Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland

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Prince Nicolas
Duke of Ångermanland
Born (2015-06-15) 15 June 2015 (age 5)
Danderyd Hospital, Danderyd, Sweden
Full name
Nicolas Paul Gustaf Bernadotte
Father Christopher O’Neill
Mother Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (Nicolas Paul Gustaf Bernadotte; born 15 June 2015) is the second child and only son of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill. He is ninth in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. At the time of his birth, he was sixth in line.

Birth

Prince Nicolas was born on 15 June 2015 at Danderyd Hospital in Danderyd, Sweden.[1][2] The birth was greeted by a 21-gun salute from Skeppsholmen in Stockholm and from the saluting stations in Gothenburg, Härnösand, Karlskrona and Boden.[3] On 17 June, his names and title were announced at a state council by his grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf.[4]

A Te Deum thanksgiving service was held in his honour in the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace on 18 June 2015.[5]

Nicolas was baptised into the Lutheran faith by Antje Jackelén, the Archbishop of Uppsala, on 11 October 2015 in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace.[6] SVT announced that it would broadcast the ceremony live, despite earlier reports that it would not due to complaints from the public.[7] His godparents were his maternal uncle, Prince Carl Philip; his paternal aunt, Countess Natascha von Abensberg und Traun née Loeb; his paternal uncle, Henry d’Abo; his mother’s paternal cousin, Gustaf Magnuson; and friends of his parents, Katarina von Horn née Larsson and Marco Wajselfisz.[8]

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

Nicolas was initially styled as His Royal Highness Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf, Duke of Ångermanland.[9][10] On 7 October 2019, the king issued a statement recinding the style Royal Highness and removing Nicolas from the royal house in an effort to more strictly associate Swedish royalty to the office of the head of state; he is still to be styled as a prince and duke and remains in the line of succession to the throne.[11][12][13]

  • 17 June 2015 – 6 October 2019: His Royal Highness Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf, Duke of Ångermanland.[13][14]
  • 7 October 2019 – present: Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf, Duke of Ångermanland[15]

Swedish appointments and honours

  • Sweden : Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (since his birth on 15 June 2015, presented 11 October 2015).
  • Sweden : Knight of the Order of Charles XIII (since birth, 15 June 2015)

Arms

Prince Nicolas’s coat of arms is based on the greater coat of arms of Sweden. It features in the first and fourth quarters, the Three Crowns; in the second, the lion of the House of Bjelbo; and in the third, the three salmons of the arms of Ångermanland, representing the titular designation of his dukedom. In the centre, on an inescutcheon, is the dynastic arms of the House of Bernadotte. Surrounding the shield is the chain of the Order of the Seraphim, of which he had been presented with since his baptism.[16]

Prince Boris of Leiningen

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Prince Boris
Born (1960-04-17) 17 April 1960 (age 60)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
Millena Manov

(m. 1987; div. 1996)

Cheryl Riegler

(m. 2001)

Issue Prince Nicholas
Prince Karl Heinrich
Princess Juliana Elizabeth
Full name
Karl Boris Frank Markwart
House Leiningen
Father Prince Karl of Leiningen
Mother Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria

Prince Karl Boris Frank Markwart of Leiningen (born 17 April 1960) is the elder son of Prince Karl of Leiningen and of his wife, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria. As a third great-grandson of Queen Victoria, he is in the line of succession to the throne of United Kingdom and those of the other Commonwealth realms.

Biography

Boris was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is the grandson of King Boris III of Bulgaria and the great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. As a descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, her great-great-great grandson, he is in the line of succession to the throne of Canada and those of the other Commonwealth realms. According to Marlene A. Eilers, Boris of Leiningen belongs to the orthodox creed, which means he is one of rare princely persons with a religiously-unhindered claim to some former monarchies which have eastern orthodox tradition, such as Russia and Bulgaria.

On 14 February 1987 in Westfield, New Jersey, Boris married Millena Manov (22 August 1962–20 November 2015). They have one son:

  • Prince Nicholas of Leiningen (b. 25 October 1991, Philadelphia).

Boris and Millena were divorced in 1996.

On 11 September 1998 in Neptune City, New Jersey, Boris married Cheryl Riegler (born 9 August 1962), a Doctor of Nursing Practice. They have two children:

  • Prince Karl Heinrich of Leiningen (b. 17 February 2001, Long Branch, New Jersey).
  • Princess Juliana Elizabeth Maria of Leiningen (b. 19 September 2003, Long Branch, New Jersey).

Boris is currently Director of Business Development for Massa Montalto Architects in Neptune, New Jersey.

Dr. Cheryl Leiningen has a private practice and is a Professor at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey.

Boris is active in cultural events involving the Bulgarian-American community, especially those related to the Holocaust. Boris and Cheryl are active marathon runners. Boris is also an avid motorcyclist.

Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin

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Konstantin-Assen
Prince of Vidin
Born (1967-12-05) 5 December 1967 (age 52)
Spouse
María García de la Rasilla y Gortázar

(m. 1994)

Issue Prince Umberto
Princess Sofia
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Father Simeon II of Bulgaria
Mother Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela

Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke in Saxony[1] (born 5 December 1967) is the fourth son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela. He is known also as Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria and Konstantin-Assen of Vidin, the latter being the title of the fourth son of Bulgarian kings. He was born in Madrid. Simeon II was exiled as a child when Bulgaria ceased to be a monarchy, so Simeon’s wife and children never received any royal titles from Bulgaria.

Education and career

Konstantin-Assen studied business in Spain before gaining a Masters degree from Columbia University, United States. Currently he is the Country Manager for Barclays Bank in Spain, having previously served at Rothschild Bank in Madrid as Co-Head of their Spanish office.[1]

Marriage and issue

In Madrid on 7 July 1994 Konstantin-Assen married Doña María García de la Rasilla y Gortázar, daughter of Álvaro García de la Rasilla y Pineda and his wife María de Gortázar e Ybarra (daughter of Manuel María de Gortázar y Landecho, 9th Count of Superunda, City Councilor of the Ayuntamiento of Bilbao, and wife María del Rosario de Ybarra y Bergé) and niece of Ignacio de Gortázar e Ybarra, 10th Count of Superunda.[2]

They have twins:

  • Umberto (b. 20 November 1999)
  • Sofia (b. 20 November 1999).[3]

Konstantin-Assen is the godfather of Infanta Sofía of Spain, the younger daughter of King Felipe VI of Spain. The King of Spain is in turn the godfather to Konstantin’s own daughter, Sofia, along with her maternal grandmother María de Gortázar e Ybarra. Prince Umberto’s godparents are Ramon Ros Bigeriego and his grandmother Queen Margarita.[4]

Titles

  • 5 December 1967 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria, The Prince of Vidin, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony[citation needed]

Line of succession to the former Anhaltiner throne

In Wikipedia, this article’s name is(was) Line of succession to the former throne of Anhalt.

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The Duchy of Anhalt was abolished in 1918 during the German Revolution, following the defeat of the Central Powers in the First World War. The original succession principle was semi-salic, with the nearest female kinswoman of the last male inheriting the crown upon extinction of the dynasty in the male line.[1] The current pretender to the throne and head of the house is Eduard, Prince of Anhalt, son of Joachim Ernst, the last ruling Duke of Anhalt.[2]

Duke Eduard is the last surviving male member of the House of Ascania; after his death, the house will become extinct in the male line. The only other legitimate male line being the morganatic Counts of Westarp, descendants of Prince Franz of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and his wife Karoline Westarp. In 2010, Eduard abolished the semi-salic succession law in favour of absolute primogeniture, recognising his eldest daughter as his heir.[3]

Present line of succession

  • Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861-1918)
    • Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt (1901-1947)
      • Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (1938-1963)
      • Eduard, Prince of Anhalt (born 1941)
        • (1) Princess Julia Katharina (born 1980)
          • (2) Julius Maxime Laszlo (born 2010)
        • (3) Princess Julia Eilika (born 1985)
          • (4) Leopold (born 2011)
          • (5) Julia Philine (born 2013)
        • (6) Princess Julia Felicitas (born 1993)

 

 

Line of succession in November 1918

  • Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt (1831-1904)
    • Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt (1856-1918)
    • Edward, Duke of Anhalt (1861-1918)
      • Joachim Ernest, Duke of Anhalt (born 1901)
      • (1) Prince Eugen Frederick (born 1903)
      • (2) Prince Wolfgang (born 1912)
    • (3) Prince Aribert Joseph (born 1866)

Line of succession to the former Iraqi throne : From (deleted) Wikipedia’s articles.

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The Iraqi monarchy was abolished by the then-ruling Republican regime on 14 July 1958 by Abd al-Karim Qasim in a coup d’état.

The current pretender to the defunct throne of Iraq and Syria is Prince Ra’ad bin Zeid.

Law of succession

According to Articles 19 and 20 to the 1925 Constitution: The sovereignty of the constitutional Kingdom of Iraq resides in the people. It is a trust confided by them to King Faisal I, son of Hussein, and to his heirs after him. The Heir Apparent shall be the eldest son of the King, in direct line, in accordance with the provisions of the law of succession.

The Constitution was amended in 1943 with Article 19 remaining the same and Article 20 stating; The Heir Apparent shall be the eldest son of the King, in direct line, in accordance with the provisions of the law of succession. If there was no Heir Apparent according to the line of succession, the ablest adult male Iraqi of the eldest sons of the King Hussein bin Ali shall be heir until there is an Heir Apparent.

Females were excluded from the line of succession.

Present line of succession

  • King Hussein I of Hejaz (1854–1931)
    • King Ali I of Hejaz (1879–1935)
      • Crown Prince Abdullah (1913–1958)
    • King Abdullah I of Jordan (1882–1951)
      • Jordanian Royal Family
    • King Faisal I (1885–1933)
      • King Ghazi I (1912–1939)
        • King Faisal II (1935–1958)
    • Prince Zeid (1898–1970)
      • Prince Ra’ad (born 1936)
        • (1) Prince Zeid II (b. 1964)
          • (2) Prince Ra’ad II (b. 2001)
        • (3) Prince Mired (b. 1965)
          • (4) Prince Rakan (b. 1995)
          • (5) Prince Jafar (b. 2002)
        • (6) Prince Firas (b. 1969)
          • (7) Prince Hashem (b. 2010)
        • (8) Prince Faisal (b. 1975)
          • (9) Prince bin Faisal (b. 2013)

 

 

Line of succession on 14 July 1958

  • King Hussein I of Hejaz (1854-1931)
    • King Ali I of Hejaz (1879–1935)
      • (1) Crown Prince Abdullah (b. 1913)
    • King Abdullah I of Jordan (1882–1951)
      • Jordanian Royal Family
    • King Faisal I (1885–1933)
      • King Ghazi I (1912–1939)
        • King Faisal II (b. 1935)
    • (2) Prince Zeid (b. 1898)
      • (3) Prince Ra’ad (born 1936)