tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932437956009887282024-03-13T23:07:43.653-07:00Royal Families of the WorldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793243795600988728.post-28538080127479883982007-11-06T15:15:00.000-08:002008-07-14T15:40:53.177-07:00Current Reigning Houses<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bahrain<br /></span></span>His Majesty King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain (b. 28 January, 1950 at Riffa, Bahrain) is the current king of Bahrain. He succeeded his father, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifah, as Emir on 6 March, 1999. Bahrain officially upgraded from an emirate to a kingdom in 2002. He has five children by his wife, Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa:<br /><ul><li>HRH Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain (b. 1969) married Aisha ? and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HRH Sheikh 'Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa</li><li>HRH Sheikh Muhammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa</li><li>HRH Sheikh ? bint Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa</li></ul><li>HRH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain (b. 1975)<br /></li><li>HRH Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain (b. 1977)<br /></li><li>HRH Sheikha Najla bint Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain (b. 1981)</li><li>HRH Sheikh Faisal bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain (1991-2006)</li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Belgium<br /></span></span>His Majesty King <span style="font-style: italic;">Albert </span><span style="font-style: italic;">II </span>Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie of the Belgians (b. 6 June, 1934) is the current king of Belgium. He succeeded his elder brother Baudouin I, as king, on 31 July, 1993. He has three children by his wife, Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria:<br /><ul><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Philippe</span> Léopold Louis Marie of Belgium, Duke of Brabant (b. 1960) married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Elisabeth </span>Thèrése Marie Hèléne of Belgium (b. 25 October 2001)<br /></li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Gabriel </span>Baudouin Charles Marie of Belgium (b, 20 August 2003)</li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Emmanuel</span> Léopold Guillaume François Marie (b. 4 October 2005)</li><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Eléonore</span> Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie of Belgium (b. 16 April 2008)<br /></li></ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Astrid</span> Joséphine-Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Marie of Belgium (b. 1962) married Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, Duke of Modena (b. 1955, created Prince of Belgium by Royal Decree) and has issue:</li><ul><li>HI&RH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Amedeo </span>Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (b. 21 February, 1986)</li><li>HI&RH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Maria Laura</span> Zita Beatrix Gerhard of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 26 August, 1988)</li><li>HI&RH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Joachim </span>Carl Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (b. 9 December, 1991)</li><li>HI&RH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Luisa Maria </span>Anna Martine Pilar of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 11 October, 1995)</li><li>HI&RH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Laetitia Maria </span>Nora Anna Joachim Zita of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 21 February, 1986)<br /></li></ul><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Laurent </span><span class="nickname">Benoît Baudouin Marie of Belgium (b. 19 October, 1963) married Claire Coombs and has issue:</span></li><ul><li><span class="nickname">HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Louise </span>Sophie Mary of Belgium (b. 6 February, 2004)</span></li><li><span class="nickname">HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Nicolas </span>Casimir Marie of Belgium (b. 13 December, 2005)</span></li><li><span class="nickname">HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Aymeric </span>Auguste Marie of Belgium (b. 13 December, 2005)</span></li></ul></ul> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bhutan<br /></span></span>His Majesty King <span style="font-style: italic;">Jigme Khesar </span>Namgyal Wangchuck (b. 21 February, 1980) is the current king of Bhutan. He succeeded his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, as king on 14 December, 2006, upon the latter's abdication. Jigme Khesar is unmarried. Should he die without issue, he will be succeeded by his younger brother, Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (b. 1984)<img src="file:///C:/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Denmark<br /></span></span>Her Majesty Queen <span style="font-style: italic;">Margrethe <span style="font-style: italic;">II</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid of Denmark (b. 16 April, 1940 at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark) is the current queen of Denmark. She succeeded her father Frederik IX, as king, on 14 January, 1972. She has two children by her husband, Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (created HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark, Prince Consort):<br /><ul><li>HRH Crown Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Frederik </span>André Henrik Christian of Denmark (b. 26 May, 1968) married Mary Elizabeth Donaldson and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Christian</span> Valdemar Henri John of Denmark (b. 15 October 2005)</li><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Isabella </span>Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark (b. 21 April, 2007)<br /></li></ul><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Joachim </span><span class="nickname">Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark (b. 7 June, 1969) married (1) Alexandra Christina Manley (divorced 2005, created Countess of Frederiksborg) and (2) Marie Agathe Cavallier (engaged) and has issue from his first marriage:</span></li><ul><li><span class="nickname">HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Nikolai </span>William Alexander Frederik of Denmark (b. 28 August, 1999)</span></li><li><span class="nickname">HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Felix </span>Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark (b. 22 July, 2002)</span></li></ul></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Britain and Northern Ireland<br /></span></span>Her Majesty Queen <span style="font-style: italic;">Elizabeth <span style="font-style: italic;">II</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Alexandra Mary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (b. 21 April, 1926 at Mayfair, London) is the current queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. She succeeded her father George VI, as king, on 6 February, 1952. She has four children by her husband, Prince Phillippos of Greece and Denmark (later, Lt. Philip Mountbatten, created HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh):<br /><ul><li>HRH The Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Charles </span>Philip Arthur George of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (b. 1948) <span class="nickname">married (1) Lady Diana Spencer (divorced 1996) and (2) Camilla Parker-Bowles, née Shand, and has issue from his first marriage</span>:<br /></li><ul><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">William</span> Arthur Philip Louis of Wales (b. 21 June, 1982)</li><li>HRH Prince Henry (<span style="font-style: italic;">Harry</span>)<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Charles Albert David of Wales (b. 15 September, 1984)</li></ul><li>HRH The Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Anne </span>Elizabeth Alice Louise of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Princess Royal (b. 1950) <span class="nickname">married (1) Mark Phillips (divorced 1992) and (2) Timothy Laurence, and has issue from his first marriage</span>:<br /></li><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Peter </span>Mark Andrew Phillips (b. 15 November, 1977); married Autumn Kelly<br /></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Zara </span>Anne Elizabeth Phillips (b. 15 May, 1981)</li></ul><li>HRH The Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Andrew</span> <span class="nickname">Albert Christian Edward of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Duke of York (b. 1960) married (1) Sarah Margaret ("Fergie") Ferguson (divorced 1996) and has issue from his first marriage:</span></li><ul><li><span class="nickname">HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Beatrice </span>Elizabeth Mary of York (b. 8 August, 1988)</span></li><li><span class="nickname">HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Eugenie</span> Victoria Helena of York (b. 23 March, 1990)</span></li></ul><li>HRH The Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Edward </span><span class="nickname">Antony Richard Louis of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Earl of Wessex (b. 1964) married Sophie Rhys-Jones and has issue:</span></li><ul><li><span class="nickname">Lady <span style="font-style: italic;">Louise </span>Alice Elizabeth Mary Windsor (b. 8 November, 2003; legally </span><span class="nickname">HRH Princess Louise of Wessex</span><span class="nickname">)</span></li><li><span class="nickname"><span style="font-style: italic;">James</span> Alexander Philip Theo Windsor, Viscount Severn (b. 17 December 2007; legally HRH Prince James of Wessex)</span></li></ul></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Japan<br /></span></span>His Imperial Majesty Emperor <span style="font-style: italic;">Akihito </span>(Tsugu-no-miya) of Japan (b. 23 December, 1933 at Tokyo, Japan) is the current emperor of Japan. He succeeded his father Hirohito, as emperor, on 7 January, 1989. He has three children by his wife, Michiko Shoda:<br /><ul><li>HIH Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (b. 23 February, 1960; titled Hiro-no-miya as a child) married Masako Owada and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HRH <span>Aiko</span>, Princess Toshi (b. 1 December, 2001)<br /></li></ul><li>HIH Prince Fumihito of Japan, Prince Akishino (b. 30 November, 1965; titled Aya-no-miya as a child) married Kiko Kawashima and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HIH Princess Mako of Akishino <span></span>(b. 23 October, 1991)</li><li>HIH Princess Kako of Akishino (b. 29 December, 1994)</li><li>HIH Prince Hisahito of Akishino (b. 6 September, 2006)</li></ul><li>HIH Princess Sayako of Japan (b. 18 April, 1969; titled Nori-no-miya as a child) married Yoshiki Kuroda and as a result, gave up her royal title and left the Japanese Imperial Family. She is now known as Sayako Kuroda.</li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jordan<br /></span></span>Her Majesty King <span style="font-style: italic;">Abdullah </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">II</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>bin Al Hussein of Jordan (b. 30 January, 1962) is the current king of Jordan. He succeeded his father Hussein bin Talal, as king, on 7 February, 1999. He has four children by his wife, Rania Al-Yasin<br /><ul><li>HRH Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah of Jordan (b. 28 June, 1994)</li><li>HRH Princess Iman bint Al Abdullah of Jordan (b. 27 September, 1996)</li><li>HRH Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah of Jordan (b. 26 September, 1996)</li><li>HRH Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah of Jordan (b. 30 January, 2005)</li></ul>King Abdullah has several full and half siblings:<br /><br />Half sister, by his father's first wife, Sharifa Dina bint 'Abdu'l<br /><ul><li>HRH Princess Alia bint Al Hussein (b. 1956) married (1) Sayyid Nasser Mirza and (2) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh</li><ul><li>His Excellency Hussein Mirza (b. 12 February, 1981)</li><li>His Excellency Talal Al-Saleh (b. 12 September, 1989)</li><li>His Excellency Abdel Hamid Al-Saleh (b. 15 November, 1992)</li></ul></ul>Full siblings, by his mother, and his father's second wife, Antoinette Avril "Toni" Gardiner<br /><ul><li>HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein (b. 1962) married Aliya Tabaa and has issue:</li></ul><ul><ul><li>HRH Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal (b. 11 February, 1990)</li><li>HRH Prince Omar bin Al Faisal (b. 30 October, 1993)<br /></li></ul><ul><li>HRH Princess Sara bint Al Faisal (b. 27 March, 1997)</li><li>HRH Princess Aisha bint Al Faisal (b. 27 March, 1997)</li></ul><li>HRH Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein (b. 23 April, 1968) married Sayyid Zeid Juma and has issue:</li><ul><li>Aoun Juma (b. 27 May, 1992)</li><li>Muna Juma (b. 18 July, 1996)</li></ul><li>HRH Princess Zein bint Al Hussein (b. 23 April, 1968) married Sayyid Majdi Al-Saleh and has issue:</li><ul><li>Jaafar Saleh</li><li>Juamana Saleh</li></ul></ul>Half siblings by his father's third wife, Alia Baha el-Din Toukan<br /><ul><li>HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein (b. 3 May, 1974) married to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai. Haya is Sheikh Mohammed's junior wife; the sheikh has seventeen children by his first wife and two concubines. The couple has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HH Princess Al Jalila bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (b. 2 December, 2007)<br /></li></ul><li>HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (b. 1975) married Rym Brahimi and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Princess Jalilah bint Al Ali (b. 16 September, 2005)</li><li>HRH Prince Abdullah bint Al Ali (b. 19 March, 2007)</li></ul></ul>Half siblings by his father's fourth wife, Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor):<br /><ul><li>HRH Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein (b. 29 March, 1980) married Princess Noor bint Asem of Jordan and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Princess Hayah bint Al Hamzah (b. 18 April, 2007)</li></ul><li>HRH Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein (b. 10 June, 1981) married Princess Fahdah Mohammed Abu Neyan of Saudi Arabia<br /></li><ul><li>HRH Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim (b. 6 April, 2007)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">HRH Princess Rayet Al Noor bint Al Hashim (b. 4 July, 2008)</li></ul><li>HRH Princess Iman bint Al Hussein (b. 24 April, 1983)</li><li>HRH Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein (b. 1986)<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Liechtenstein<br /></span></span>His Serene Highness Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Hans-Adam </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">II</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d'Aviano Pius of Liechtenstein (b. 14 February, 1945 at Zürich, Switzerland) is the current prince of Liechtenstein. He succeeded his father, Franz Joseph II, as reigning prince on 13 November, 1989.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989" title="1989"></a> He has four children by his wife, née Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau:<br /><ul><li>HSH Hereditary Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Alois </span>Philipp Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 11 June, 1968) married Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HSH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Joseph Wenzel</span> Maximilian Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 24 May, 1995)</li><li>HSH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Marie Caroline </span>Elisabeth Immaculata of Liechtenstein (b. 17 October, 1996)</li><li>HSH Prince<span style="font-style: italic;"> Georg Antonius</span> Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 20 April, 1999)</li><li>HSH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Nikolaus Sebastian</span> Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 6 December, 2000)</li></ul><li>HSH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Maximilian </span>Nikolaus Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 16 May, 1969) married Angela Gisela Brown and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HSH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Alfons </span>Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 18 May, 2001)</li></ul><li>HSH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Constantin </span>Ferdinand Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 15 March, 1972) married Countess Marie Gabriele Franciska Kálnoky de Köröspatak and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HSH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Moritz </span>Emanuel Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 27 May, 2003)</li><li>HSH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Georgina</span> Maximiliane Tatjana Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 23 July, 2005)</li><li>HSH Prince Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria of Liechtenstein, (b. 18 May, 2008)<br /></li></ul><li>HSH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Tatjana</span> Nora Maria of Liechtenstein (b. 10 April, 1973) married Philipp von Lattorff and has issue:</li><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Lukas </span>Maria von Lattorff (b. 13 May, 2000)</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Elisabeth </span>Marie Angela Tatiana von Lattorff (b. 25 January, 2002)</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Marie </span>Theresa von Lattorff (b. 18 January, 2004)</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Camilla </span>Katharina Maria von Lattorff (b. 14 November, 2005)</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Anna </span>Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (b. 3 August, 2007)<br /></li></ul></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Luxembourg<br /></span></span>His Royal Highness Grand Duke <span style="font-style: italic;">Henri</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (b. 16 April, 1955 at Betzdorf Castle, Luxembourg) is the current grand duke of Liechtenstein. He succeeded his father, Jean, as grand duke, upon the latter's abdication on 7 October, 2000. He has four children by his wife, née Maria Teresa Mestre:<br /><ul><li>HRH Hereditary Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Guillaume </span>Jean Joseph Marie of Luxembourg (b. 11 November, 1981)<br /></li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Félix </span>Léopold Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (b. 3 June, 1984) </li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Louis </span><span>Xavier Marie Guillaume </span>(b. 3 August, 1986) married Tessy Antony. Upon his marriage to Tessy, Louis renounced his right of succession to the Luxembourg throne for himself and his descendants. The couple has issue:<br /></li><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Gabriel </span>Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau (b. 12 March, 2006)</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Noah </span>Guillaume de Nassau (b. 21 September, 2007)</li></ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Alexandra</span> Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg (b. 16 February, 1991)</li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Sébastian </span>Henri Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (b. 16 April, 1992)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monaco</span></span><br />His Serene Highness Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Albert II </span>Alexandre Louis Pierre (b. 14 March, 1958) is the current prince of Monaco. He succeeded his father, Rainer III, as prince, upon the latter's death on 6 April, 2005. Though Albert is unmarried, and has no legitimate children, he does have two offspring, born out of wedlock:<br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Jazmin </span>Grace Grimaldi (b. 4 March, 1992, daughter of Tamara Rotolo)</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Alexandre </span>Eric Stéphane Coste (b. 24 August 2003)<br /></li></ul>Prince Albert has two sisters, the elder of whom will succeed him as Princess of Monaco unless Albert has legitimate heirs:<ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Caroline</span> Louise Marguerite of Monaco (b. 23 January, 1957) <span class="nickname">married (1) Philippe Junot (divorced 1980) and (2) Stefano Casiraghi (until his death) and (3) Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover and has issue from her second and third marriages:</span></li><ul><li><span class="nickname">Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (b. 8 June, 1984)</span></li><li><span class="nickname">Charlotte Marie Pomeline </span><span class="nickname">Casiraghi (b. 3 August, 1986)</span></li><li><span class="nickname">Pierre Rainier Stefano </span><span class="nickname">Casiraghi (b. 5 September, 1987)</span></li><li><span class="nickname">HRH Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover (b. 20 July, 1999)</span></li></ul><li>HRH Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco (b. 1 February, 1965)<span class="nickname"> married (1) Daniel Ducret (divorced 1996) and (2) Adans Lopez Peres (divorced 2004) and has issue from her first marriage, as well as one child out of wedlock:</span></li><ul><li><span class="nickname">Louis Ducret (b. 26 November, 1992)</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="nickname">Pauline Ducret (b. 4 May, 1994)</span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="nickname">Camille Marie Kelly Grimaldi (Gottlieb)</span><span class="nickname"> (b. 15 July, 1998)</span></li></ul></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Morocco<br /></span></span>His Majesty King <span style="font-style: italic;">Mohammed VI</span><span> of Morocco</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span> (b. 21 August, 1963 at Rabat, Morocco) is the current king of Morocco. He succeeded his father Hassan II, as king, on 23 July, 1999. He has two children by his wife, Salma Bennani:<br /><ul><li>HRH Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco (b. 8 May, 2003 at Rabat, Morocco)</li><li>HRH Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco (b. 28 February, 2007 at Rabat, Morocco)<br /></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793243795600988728.post-37722034652620508142007-10-13T11:12:00.000-07:002008-07-14T15:22:25.371-07:00Former Ruling Houses<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Albania<br /></span></span>His Royal Highness Crown Prince Leka Zogu of Albania (b. 5 April, 1939 at the Royal Palace, Tirana, Albania) is the current pretender to the Albanian throne. As king, he would be Leka I. He had one child by his late wife, Queen Susan (née Susan Cullen-Ward):<br /><ul><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Leka </span>Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu of Albania (b. 26 March 1982 at Sandton, South Africa)</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Austria</span><br />His Imperial and Royal Highness Crown Prince Franz Joseph <span style="font-style: italic;">Otto </span>Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius of Austria (b. 20 November 1912 at Reichenau, Germany) is the current pretender to the Austro-Hungarian throne. As emperor, he would be Otto I. He has seven children by his wife, Crown Princess Regina (née Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen and Hildburghausen):<br /><ul><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Andrea </span>Maria of Austria (b. 30 May 1953 at Wurzburg, Bavaria) married Hereditary Count Karl Eugen of Neipperg, and has issue (Philipp, Benedikt, Dominik, Hemma and Katharina)</li><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Monika </span>Maria Roberta Antonia Raphaela of Austria (b. 13 September 1954 at Wurzburg, Bavaraia) married Luis Maria Gonzago de Casanova-Cardenas y Baron, Duke of Santangelo and has issue (Baltasar, Gabriel, Rafael and Santiago)</li><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Michaela </span>Maria Madeleine Kiliana of Austria (b. 13 September 1954 at Wurzburg, Bavaria) married (1) Eric Teran d'Antin and has issue (Marc, Carla and Justin) and (2) Count Hubertus von Kageneck</li><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Gabriela </span>Maria Charlotte Feliticas Elisabeth Antonia of Austria (b. 14 October 1956 at Schloss Berg, Luxembourg) married Christian Meister (divorced) and has issue (Severin, Lioba and Alena)</li><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Walburga </span>Maria Franziska Helene Elisabeth of Austria (b. 5 October, 1958 at Schloss Berg, Luxembourg) married Count Archibald Douglas and has issue (Moritz)</li><li>HI&RH Archduke <span style="font-style: italic;">Karl </span>Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam of Austria (b. 11 January 1961 at Starnberg, Bavaria), and heir to the House of Habsburg; married Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza and has issue:</li><ul><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Eleonore </span>Jelena Maria del Pilar Iona of Austria (b. 28 February 1994)</li><li>HI&RH Archduke <span style="font-style: italic;">Ferdinand Zvonimir</span> Maria Balthus Keith Michal Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard of Austria (b. 21 June 1997), the heir, after his father, to the House of Habsburg</li><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Gloria </span>Maria Bogdana Paloma Regina Fiona Gabriela of Austria (b. 15 October 1999)<br /></li></ul></ul><ul><li>HI&RH Archduke Paul <span style="font-style: italic;">Georg</span> Maria Joseph Dominikus of Austria (b. 16 December 1964 at Starnberg, Bavaria) married Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg and has issue:</li><ul><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Zsófia </span>Mária Tatjana Monika Erzsébet Katalin of Austria (b. 12 January 2001)</li><li>HI&RH Archduchess <span style="font-style: italic;">Ildiko </span>Maria Walburga of Austria (b. 6 June 2002)</li><li>HI&RH Archduke <span style="font-style: italic;">Károly-Konstantin</span> Mihály István Maria of Austria (b. 20 July 2004)<br /></li></ul></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bulgaria<br /></span></span>His Majesty Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria (b. 16 June 1937 at Sofia, Bulgaria) is the former tsar and current pretender to the Bulgarian throne. He has five children by his wife, Tsaritsa Margarita (née Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela):<br /><ul><li>HRH Crown Prince Kardam, Prince of Turnovo (b. 2 December 1962 at Madrid, Spain), heir to the Bulgarian throne; married Doña Miriam Ungria y López and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Prince Boris of Bulgaria (b. 12 October 1997)</li><li>HRH Prince Beltran of Bulgaria (b. 23 March 1999)</li></ul></ul><ul><li>HRH Prince Kyrill, Prince of Peslav (b. 11 July 1964 at Madrid, Spain) married Doña Rosario Nadal y Fuster-Puigdorfila and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Princess Mafalda-Ceceilia of Bulgaria (b. 27 July 1994)</li><li>HRH Princess Olimpia of Bulgaria (b. 14 December 1995)</li><li>HRH Prince Tassilo of Bulgaria (b. 20 January 2002)</li></ul></ul><ul><li>HRH Prince Kubrat, Prince of Panagiurishte (b. 5 November 1965 at Madrid, Spain) married Carla Soledad Royo-Villanova y Urrestarazu and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Prince Mirko of Bulgaria (b. 26 April 1995)</li><li>HRH Prince Lukás of Bulgaria (b. 15 July 1997)</li><li>HRH Prince Tirso of Bulgaria (b. 3 June 2002)</li></ul></ul><ul><li>HRH Prince Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin (b. 5 December 1967 at Madrid, Spain) married Doña María Garcia de la Rasilla y Gortazar and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (b. 20 November 1999)</li><li>HRH Princess Sofia of Bulgaria (b. 20 November 1999)</li></ul></ul><ul><li>HRH Princess Kalina of Bulgaria (b. 19 January 1972 at Madrid, Spain) married Antonio "Kitín" Muñoz Valcárcel and has issue (Simeon Hassan)<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">France (Borbón line)</span></span><br />His Royal Highness Don <span style="font-style: italic;">Luis Alfonso</span> Gonzalo Víctor Emanuel Marco de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú, Duke of Anjou and of Borbón. (b. 25 April 1974 at Madrid, Spain) is the current pretender to the Legitimist French throne. French legitimists call him Prince Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, and as king, he would be Louis XX. He has one child by his wife, Doña Maria Margarita, Duchess of Anjou (née Maria Margarita de Vargas y Santaella):<br /><ul><li>Doña Eugenia Borbón y Vargas (b. 5 March 2007 at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida) French legitimists recognise her as Princess Eugenie of Bourbon, Madame Royal</li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">France (Orléans line)<br /></span></span>His Royal Highness Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Henri </span>Philippe Pierre Marie of Orléans, comte de Paris, duc de France (b. 14 June, 1933 at Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium) is the current pretender to the Orléanist French throne. As king, he would be Henry VII . He married (1) Marie-Therese, Duchess de Montpensier (née Duchess Marie-Therese of Württemberg) and (2) Micaela, Princesse de Joinville (née Micaela Cousiño Quiñones de Léon). He has five children by his first wife:<br /><ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Marie </span>Isabelle Marguerite Anne Geneviève of Orléans (b. 3 January 1959 at Boulogne-sur-Seine, France) married Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein and has issue (Leopoldine, Marie, Johann, Margarete and Gabriel)</li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">François </span>Henri Louis Marie of Orléans, comte de Clermont (b. 7 February 1961 at Boulogne-sur-Seine), he is heir to the Orléanist French throne after his father, but because he is severely disabled as a result of congeital toxoplasmosis, his younger brother, Jean will act as regent upon their father's death<br /></li><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Blanche </span>Elisabeth Rose Marie of Orléans (b. 10 September 1962 at Ravensburg, Germany), severely disabled as a result of congeital toxoplasmosis<br /></li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Jean </span>Charles Pierre Marie of Orléans, duc de Vendôme, Dauphin de Viennois (b. 19 May 1965 at Boulogne-sur-Seine)</li><li>Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Eudes </span>Thibaut Joséph Marie of Orléans, duc d'Angoulême (b. 1968) married Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot and has issue:<br /></li><ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Thérèse </span>Isabelle Marie Eléonore of Orléans (b. 23 April 2001 at Cannes, France)</li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Pierre </span>Jean Marie of Orléans (b. 6 August 2003 at Cannes, France)</li></ul></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">France (Bonaparte line)</span></span><br />His Imperial Highness Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Charles </span>Marie Jérôme Victor Napoléon is the current pretender to the throne of Bonaparte France. As king, he would be Napoléon VII. He married (1) Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and (2) Jeanne Françoise Valliccioni. He had two children from his first marriage, and one from his second, born before the marriage.<br /><ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Caroline </span>Marie Constance Napoléon (b. 24 October 1980 at Paris, France)</li><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Jean-Christophé</span> Napoléon (b. 11 July 1986 at Saint-Raphaël, Var, France); heir to the Bonaparte throne<br /></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Sophie Cathérine</span> Napoléon (b. 18 April 1992); born before her parents' marriage<br /></li><li>Anh Napoléon (b. 22 April 1998 at Saigon, Vietnam); Anh was adopted by Charles and Jeanne<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Greece</span></span><br />His Majesty King Konstantinos II of the Hellenes (b. 2 June 1940 at Psychiko, Athens, Greece) is the former king and pretender to the throne of Greece. He has five children by his wife, Queen Anne-Marie (née Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark)<br /><ul><li>HRH Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (b. 10 July 1965 at Mon Repos, Corfu, Ioanian Islands, Greece) married Carlos Morales Quintana and has issue (Arrieta, Ana-Maria, Carlos and Amelia)<br /></li><li>HRH Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark (b. 20 May 1967 at Athens, Greece); heir to the Greek throne; married Marie-Chantal Miller and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (b. 25 July 1996 at New York City, New York)</li><li>HRH Prince Konstantinos-Alexios of Greece and Denmark (b, 29 October 1998 at New York City, New York); he is heir, after his father, to the Greek throne</li><li>HRH Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark (b. 12 August 2000 at New York City, New York)</li><li>HRH Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Demark (b. 17 September 2004 at London, England)</li><li>HRH Prince Aristidis Stavros of Greece and Denmark (b. 29 June, 2008)<br /></li></ul></ul><ul><li>HRH Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1 October 1969 at Rome, Italy)</li><li>HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (b. 9 June 1983 at London, England)</li><li>HRH Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (b. 26 April 1986 at London, England)</li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Italy<br /></span></span>His Royal Highness Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (b. 12 February 1937 at Naples, Italy) is the current pretender to the Italian throne. As king, he would be Vittorio Emanuele IV. He has one child with his wife, Marina, Princess of Naples (née Marina Doria):<br /><ul><li>HRH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Emanuele Filiberto</span> Umberto Reza Rene Maria, Prince of Venice and Piedmont (b. 22 June 1972 at Geneva, Switzerland) heir to the Italian throne; married Clotilde Courau and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Vittoria </span>Cristina Adelaide Chiara Maria of Savoy (b. 29 December 2003 at Geneva, Switzerland)</li><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Luisa </span>Giovanna Agata Gavina Bianca Maria of Savoy (b. 16 August 2006 at Geneva, Switzerland)</li></ul></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Montenegro</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>HRH Prince Nikola Petrovic-Njegoš of Montenegro (b. 7 July 1944) is the current pretender to the Montenegrin throne. As king, he would be Nikola II. He has two children with his wife, Francine Navarro:<br /><ul><li>HRH Princess Altinaï of Montenegro (b. 27 October 1977 at Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France)</li><li>HRH Prince Boris Petrovic-Njegoš of Montenegro, Grand Duke of Grahavo and Zeta (b. 21 January 1980 at Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France) ; married Véronique Haillot Canas da Silva and has issue:</li><ul><li>HRH Princess <span style="font-style: italic;">Miléna</span><span> of Montenegro</span> (b. 11 February 2008 at Maternité des Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France)</li></ul></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Portugal</span><br />His Royal Highness Dom <span style="font-style: italic;">Duarte Pio</span> João Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança, Duke of Braganza (b. 15 May 1945 at the Portuguese Embassy at Berne, Switzerland) is the current pretender to the Portuguese throne. As king, he would be Duarte Pio I. He has three children with his wife, Doña Isabel, Duchess of Braganza (née Isabel de Herédia):<br /><ul><li>HRH Infante Dom <span style="font-style: italic;">Afonso </span>de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Herédia de Bragança, Prince of Beira, Duke of Barcelos (b. 25 March, 1996)<br /></li><li>HH Infanta <span>Doña </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Maria Francisca</span> Isabel Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Paula de Herédia de Bragança of Portugal (b. 3 March 1997)<br /></li><li>HH Infante Dom <span style="font-style: italic;">Dinís </span>de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Francisco João de Herédia de Bragança, Duke of Porto (b. 25 November 1999)<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Prussia</span></span><br />HI&RH Prince <span style="font-style: italic;">Georg Friedrich</span> Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (b. 10 June 1976 at Bremen, Germany) is the current pretender to the Prussian throne. As kaiser, he would be known as Georg Friedrich I.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Romania</span></span><br />His Majesty King Michael of Roumania (b. 25 October 1921 at Sinaia, Roumania) is the former king and current pretender to the throne of Roumania. He has five children by his wife, Queen Anne (née Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma)<br /><ul><li>HRH Crown Princess Margarita of Roumania (b. 26 March 1949 at Lausanne, Switzerland) married Radu Duda (created Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen), no issue</li><li>HRH Princess Elena of Roumania (b. 15 November 1950 at Lausanne, Switzerland) married (1) Leslie Medforth-Mills (2) Alexander McAteer. She has two children from his first marriage:</li><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Nicholas </span>Michael de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (b. 1 April, 1985, will assume the title HRH Prince Nicholas of Romania upon his 25th birthday or the death of his grandfather, whichever should come first)</li><li>Elizabeth <span style="font-style: italic;">Karina</span> de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (b. 1 January, 1989)<br /></li></ul><li>HRH Princess Irina of Roumania (b. 28 February 1953 at Lausanne, Switzerland) married John Krueger and has issue:</li><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Michael </span>Torsten de Roumanie Kreuger (b. 25 February 1985)<br /></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Angelica </span>Margareta Bianca de Roumanie Kreuger (b. 29 December, 1986)</li></ul><li>HRH Princess Sophia of Roumania (b. 28 October 1957 at Tatoi, Greece) married Alain Biarneix de Laufenborg (divorced) and has issue:</li><ul><li>Elisabeta-Maria Bianca Elena Biarneix (b. 15 August, 1999)<br /></li></ul><li>HRH Princess Maria of Roumania (b. 13 July 1964 at Hellerup, Denmark) married Casimir Mystkowski (divorced) no issue<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yugoslavia</span></span><br />HRH Crown Prince Alexandar of Yugoslavia (b. 17 July 1945) is the current pretender to the Serbia throne. As king, he would be Alexander II. He married (1) Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganza and (2) Katherine Batis. He has three children from his first marriage:<br /><ul><li>HRH Hereditary Prince Petar of Serbia (b. 5 February 1980 at Chicago, Illinois)</li><li>HRH Prince Philip of Serbia (b. 15 January 1982 at Fairfax, Virginia)<br /></li><li>HRH Prince Alexandar of Serbia (b. 15 January 1982 at Fairfax, Virginia)</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793243795600988728.post-45543116903212373492007-10-13T11:10:00.000-07:002007-10-13T11:12:12.685-07:00The Royal FamiliesThis blogsite is to detail the royal families of the world. If you would like to contribute information, feel free to post a comment!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0