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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands (1971-Present)
born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti of Buenos Aires, Argentina.Married King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in 2002
20th century marriages.
Married King Palden Thondup Namgyal of Sikkim (1923-1982) in 1963
Married Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran in 1959.
Queen Sonja of Norway.
Queen Sonja of Norway.
born Sonja Haraldsen.
Married King Harald V of Norway in 1968.
Married King Harald V of Norway in 1968.
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| Queen Sonia & King Harald V of Norway |
"Queen Sonja was the daughter of a merchant who married the future King Harald V of Norway in 1968. At first, Harald's father was against the marriage because she was a commoner, but fast-forward 50 years, and the King and Queen still rule Norway." (Cosmopolitan)
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| Empress Soraya of Iran |
Empress Soraya of Iran.
a.k.a. born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary.
Married Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran, mar 1951, div 1958.
"She became an Iranian queen when she married Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1951. The daughter of a German mother and a father who was a member of Iran's powerful Bakhtiari family, Queen Soraya was the Shah's second wife and later became an actress. She went on to star in two films, I Tre Volti and She, after the couple's divorce in 1958." (Cosmopolitan)
a.k.a. born Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary.
Married Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran, mar 1951, div 1958.
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| Empress Soraya & Shah Mohammed Reza @Cosmopolitian |
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| Elizabeth the Queen Mother |
born Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of Scotland.
Married Prince Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI of the United Kingdom, in 1923.
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| Prince Albert & Elizabeth Duke & Duchess of York |
"Prince Albert, the future King George VI, married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the future Queen Mother, on April 23rd, 1923. Although she was the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Elizabeth was legally considered a commoner and was reluctant to submit to the trappings of royal life. She refused Prince Albert's proposals of marriage twice, before eventually accepting to marry him in January 1923." (History Today)
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| Queen Hope of Sikkim |
born Hope Cooke.
"New York socialite Hope Cooke married the crown prince of the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim in 1963 in a real-life story that has been compared to the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The King and I.” Cooke was born on June 24, 1940 in San Francisco. Her mother, a pilot, died in a plane crash when Cooke was just two years old, and she was raised by her grandparents in New York. She met Palden Thondup Namgyal, the widowed crown prince of Sikkim, during a 1959 trip to India as a college student. They fell in love and married in 1963 and she became the Gyalmo, or queen consort, when her husband took the throne in 1965 and became Chogyal, or king. Sikkim was annexed by India in 1973 and Cooke returned to the United States with their two children. She divorced her husband in 1980 and he died two years later. Cooke recounted her life in a 1981 autobiography, “Time Change.”" (Punch)
"New York socialite Hope Cooke married the crown prince of the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim in 1963 in a real-life story that has been compared to the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The King and I.” Cooke was born on June 24, 1940 in San Francisco. Her mother, a pilot, died in a plane crash when Cooke was just two years old, and she was raised by her grandparents in New York. She met Palden Thondup Namgyal, the widowed crown prince of Sikkim, during a 1959 trip to India as a college student. They fell in love and married in 1963 and she became the Gyalmo, or queen consort, when her husband took the throne in 1965 and became Chogyal, or king. Sikkim was annexed by India in 1973 and Cooke returned to the United States with their two children. She divorced her husband in 1980 and he died two years later. Cooke recounted her life in a 1981 autobiography, “Time Change.”" (Punch)
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| King Palden Thondup Namgyal of Sikkim |
"While traveling through India in 1959, 20-year-old Sarah Lawrence College freshman Hope Cooke met Palden Thondup Namgyal, the Crown Prince of tiny Himalayan nation Sikkim, at the bar of Darjeeling's Windermere Hotel. When they married two years later, Hope renounced her American citizenship; two years after that she became a queen, styled as Her Highness Hope La, the Gyalmo of Sikkim. The marriage was tumultuous, plagued by political strife and infidelity, and while the two didn't officially divorce until 1980, the marriage was reportedly already over by the time the monarch was abolished and Sikkim was annexed to India in 1975."
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| Queen Silvia of Sweden @Georgia Papadon |
born Silvia Renate Sommerlath of Heidelberg, Germany
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| Carl XVI Gustaf & Silvia of Sweden |
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| Princess Grace of Monaco |
born Grace Kelly.
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| Rainier III of Monaco |
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| Princess Lilian of Belgium |
born Mary Lilian Baels of London, England.
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Leopold III of Belgium
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19th Century Marriages.
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| Princess Alice of Monaco |
born Alice Heine (1858-1925)
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| Albert I of Monaco |
"Before Grace Kelly, there was another American Princess of Monaco: Alice Heine of New Orleans and widow of the Duc de Richelieu. Alice married His Serene Highness, Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1889. To their marriage she brought a strong business acumen and worked hard to change the reputation of the principality from that of a gambling den to a place of culture. It was Alice who established the Opera house and installed a director who brought the world’s greatest operas to Monaco. Alice and Albert’s relationship cooled soon after their marriage, and she took a series a lovers, the most notorious being Isidore de Lara. Fed up with his wife, Albert made their break public when he slapped Alice in the face at the Opera when she stopped to whisper to her lover. She packed her bags in 1902 and left Monaco forever." (The American Heiress)
"These were her entire titles:
Her Serene Highness Princess Alice, The Princess of Monaco, Duchess of Richelieu, Fronsac, Valentinois, Mazarin, Mayenne and Estouteville, Princess of Château-Porcien, Marquise of Jumilhac, Baux-de-Provence, Guiscard and Chilly, Countess of Carladès, Thorigny, Longjumeau, Ferrette, Belfort, Thann and Rosemont, Baronness of Buis, Saint-Lô, la Luthumière, Hambye, Massy, le Calvinet and Altkirch, Lady of Saint-Rémy, Matignon and Issenheim." (Alice Heine, the penultimate Duchess of Richelieu)
NON-REIGNING ROYALTY.
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| Marie Chantal Crown Princess of Greece |
born Marie-Chantal Miller.
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| Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece |
"The daughter of American-born duty-free magnate Robert Miller, Marie-Chantal Miller grew up a true citizen of the world; she was raised with family homes in Hong Kong, Paris, London, and New York, Gstaad, and Yorkshire. Miller married Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece—son of the deposed King Constantine of Greece—in 1995, and became Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark. They now have five children and Marie-Chantal is founder and creative director of an eponymous luxury children's clothing brand." (Town & Country Magazine)
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| Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland |
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
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| Victoria Crown Princess of Sweden |
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| Kelly Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
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| Hubertus Hereditary Crown Prince of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha @Zimbio |
"An American investment banker with an MBA from UCLA, Florida-born Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt married Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 2009 at a wedding attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and Princess Astrid of Belgium, becoming Her Highness Hereditary Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha. While you might not have heard of the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the royal houses of Europe have: its most famous members were Prince Albert and his first cousin (and wife) Queen Victoria, who ruled under the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. It wasn't until 1917, at the height of anti-German sentiment during World War I, that King George V decided to change the name of his house from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the present name: Windsor." (Town & Country Magazine)
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| Anita Rhinelander Stewart |
Duchess of Viseu in Portugal
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| Prince Miguel Duke of Viseu |
"Another American heiress who held all the cards was Anita Rhinelander Stewart. In 1909 she met Prince Miguel de Braganza, whose father was referred to as the Pretender to the Portuguese throne, and three months later, they were engaged. At first it was announced that the marriage would be morganatic, but Anita refused to accept anything less than the title of princess. And she got it: Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, who extended hospitality to the exiled Braganzas, created the tenacious American the Duchess Vizeu & Princess de Braganza in her own right." (The American Heiress)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor.
American socialite
"The American who would have been queen of England, twice-divorced Wallis Simpson famously so enchanted King Edward VIII of England that he abdicated the throne to marry her. (As head of the Church of England, the idea of Edward marrying a divorcée was anathema for religious, legal, and—at the time—moral reasons.) While she never held the title of HRH, after marrying Edward she became the Duchess of Windsor and the two went into merry, glittering exile in places like the Bahamas, Florida, New York, and Paris. Though her relationship with the British royal family remained fractured, when Wallis died in 1986 the funeral was attended by Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Her final blessing was performed by the archbishop of Canterbury—a firm sign of royal respect—and she was buried next to Edward at Frogmore in Windsor." (Town & Country Magazine)
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| Princess Sofia Duchess of Varmland |
Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland.
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| Carl Philip of Sweden Duke of Varmland @Wikipedia |
Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan.
"With a degree in International Relations, an MSC in Development Studies, and an impressive resume that includes stints at the United Nations, Sarah Butler of Texas might not have seemed like the most likely candidate to marry a Middle Eastern prince. Nonetheless, she found her happily ever after in Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein—a member of the Jordanian House of Hashemite and Crown Prince of Iraq—becoming Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid in 2000. The couple has three children and live in New York, where Prince Zeid works as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Princess Sarah raises awareness for causes including Every Newborn Action Plan, the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, and the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch." (Town & Country Magazine)
Alexandra von Furstenberg. (1972-Present)
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| Alexander Prinz von Furstenberg @Wikimedia |
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| Alexandra Miller & Alexander Prinz von Furstenberg |
Princess Lee Radziwill.
"Jackie Kennedy's younger sister Lee Radziwill was born Caroline Lee Bouvier in tony Southampton, New York. Her second marriage—in 1959, just before JFK officially announced his candidacy for the Presidency—was to Polish prince Stanisław Albrecht Radziwill. Long considered the prettier, more vivacious sister—though Jackie was known as a fashion icon, Lee had a more inherent sense of style and eventually was named to the International Best Dressed List's Hall of Fame—Lee still lived much of her otherwise vibrant life in Jackie's shadow. (She had an affair with Aristotle Onassis before he became involved with Jackie and was reportedly furious when her sister married him.) Her marriage to Prince Radziwill lasted 15 years and produced two children, Anthony and Tina; now in her 80s, Lee divides her time between New York and Paris." (Town & Country Magazine)
Christopher O'Neill.
Married Princess Madeleine of Sweden.
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| Anna Gould |
Comtesse de Castellane, Duchesse de Sagan
married
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| Boniface de Castellane |
2. French Helie de Talleyrand-Perigord, Duc de Sagan, Boni's cousin, mar 1908.
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| Consuelo Vanderbilt |
Duchess of Marlborough
1. Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, mar 1895, div 1921
2. Jacques Balsan, married in 1921
Agnes, Princess of Salm-Salm. (1844-1912)
born Agnes Elisabeth Winona Leclerc Joy of Vermont, USA.
"Agnes Leclerc Joy, born in Franklin, Vermont, married Prince Felix of Salm-Salm on August 30, 1862 at St. Patrick’s Church in Washington, DC" (Unofficial Royalty)
Married Prince Felix of Salm-Salm.
Alice Green.
Married in 1855
Prince Ángel de Iturbide y Huarte of Mexico.
"The Rosedale estate in Georgetown was the grand home of Alice Green, granddaughter of Revolutionary War General Uriah Forrest and great-granddaughter of Maryland Governor George Plater.[1] This belle was basically American royalty, which was great for when she married Don Angel Maria de Iturbide y Huarte, the exiled prince of the Mexican imperial line and a student at Georgetown University. By the time the lovebirds met and wed, Angel’s father, Agustin the First, had been deposed and executed.[2] Although Alice’s husband and their son, Agustin, had a technical claim to the throne, few suspected that Agustin I’s nine-month rule would bring his descendants anything." (Boundary Stones)
Mary Esther Lee married
Princess Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Countess of Waldersee
1. Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, mar 1864.
2. Count Alfred von Waldersee, mar 1874
Elizabeth Patterson (1785-1879)
American socialite.
"Elizabeth Patterson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, married Jerome Bonaparte (brother of Napoleon), later King of Westphalia, on December 24, 1803 in Baltimore, Maryland." (Unofficial Royalty)
Married Jerome Bonaparte in 1803.
John Owen Dominis (1832-1891).
of Schenectady, New York.
Married in 1862 Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (1838-1917)
Princess Salwa Aga Khan. (1988-Present)
born Kendra Spears of Seattle, USA
Married Prince Rahim Aga Khan, mar 2013
"After years spent modeling for Prada, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy, Seattle-born Kendra Spears became Princess Salwa Aga Khan when she married Prince Rahim Aga Khan—eldest son of the current Aga Khan—in 2013 at Geneva's Château de Bellerive. The couple, who live in Switzerland, have two children, and Princess Salwa still works as a model under her maiden name: she has appeared on the cover of Vogue Espana, Tatler, Elle France, and Vogue China and is the face of the Armani Code fragrance campaign."
Rita Hayworth.
Married Prince Aly Khan.
"Hayworth was one of Hollywood's brightest stars when she met Italian-born Prince Aly Khan, son of the Aga Khan (the Imam of Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad). The two married a year after meeting—despite the fact that Hayworth had just ended her relationship with Orson Welles—and their tempestuous union lasted fewer than four years and produced one daughter, philanthropist and Alzheimer's crusader Yasmin Aga Khan." (Town & Country Magazine)
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| Jacques Balsan |
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| Agnes, Princess of Salm-Salm |
born Agnes Elisabeth Winona Leclerc Joy of Vermont, USA.
"Agnes Leclerc Joy, born in Franklin, Vermont, married Prince Felix of Salm-Salm on August 30, 1862 at St. Patrick’s Church in Washington, DC" (Unofficial Royalty)
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| Prince Felix of Salm-Salm |
Alice Green.
Married in 1855
Prince Ángel de Iturbide y Huarte of Mexico.
"The Rosedale estate in Georgetown was the grand home of Alice Green, granddaughter of Revolutionary War General Uriah Forrest and great-granddaughter of Maryland Governor George Plater.[1] This belle was basically American royalty, which was great for when she married Don Angel Maria de Iturbide y Huarte, the exiled prince of the Mexican imperial line and a student at Georgetown University. By the time the lovebirds met and wed, Angel’s father, Agustin the First, had been deposed and executed.[2] Although Alice’s husband and their son, Agustin, had a technical claim to the throne, few suspected that Agustin I’s nine-month rule would bring his descendants anything." (Boundary Stones)
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| Mary Esther Lee |
Princess Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Countess of Waldersee
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| Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
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| Count Alfred von Waldersee |
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| Elizabeth Patterson @Wikipedia |
American socialite.
"Elizabeth Patterson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, married Jerome Bonaparte (brother of Napoleon), later King of Westphalia, on December 24, 1803 in Baltimore, Maryland." (Unofficial Royalty)
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| John Owen Dominis |
John Owen Dominis (1832-1891).
of Schenectady, New York.
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| Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii |
Princess Salwa Aga Khan. (1988-Present)
born Kendra Spears of Seattle, USA
Married Prince Rahim Aga Khan, mar 2013
"After years spent modeling for Prada, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy, Seattle-born Kendra Spears became Princess Salwa Aga Khan when she married Prince Rahim Aga Khan—eldest son of the current Aga Khan—in 2013 at Geneva's Château de Bellerive. The couple, who live in Switzerland, have two children, and Princess Salwa still works as a model under her maiden name: she has appeared on the cover of Vogue Espana, Tatler, Elle France, and Vogue China and is the face of the Armani Code fragrance campaign."
Rita Hayworth.
Married Prince Aly Khan.
"Hayworth was one of Hollywood's brightest stars when she met Italian-born Prince Aly Khan, son of the Aga Khan (the Imam of Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad). The two married a year after meeting—despite the fact that Hayworth had just ended her relationship with Orson Welles—and their tempestuous union lasted fewer than four years and produced one daughter, philanthropist and Alzheimer's crusader Yasmin Aga Khan." (Town & Country Magazine)
