Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg

Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg
Princess of Luxembourg Princess of Nassau Princess of Bourbon-Parma Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck
Princess Marie-Adelaide with her husband after her wedding
Spouse	Graf Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck (1958-her death)
Issue	Graf Andreas Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 1959) Graf Félix Henckel von Donnersmarck (1960-2007) Graf Heinrich Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 1961) Grafin Charlotte Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 1965)
House	House of Bourbon-Parma
Father	Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Mother	Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Born	(1924-05-21)21 May 1924 Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died	28 February 2007(2007-02-28) (aged 82)

Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg (Marie-Adélaïde Louise Thérèse Wilhelmine; 21 May 1924 – 28 February 2007)^[1] was a Luxembourgian princess, the third child and the second daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte (1896–1985) and Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893–1970).

Biography

Born at Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, as Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma.

With her sister Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Princess Marie Adelaide attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton in Britain during the family's exile in London during World War II.

She married Graf Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck (7 November 1928 – 16 April 2008) on 10 April 1958. They had four children — three sons and a daughter:

Graf Andreas Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 30 March 1959) — in 1995 he married Johanna von Hohenberg (born 1966) and they have four children:
- Grafin Laura Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 21 January 1997)
- Grafin Marie Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 15 August 1998)
- Graf Ludwig Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 25 May 2001)
- Graf Albrecht Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 27 March 2006)
Graf Félix Henckel von Donnersmarck (2 March 1960 – 28 October 2007)
Graf Heinrich Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 13 November 1961) — in 1998 he married Anna-Maria Merckens (born 1969) and they have one son:
- Graf Tassilo Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 24 January 2004)
Grafin Charlotte Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 4 August 1965) — in 1999 she married Graf Christoph Johannes von Meran (born 1963) and they have three children:
- Graf Johannes Maximilian von Meran (born 28 September 2004)
- Grafin Anna Colienne von Meran (born 28 June 2006)
- Grafin Camilla von Meran (born 8 March 2008)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg

16. Charles II, Duke of Parma
King of Etruria

8. Charles III, Duke of Parma

17. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy

4. Robert I, Duke of Parma

18. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry

9. Louise Marie Thérèse of France

19. Princess Caroline of the Two Sicilies

2. Felix of Bourbon-Parma

20. John VI of Portugal

10. Michael of Portugal

21. Charlotte of Spain

5. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

22. Constantine,
Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

11. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

23. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

1. Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg

24. William, Duke of Nassau

12. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

25. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

6. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

26. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau

13. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

27. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

3. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

28. John VI of Portugal (= 20)

14. Michael of Portugal (= 10)

29. Charlotte of Spain (= 21)

7. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

30. Constantine,
Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (= 22)

15. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (= 11)

31. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 23)

References

↑ Archived October 28, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

Princesses of Luxembourg by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Adolphe as Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890.

1st generation	Princess Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

2nd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Princess Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Princess Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth, Princess of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie, Princess of Saxony*

3rd generation	Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Princess Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck^ Princess Marie Gabriele, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg^ Princess Alix, Princess of Ligne^

4th generation	Princess Marie-Astrid, Archduchess of Austria^ Princess Margaretha, Princess of Liechtenstein^

5th generation	Princess Alexandra*

6th generation	None

* also a princess of Nassau by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

Princesses of Parma by birth

1st Generation	Vittoria, Duchess of Urbino

2nd Generation	None

3rd Generation	Margherita, Duchess of Mantua

4th Generation	Maria Caterina, Duchess of Modena Vittoria, Duchess of Modena

5th Generation	Maria Maddalena Catherina

6th Generation	Margherita Maria, Duchess of Modena Teresa Isabella Vittoria Vittoria Caterina Eleonora

7th Generation	Elisabeth, Queen of Spain

8th Generation	None

9th Generation	Isabella, Archduchess of Austria Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain

10th Generation	Carolina, Princess Maximilian of Saxony Princess Maria Antonia Princess Carlota Princess Louise

11th Generation	Maria Luisa Carlota, Crown Princess of Saxony

12th Generation	Princess Luisa

13th Generation	Margherita, Duchess of Madrid Alice, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

14th Generation	Marie Louise, Princess of Bulgaria Princess Luisa Maria Princess Maria Inmacolata Princess Maria Teresa Princess Maria Pia Beatrice, Countess Pietro Luchesi Palli Princess Maria delle Neve Princess Francesca Zita, Empress of Austria Princess Maria Antonia Princess Isabella Princess Henrietta

15th Generation	Princess Elisabetta Princess Maria Francesca Princess Giovanna Alicia, Duchess of Calabria Princess Maria Cristina Isabelle, Countess Roger of la Rochefocauld Maria Francisca, Princess Edwuard of Lobkowicz Princess Maria Teresa Princess Cecilia Princess Maria de las Nieves Anne, Queen of Romania Princess Chantal, Mrs. François de Georges Diane, Princess Franz of Hohenzollern Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck^ Marie Gabriele, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Princess of Ligne^

16th Generation	Margarita, Countess of Colorno Carolina, Marchioness of Sala Princess Lorraine Princess Inés Princess Sybilla, Mrs. Craig Richards Princess Victoire, Mrs. Carlos Rodríguez Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^

17th Generation	Princess Luisa Princess Cecilia Princess Zita Princess Antoinette Princess Marie Gabrielle Princess Alexia Princess Charlotte Princess Elisabeth Princess Zita Princess Alix Princess Delphine

^*also princess of Luxembourg by birth ^{^}also princess of Nassau by birth

Princesses of Nassau by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.

1st generation	Princess Auguste Duchess Therese of Oldenburg Princess Marie Marie, Princess of Wied Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway

2nd generation	Princess Marie Bathildis Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

3rd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

4th generation	Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck^ Marie Gabriele, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Princess of Ligne^

5th generation	Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^ Princess Charlotte

6th generation	Princess Alexandra* Princess Marie-Gabrielle Princess Charlotte

7th generation	Princess Amalia

* also a princess of Luxembourg by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg

Biography

Ancestry

See also

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