who are the royals?: January 2013

Thursday 31 January 2013

HRH Infanta Leonor of Spain

Second in line to the Spanish throne
Granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Date & place of birth October 31, 2005 Rober International Clinic, Madrid
Born as HRH Infanta of Spain
Names Dona Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbon Ortiz

Father Infanta Felipe, Prince of Asturias
Mother Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (Letizia, Princess of Asturias)

Royal house Bourbon-Parma

Siblings
Eldest of two children (1 sister)
Infanta Sofia of Spain

Titles
HRH Infanta Leonor of Spain

Paternal grandparents
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Paternal great-grandparents
King Alfonso XIII of Spain
Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain)
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Louise of Orleans

Maternal grandparents
King Paul I of the Hellenes
Princess Frederike of Hanover (Queen Frederike of the Hellenes)

Maternal great-grandparents
King Constantine I of the Hellenes
Princess Sophia of Prussia (Queen Sophia of the Hellenes)
Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick
Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

HRH Infanta Sofia of Spain

Granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Date & place of birth April 29, 2007 Rober International Clinic, Madrid
Born as HRH Infanta of Spain
Names Dona Sofia de Todos los Santos de Borbon Ortiz

Father Infanta Felipe, Prince of Asturias
Mother Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (Letizia, Princess of Asturias)

Royal house Bourbon-Parma

Siblings
Youngest of two children (1 sister)
Infanta Leonor of Spain

Titles
HRH Infanta Sofia of Spain

HRH Letizia, Princess of Asturias

Spain's next queen consort

Date & place of birth September 15, 1972 Oviedo, Spain
Born as Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano

Father Jesus Jose Ortiz Alvarez
Mother Maria de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodriquez

Royal house Bourbon-Parma
Consort Princess of Asturias May 22, 2004-present

Siblings
Eldest of three children (2 sisters)
Telma Ortiz Rocasolano
Érika Ortiz Rocasolano

Married May 22, 2004 Santa Maria la Real de la Almundena Cathedral, Madrid
Spouse Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Issue
(2 daughters)
Infanta Leonor of Spain
Infanta Sofia of Spain

Titles
HRH Letizia, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Viana, Princess of Girona, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera

Paternal grandparents
Jose Ortiz Pool
Carmen Velasco Gutierrez

Maternal grandparents
Jesus Alvarez
Placida del Valle Arribas

HRH Infante Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Heir to the Spanish throne
Only son of King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Date & place of birth January 30, 1968 Our Lady of Loreto Clinic, Madrid
Born as HRH Infante of Spain
Names Don Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbon y de Grecia

Father King Juan Carlos I of Spain (then Infante Juan Carlos of Spain)
Mother Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark (Queen Sofia of Spain)

Royal house Bourbon-Parma
Heir apparent Prince of Asturias November 22, 1975-present

Siblings (2)
Youngest of three children (2 sisters)
Infanta Elena of Spain
Infanta Cristina of Spain

Married May 22, 2004 Santa Maria la Real de la Almundena Cathedral, Madrid
Spouse Dona Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano

Issue
(2 daughters)
Infanta Leonore of Spain
Infanta Sofia of Spain

Titles
HRH Infante Felipe of Spain
HRH Infante Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias, Infante of Spain, Prince of Girona, Prince of Viana, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera

HM Queen Sofia of Spain

Queen consort of Spain

Date & place of birth November 2, 1938 Psychiko, Athens
Born as HRH Princess of Greece and Denmark
Names Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederika

Father King Paul I of the Hellenes
Mother Princess Frederike of Hanover (Queen Frederike of the Hellenes)

Royal house house Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (born) Bourbon-Parma (marriage)
Queen consort November 22, 1975-present
Predecessor Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Successor Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano

Siblings (2)
Eldest of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
King Constantine II of the Hellenes (former king of Greece)
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark

Married May 14, 1962 Church of St. Denis, Rome (Roman Catholic) Metropolis, Athens
Spouse King Juan Carlos I of Spain (then Infante Juan Carlos of Spain)

Issue (3)
(1 son, 2 daughters)
Infanta Elena of Spain
Infanta Cristina of Spain
Infante Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Grandchildren (8)
(4 grandsons, 4 granddaughters)
Don Felipe Juan de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón
Don Juan Valentin de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Dona Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón
Don Pablo Nicolas de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Dona Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
Infanta Leonor of Spain
Infanta Sofia of Spain

Titles
HRH Princess of Greece and Denmark
HRH Infanta Juan Carlos of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark
HM Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark

Paternal grandparents
King Constantine I of the Hellenes
Princess Sophia of Prussia (Queen Sophia of the Hellenes)

Paternal great-grandparents
King George I of the Hellenes
Grand Duchess Olga Konstantiovna of Russia (Queen Olga of the Hellenes)*
Emperor Friedrich III of the German Empire, King of Prussia
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (Empress Victoria, Queen of Prussia)*

Sophia is a paternal great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom*

Maternal grandparents
Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick
Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

Maternal great-grandparents
Crown Prince Ernest August of Hanover
Princess Thyra of Denmark*
Emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire
Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Sophia is a maternal great-great-granddaughter of King Christian IX of Denmark*

Sunday 27 January 2013

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco

Sovereign Prince of Monaco

Date & place of birth March 14, 1958 Prince's Palace, Monte Carlo
Born as HSH Hereditary Prince of Monaco
Names Albert Alexander Louis Pierre Grimaldi

Father Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Mother Grace Kelly (Grace, Princess of Monaco)

Royal house Grimaldi
Heir apparent March 14, 1958-April 6, 2005
Reign April 6, 2005-present
Predecessor Prince Rainier III of Monaco (father)
Successor Princess Caroline of Monaco (sister)

Siblings
Second of three children (2 sisters)
Princess Caroline of Monaco (Princess Ernst August of Hanover)
Princess Stephanie of Monaco

Married July 1, 2011 Prince’s Palace, Monte Carlo (civil) July 2, 2011 Prince’s Palace, Monte Carlo (religious)
Spouse Charlene Wittstock

Titles
HSH Prince Albert, Hereditary Prince of Monaco
HSH Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois, Count of Carlade

Paternal grandparents
Count Pierre de Polignac
Princess Charlotte of Monaco

Paternal great-grandparents
Count Maxence de Polignac
Susana de la Torre y Mier
Prince Louis II of Monaco
Marie Louvet

Maternal grandparents
John Kelly
Margaret Katherine Kelly (nee Majer)

HSH Charlene, Princess of Monaco

Princess consort of Monaco

Date & place of birth January 25, 1978 Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Born as Charlene Lynette Wittstock

Father Michael Kenneth Wittstock
Mother Lynette Wittstock (nee Humberstone)

Royal house Grimaldi (marriage)
Consort July 1, 2011-present
Predecessor Grace Kelly
Successor Prince Ernst of Hanover

Siblings
Eldest of three children (2 brothers)
Gareth Wittstock
Sean Wittstock

Married July 1, 2011 Prince’s Palace, Monte Carlo (civil) July 2, 2011 Prince’s Palace, Monte Carlo (religious)
Spouse Prince Albert II of Monaco

Titles
HSH Charlene, Princess of Monaco, Duchess of Valentinois, Countess of Carlade

HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco

Sovereign Prince of Monaco

Date & place of birth May 31, 1923 Prince's Palace, Monte Carlo
Born as HSH Prince of Monaco
Names Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi

Father Count Pierre of Polignac (Prince Pierre of Monaco)
Mother Princess Charlotte of Monaco

Royal house Grimaldi
Heir presumptive May 30, 1944- May 9, 1949
Reign May 9, 1949-April 6, 2005
Tenure 54 years 32 days
Predecessor Prince Louis II of Monaco (grandfather)
Successor Prince Albert II of Monaco (son)

*In 1944 Princess Charlotte renounced her rights to the throne in favor of her son
*Rainier is one of Europe's longest reigning monarchs

Siblings
Second of two children (1 sister)
Princess Antoniette of Monaco (Baroness of Massay)

Married April 18, 1956 Prince’s Palace, Monte Carlo (civil) April 19, 1956 Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monte Carlo (religious)
Spouse Grace Kelly

Issue (3)
Princess Caroline of Monaco
Prince Albert of Monaco (Prince Albert II of Monaco)
Princess Stephanie of Monaco

Grandchildren (7)
(3 grandsons, 4 granddaughters)
Andrea Casiraghi
Charlotte Casiraghi
Pierre Casiraghi
Louis Ducruet
Pauline Ducruet
Camille Gottlieb
Princess Alexandra of Hanover

Died April 6, 2005 the Princess Grace Hospital, Monte Carlo (age 81)
Place of burial Family vault, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monte Carlo

Titles
HSH Prince Rainier of Monaco
HSH Prince Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois, Count of Carlade

Paternal grandparents
Count Maxence de Polignac
Susana de la Torre y Mier

Paternal great-grandparents
Count Charles Marie de Polignac
Caroline Josephine Le Normand de Morando
Isidoro Fernando de la Torre and Gil
Luisa de Mier and Celis

Maternal grandparents
Prince Louis II of Monaco
Marie Juliette Louvet

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Albert I of Monaco
Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton
Jacques Henri Louvet
Josephine Elmire Piedefer