Genealogy of the Royal Family of Bavaria¹

HRH Princess Sophie and her descendants

HRH Sophie Marie Therese Princess of Bavaria
* Starnberg, June 20th, 1935

Married:

(civil) Berchtesgaden, January 18th and (relious) Berchtesgaden, January 20th, 1955:
HSH Jean-Engelbert 12th Prince and Duke von Arenberg, 18th Duke d'Aerschot et de Croy, 7th Duke von Meppen, 7th Prince von Recklinghausen, Count von der Marck
* The Hague, July 14th, 1921
12th Duke von Arenberg, 18th Duke d'Aerschot et de Croy, 7th Duke von Meppen, 7th Prince von Recklinghausen, Count von der Marck, September 13th, 1992 (Recognized into the Belgian nobility as Duke von Arenberg, December 16th, 1993)

Children from this marriage:

1. HSH Léopold Engelbert Evrard Ruprecht Gaspard Hereditary Prince and Duke von Arenberg
   * Tervuren, February 20th, 1956

   Married:

   (civil) Pully, June 30th and (religious) Funchal, Madeira, September 9th, 1995:
   H Ill H Isabel-Juliana Helene Therese Maria Annunciata Countess zu Stolberg-Stolberg
   * Aix-la-Chapelle, June 7th, 1963

   Children from this marriage:

   1. HSH Natasha Sophie Gaspara Maria Annunziata Princess and Duchess von Arenberg
      * Brussels, December 21st, 1996
   2. HSH Philippe-Léopold Jean Engelbert Wilhelm Melchior Prince and Duke von Arenberg
      * Lausanne, May 20th, 1999
2. HSH Charles Louis Felix Melchior Prince and Duke von Arenberg
   * Tervuren, March 13th, 1957

   Married:

   (civil) Florence, November 7th and (religious) Church of Santa Spirito, Florence, November 26th, 1988:
   Fiammetta de' Frescobaldi Franceschi Marini
   * Florence, May 22th, 1959

   Children from this marriage:

   1. HSH Anne-Hélène Sophie Vittoria Laura Gaspara Princess and Duchess von Arenberg
      * London, November 7th, 1989
   2. HSH Evrard Guillaume Engelbert Jean Melchior Prince and Duke von Arenberg
      * Lausanne, January 18th, 1996
3. HSH Marie-Gabriele Elisabeth Princess and Duchess von Arenberg
   * Tervuren, June 2nd, 1958

   Married:

   Lausanne-Ouchy, January 28th, 1984:
   Gilles Morel de Boncourt
   * Humeroeuille, Pas de Calais, May 10th, 1955

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Maïté Morel de Boncourt
      * Limoges, December 23rd, 1984
   2. Charlotte Morel de Boncourt
      * Limoges, February 2nd, 1987
   3. Antoine Morel de Boncourt
      * Limoges, February 13th, 1990
   4. Louis Morel de Boncourt
      * Limoges, July 18th, 1996
4. HSH Henri Antoine Marie Prince and Duke von Arenberg
   * Tervuren, May 20th, 1961
5. HSH Etienne Albert Marie Melchior Prince and Duke von Arenberg
   * Uccle, December 10th, 1967

   Married:

   Abbaye de Monmont, September 17th, 1994:
   Andrienne Keller
   * Geneva, December 21st, 1970

Footnotes:

1. With special thanks to Hein Bruins, Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: October 15th, 2001.