100 Years of MAMARAZZA: The 100th Birthday of Fürstin Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

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Today, 9 December, Fürstin Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, one of the most fabulous photographers of the Gotha and other milieus (actors and actresses, titans of industry, etc.), celebrates her 100th birthday.

Baron Friedrich Mayr von Melnhof, the father of Marianne

Marianne's Habsburg ancestor: Archduke Johann of Austria

Marianne's Habsburg ancestress: Anna Plöchl, Countess of Meran

Baroness Maria Anna (Marianne) Mayr von Melnhof was born on 9 December 1919 at Salzburg as the daughter of Baron Friedrich Mayr von Melnhof (1892-1956) and his wife Maria Anna (1897-1983; née Countess of Meran). Through her mother, Marianne is a descendant of Archduke Johann of Austria (1782-1859) and his wife Anna Plöchl, Gräfin von Meran (1804-1885).

Prince Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and Baroness Marianne Mayr von Melnhof on their wedding day

Fürst Ludwig and Fürstin Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

In March 1942, Marianne married Prince Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1915-1962), the son of Prince Ludwig (1880-1953) and Princess Walburga (1885-1969; née Baroness von Friesen). Marianne's husband succeeded his uncle Stanislaus as Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn upon the death of Stanislaus in 1958.

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Together, Fürst Ludwig and Fürstin Marianne had five children: Princess Yvonne (b.1942), Fürst Alexander (b.1943), Princess Elisabeth (1948-1997), Princess Teresa (b.1952), and Prince Peter (b.1954). In 1962, when her husband Ludwig was hit by a drunk driver in Sayn on the sidewalk in front of their house and was killed, Marianne took over the administration in Sayn until her son Alexander came of age. She then began a career as a professional photographer. Fürstin Marianne is the author of several books: Private Gartenkunst in Deutschland (1986), Mamarazza: Gesellschaftsfotografie von 1950 – 2000 (1999), Sayner Zeit (2005), Sayn-Wittgenstein Collection (2006), and ManniFeste: Fuschler Mittagessen 1974–2009 (2010).

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We wish MAMARAZZA many happy returns of the day!

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You Can Now Watch the New Film "Queen Marie of Romania" Online with Subtitles

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If you are interested, you can rent online the film Queen Marie of Romania (Maria - Inima Romaniei), produced by Abis Studio. It is available with subtitles in English, French, and Romanian. Alexis Sweet Cahill directed the movie, which focuses on the pivotal role that the Queen, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Tsar Alexander II, played in lobbying for her nation's interests after World War I:

Devastated by the First World War and plunged into political controversy, Romania's every hope accompanies its Queen on her mission to Paris, to lobby for its great unification's international recognition at the 1919 Peace Talks.

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Queen Marie of Romania was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his wife Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna. Marie married the eventual King Ferdinand of Romania; during their marriage, she had six children: King Carol II of Romania (1893-1953); Queen Elisabeta of Greece (1894-1956; ex-wife of King George II of the Hellenes), Queen Marie of Yugoslavia (1900-1961; wife of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia), Prince Nicholas (1903-1978), Princess Ileana (1909-1991; ex-wife of Archduke Anton of Austria-Tuscany; Orthodox nun under the name Mother Alexandra), and Prince Mircea (1913-1916).

The film has been presented extensively in Romania at various film festivals and showings. A number of these have been attended by Queen Marie's great-great-grandson, Prince Nicholas of Romania (the grandson of Marie's grandson King Michael), together with his wife Princess Alina-Maria.

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Prince Nicholas and Princess Alina-Maria of Romania at a screening of Queen Marie of Romania at the Ateneul Roman
(6 November 2019)

Principele Nicolae & Principesa Alina-Maria al Romaniei at a viewing of Maria - Inima Romaniei in Timişoara
(3 December 2019)

The film may also be viewed at its website: Queen Marie of Romania

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Grand Duke George of Russia Adopts King, a Rescue Dog

Grand Duke George of Russia and his pup King Romanoff
Photograph (c) Grand Duke George of Russia

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia has shared a couple of pictures of his new dog, King, whom the grand duke adopted. King is eight years-old, and was abandoned by his previous owner. George posted a touching message about his canine best friend on his social media:

This is King. King is 8 years old and he is a rescue dog I have decided to adopt a year ago, after his previous owner decided to abandon him. Many were scared that he might attack people, as he lived most of his life in a cage, but King has proven everyone wrong, being always affectionate and playful to all of us. Do not abandon dogs, do not mistreat animals: they would never lock their owners in a cage nor abandon them.

King - the newest member of the Russian imperial family!
Photograph (c) Grand Duke George of Russia

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New Photos of the Duke and Duchess of Parma with Their Children

Photograph © PPE/Jeroen van der Meyde 

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Prince Carlos Xavier and Princess Annemarie, Duke and Duchess of Parma, were recently photographed with their family at The Hague. The Duke is the son of the late Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma (1930-2010) and his former wife Princess Irene of the Netherlands (b.1939).

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Carlos and Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma were married in 2010. The couple has three children: Princess Luisa (b.2012), Princess Cecilia (b.2013), and Hereditary Prince Carlos (b.2016).

Photograph © PPE/Jeroen van der Meyde 

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The Duke of Parma is a maternal first cousin of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

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Ömer Seyfettin

• Türkçülük akımının da en önemli savunucusu olan sanatçı, Milli Edebiyatın dil anlayışı olan “Yeni Lisan” görüşünün de sahibi ve bu adı taşıyan makalenin yazarıdır. Hem sanatsal hem de öğretici metin türüne ait eserlerinde sade konuşma dilinin katı savunucularından biri olmuştur. Ömer Seyfettin Batı edebiyat ve kültürüyle de yakından ilgilenmiş; ama kendisinden önceki sanatçılar gibi kendi öz benliğini bırakarak tamamen Batı’ya yönelmemiştir.

• Eserlerinde çocukluk anılarından ve askerlik hayatında yaşadıklarından yola çıkan Ömer Seyfettin, hikâyelerini Genç Kalemler ve Türk Yurdu dergilerinde yayımlamıştır. Sanatçı, eserlerinde serim, düğüm ve çözüm bölümlerine önem vererek Maupassant tarzı olay hikâyeciliğinin de edebiyatımızdaki en önemli temsilcisi olmuştur. Eserlerinde Türk insanının duygu ve düşüncelerini işleyen sanatçı, hikâyelerini halk geleneklerine veya tarihsel olaylara dayandırır.

Kaynak: https://www.edebiyatogretmeni.org/omer-seyfettin/

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Princess Beatrice of York and Fiancé Attend Fundraising Event for Northwood African Education Foundation

Photograph (c) NAEF

On Tuesday, 3 December, Princess Beatrice of York and Count Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi attended the annual Carols by Candlelight at St. Luke's Church. This yearly occasion seeks to garner funds for the Northwood African Education Foundation (NAEF), of which Princess Beatrice is Patron.

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This year, £14,500 was raised for NAEF. The proceeds will go to help in the operation of St. George's School in Ethiopia. St. George's is an independent co-educational school that focuses its efforts on orphans and the most vulnerable children in Ethiopia.

Photograph (c) NAEF

To learn more about the Northwood African Education Foundation, please visit their website: NAEF

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'Ahşaba Dokunmak' Sergisi

Nihayet uzun bir aradan
sonra, “son dakika” bir sanat etkinliği duyurusu ile siz değerli okurlarıma ve
sanat sever dostlarıma “merhaba”  diyorum.

Bugün Kadıköy’de Barış Manço Kültür Merkezi’nde 'Ahşaba Dokunmak' Sergisi'ndeydim. Heykeltıraş ve ressam Ayhan Tomak’ın Ahşap Yontu Atölyesi öğrencilerinin
eserlerinden oluşan sergide ahşaplar adeta dile gelmiş gibiydiler. Üçüncüsü düzenlenen '

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The Sixteenth Birthday of Amalia, The Princess of Orange

Amalia, Princess of Orange, future Queen of the Netherlands
Photograph (c) RVD - Z.M. de Koning

Today, 7 December, the Princess of Orange celebrates her sixteenth birthday. A new photograph of the princess was released by the Dutch Royal House. The image of Princess Amalia was taken by her father, King Willem-Alexander, at Den Haag (The Hague).

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Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria of the Netherlands was born on 7 December 2003 at Den Haag. She is the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (b.1967) and Queen Máxima (b.1971; née Zorreguieta Cerruti), who were married in 2002. The princess was followed by two younger sisters: Princess Alexia (b.2005) and Princess Ariane (b.2007).

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Princess Amalia lives with her parents and sister at the Paleis Huis ten Bosch in Den Haag. She attends the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet. Her hobbies include hockey, riding horses, and singing. 

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The Princess of Orange is the granddaughter of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (b.1938) and the late Prince Claus (1926-2002; né van Amsberg). Amalia's maternal grandparents are Jorge Zorreguieta Stefanini (1928-2017) and María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart (b.1944). The godparents of the Princess of Orange are her paternal uncle Prince Constantijn, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, the (then) vice-president of the Council of State of the Netherlands Herman Tjeenk Willink, Samantha Deane, her maternal uncle Martín Zorreguieta, and Marc ter Haar.

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When she succeeds to the Dutch throne, Amalia will follow in the footsteps of three of her ancestresses. Her great-great grandmother Wilhelmina (1880-1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until 1948. Catherina-Amalia's great-grandmother Juliana (1909-2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1980. Most recently, her grandmother Beatrix was Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until 2013. Amalia will be the fourth queen regnant of the Netherlands in five generations of the Dutch Royal Family. 

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The Descendants of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg

Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg with their children in 1971

With the today's news that Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie are expecting the birth of their first child, it might be useful to look at the current progeny of the Hereditary Grand Duke's paternal grandparents, Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (née Belgium).

Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte have five children. The grand ducal couple have twenty-two grandchildren. As of December 2019, Jean and Joséphine-Charlotte have sixteen great-grandchildren (with a seventeenth great-grandchild due to arrive in May 2020).

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Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1921-2019); m.1953 Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927-2005)

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1.Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg (b.1954); m.1982 Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (b.1954)
1.1.Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria (b.1983); m.2008 Comte Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum (b.1979)
1.1.1.Comte Leopold de Limburg-Stirum (b.2011)
1.1.2.Comte Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (b.2013)
1.1.3.Comte Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum (b.2016)
1.2.Archduke Imre of Austria (b.1985); m.2012 Kathleen Walker (b.1986)
1.2.1.Archduchess Maria-Stella of Austria (b.2013)
1.2.2.Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (b.2016)
1.2.3.Archduchess Juliane of Austria (b.2018)
1.3.Archduke Christoph of Austria (b.1988); m.2012 Adelaide Drapé-Frisch (b.1989)
1.3.1.Archduchess Katarina of Austria (b.2014)
1.3.2.Archduchess Sophie of Austria (b.2017)
1.4.Archduke Alexander of Austria (b.1990)
1.5.Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (b.1994)
1.5.1.[by fiancée Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma (b.1991)] Victoire de Bourbon-Parme (b.2018)

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2.Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (b.1955); m.1980 Maria Teresa Mestre (b.1956)
2.1.Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg (b.1981); m.2012 Comtesse Stéphanie de Lannoy (b.1984)
2.1.1.Baby Luxembourg (Expected birth in May 2020)
2.2.Prince Félix of Luxembourg (b.1984); m.2013 Claire Lademacher (b.1985)
2.2.1.Princess Amalia de Nassau (b.2014)
2.2.2.Prince Liam de Nassau (b.2016)
2.3.Prince Louis of Luxembourg (b.1986); m.2006 (div. 2019) Tessy Antony (b.1985)
2.3.1.Prince Gabriel de Nassau (b.2006)
2.3.2.Prince Noah de Nassau (b.2007)
2.4.Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (b.1991)
2.5.Prince Sébastian of Luxembourg (b.1992)

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3.Prince Jean of Luxembourg (b.1957); m.1st 1987 (div. 2004) Hélène Vestur (b.1958); m.2nd 2009 Diane de Guerre (b.1962)
3.1.Princess Marie-Gabrielle de Nassau (b.1986); m.2017 Antonius Willms (b.1988)
3.1.1.Zeno Willms (b.2018)
3.2.Prince Constantin de Nassau (b.1988)
3.2.1.[by Kathryn Mechie] Felix de Nassau (b.2018)
3.3.Prince Wenceslas de Nassau (b.1990)
3.4.Prince Carl-Johann de Nassau (b.1992)

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4.Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (b.1957); m.1982 Prince Nikolaus von und zu Liechtenstein (b.1947)
4.1.Prince Leopold Emmanuel von und zu Liechtenstein (b.and d.1984)
4.2.Princess Maria Anunciata von und zu Liechtenstein (b.1985)
4.3.Princess Marie-Astrid von und zu Liechtenstein (b.1987)
4.4.Prince Josef-Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein (b.1989)

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5.Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (b.1963); m.1994 Sibilla Weiller (b.1968)
5.1.Prince Paul-Louis de Nassau (b.1998)
5.2.Prince Léopold de Nassau (b.2000)
5.3.Princess Charlotte de Nassau (b.2000)
5.4.Prince Jean de Nassau (b.2004)

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OTD: 101 Years Since the Birth of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (1918-2004)

Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Franziska of Austria
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Archduke Maximilan of Austria and Princess Franziska zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst

On 6 December 1918, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Max Franz Otto Konrad Maria Joseph Ignatius Nikolaus of Austria was born at Vienna as the first child and eldest son of Archduke Maximilian of Austria (1895-1952) and Archduchess Franziska (1897-1989; née Princess zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst), who had married in November 1917. Ferdinand was a paternal grandson of Archduke Otto of Austria (1865-1906) and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867-1944); he was a maternal grandson of Prince Konrad zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1863-1918) and Countess Franziska von Schönborn-Buchheim (1866-1937). Ferdinand was a nephew of the Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary.

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and fiancée Countess Helen zu Törring-Jettenbach (4 April 1956)
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On 10 April 1956 in a religious ceremony at Schloß Seefeld, Archduke Ferdinand married Countess Helene (Helen) Marina Elisabeth zu Törring-Jettenbach (b.1937), the only daughter of Count Carl Theodor zu Törring-Jettenbach (1900-1967) and Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark (1904-1955), who wed in 1934. Helen was a paternal granddaughter of Count Hans Veit zu Törring-Jettenbach (1862-1929) and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria (1875-1957); she was a maternal granddaughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938) and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882-1957). Helen's aunts were Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Olga of Yugoslavia. Thirty-seven year-old Ferdinand, a businessman, had announced his engagement to eighteen year-old Helen in January 1956.

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During the course of their marriage, Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Helen had three children: Archduchess Elisabeth (1957-1983), Archduchess Sophie (b.1959), and Archduke Maximilian (b.1961).

Archduchess Helen of Austria with her eldest child Archduchess Elisabeth
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Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Ferdinand and Helen's eldest child, married James Litchfield (b.1956), an Australian citizen, in October 1982 at Salzburg. Tragically, Elisabeth died from a brutally quick health issue in May 1983 in Australia. Archduchess Elisabeth was just twenty-six years-old. Her husband, James, was left a widower after barely six months of marriage. 

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Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Ferdinand and Helen's second child, married Fürst Mariano-Hugo zu Windisch-Grätz (b.1955) in January 1990 at Salzburg. Sophie and her husband have three children: Hereditary Prince Maximilian (b.1990), Prince Alexis (1991-2010), and Princess Larissa (b.1996). Archduchess Sophie was a muse of Valentino. Sophie designs and produces unique lines of clutches, purses, and other fashionable accessories for women. 

Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Maya on their wedding day (2005)

Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Maya are greeted by Archduke Otto and Archduchess Regina (2005)

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Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Ferdinand and Helen's third child and only son, married Sara Maya Al-Askari (b.1977) in 2005. Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Sara have three children: Archduke Nikolaus (b.2005), Archduke Constantin (b.2007), and Archduchess Katharina (b.2010). 

Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Helen of Austria
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On 6 August 2004, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria died at Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, at the age of eighty-five. The archduke was buried at Winhöring, Bavaria. He was survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Archduchess Helen, as well as by his younger two children, Archduchess Sophie and Archduke Maximilian, in addition to their families. 

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