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Alix, Princess of Ligne

Alix, Princess of Ligne

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Alix Marie Anne/Anna Antonia/Antoinette Charlotte Gabrielle, Princess of Ligne, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma (born 24 August 1929 at Berg Castle
Berg Castle
Berg Castle , also called Colmar-Berg, is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the confluence of the Alzette and the Attert, two of Luxembourg's most important rivers.-History:The estate at Colmar-Berg first...

) is the daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was the second daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Marie Anne of Portugal...

 and Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma and of Luxembourg was the husband of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the father of her six children, including Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.-Early life:Prince Felix was one of the twenty-four children of...



On 17 August 1950 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg (city)
The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg...

 Princess Alix married Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral, 13th Prince de Ligne, (8 March 1925 – 21 August 2005). They have seven children, twenty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren:
  • Michel de Ligne, 14th Prince de Ligne (born 26 May 1951) - in 1981 he married Princess Eleanora of Orléans-Braganza.
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Alix Marie Anne/Anna Antonia/Antoinette Charlotte Gabrielle, Princess of Ligne, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma (born 24 August 1929 at Berg Castle
Berg Castle
Berg Castle , also called Colmar-Berg, is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the confluence of the Alzette and the Attert, two of Luxembourg's most important rivers.-History:The estate at Colmar-Berg first...

) is the daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was the second daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Marie Anne of Portugal...

 and Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma and of Luxembourg was the husband of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the father of her six children, including Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.-Early life:Prince Felix was one of the twenty-four children of...


Marriage and issue


On 17 August 1950 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg (city)
The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg...

 Princess Alix married Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral, 13th Prince de Ligne, (8 March 1925 – 21 August 2005). They have seven children, twenty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren:
  • Michel de Ligne, 14th Prince de Ligne (born 26 May 1951) - in 1981 he married Princess Eleanora of Orléans-Braganza. Two children:
    • Princess Alix of Ligne (born 3 July 1984).
    • Prince Henri Antoine of Ligne (born 3 March 1989).
  • Prince Wauthier of Ligne (bborn 10 July 1952) - In 1976 he married Countess Regine de Renesse. Three children:
    • Prince Philippe of Ligne (born 29 May 1977) - In 2008 he married Jonkvrouw Laetitia Rolin.
    • Princess Melanie-Yolande of Ligne (born 19 June 1979).
    • Princess Elizabeth-Eleonore of Ligne (born 27 June 1983) - In 2005 she married Baron Baudouin Gillès de Pelichy. Two sons:
      • Baron Antoine Gillès de Pelichy (born 5 July 2006).
      • Baron Charles Gillès de Pelichy (born 21 September 2008).
  • Princess Anne-Marie of Ligne (born 3 April 1954) - In 1981 she married Olivier Mortgat. Two daughters:
    • Laure Mortgat (born 23 March 1983).
    • Isabelle-Marie Mortgat (born 2 January 1985).
  • Princess Christine of Ligne (born 11 August 1955) - In 1981 she married Dom António de Orléans-Bragança e Wittelsbach
    Prince Antonio of Orléans-Braganza
    Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza , whose baptismal name is Antônio João Maria José Jorge Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Wittelsbach; English: Anthony John Mary Joseph George Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga of Orleans-Braganza-Wittelsbach is a member of the Imperial House of...

    . Four children:
    • Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza
      Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza
      Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza (Dom Pedro Luís Maria José Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orléans-Bragança e Ligne; (English: Peter Louis Mary Joseph Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga of Orleans-Braganza and Ligne)...

       ( 12 January 1983 – 1 June 2009).
    • Princess Amélia of Orléans-Braganza (born 15 March 1984).
    • Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza (born 24 April 1986).
    • Princess Maria of Orléans-Bragança (born 8 June 1989).
  • Princess Sophie of Ligne (born 23 April 1957) - In 1982 she married Comte Philippe de Nicolay. Two sons:
    • Comte François de Nicolay (born 20 October 1989).
    • Comte Guy de Nicolay (born 19 December 1993).
  • Prince Antoine of Ligne  (born 28 December 1959) - In 2001 he married Countess Jacqueline de Lannoy. Three children:
    • Prince Louis de Ligne (born 4 March 2003).
    • Princess Marie de Ligne (born 2004).
    • Princess Florence de Ligne (born 2006).
  • Princess Yolande of Ligne (born 16 June 1964) - In 1994 she married Hugo Townsend (born 1945), son of G. Capt. Peter Townsend
    Peter Townsend (Group Captain)
    Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF was Equerry to King George VI 1944–1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II 1952–1953....

     and Rosemary Pawle
    Rosemary Pratt, Marchioness Camden
    Cecil "Rosemary" Pratt, Marchioness Camden was a British socialite and artist, best known as the first wife of Peter Townsend, the man who nearly married Britain's late Princess Margaret in the Fifties.Rosemary was the daughter of Brigadier-General Hanbury Pawle CBE, DL for Hertfordshire and his...

    . Four Children:
    • Marie Townsend (born 29 April 1995).
    • George Townsend (born 16 March 1997).
    • James Townsend (born 9 May 1998).
    • Bartholomew Townsend (born 11 May 2001).

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