-shortage in rural areas, I sometimes wonder what our doctor has the time mastered and why others can not do it anymore." That it was at the time, was on the person as not only doctor always put tremendous discipline and immense diligence of the day, combined with solidity and reliability. On one side. On the other are their marked cheerfulness and a desire for companionship. In Sagittariu...

The House of Baden celebrates this year it's 900 anniversary. On  27.04.1112 Margrave hermann was the first mentioned as Count of Baden On 10.05.2012 SWR the local TV-Channel showed an interesting Documentary about the History of the House which can be watchd here (Don't know ho long the Link will be work). A Day later the the Family invited to a Matinee at the Theatre at Baden-Baden. Among the guests who attended where. Margrave Max and Margravine Valerie of Baden Hereditary Prince Bernhard and Hereditary Princess  Stephanie of baden with ther 3 sons Princess Caroline of Monaco Prince Ernst Augst jr. of Hannover Duke Carl of Württemberg Fürst Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern http://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article2274406/Prinzessin-Caroline-bei-900-Jahr-Feier-im-Haus-Baden.html http://www.badische-zeitung.de/suedwest-1/900-jahre-haus-baden-adelshaus-feiert-mit-viel-prominenz--59347898.html