Genealogy of the Royal Family of Belgium1

HRH Princess Joséphine and her descendants


HRH Princess Joséphine of Hohenzollern née Princess of BelgiumHRH Princess Joséphine Carola Marie Albertine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
(Since March 14th, 1891:) HRH Princess Joséphine Carola Marie Albertine of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
(Since the end of World War I:) HRH Princess Joséphine Carola Marie Albertine of Belgium
* Regentschapshuis, 2 Regentschapstraat, Brussels, October 18th, 1872
† Saint Albert Convent, Namur, January 6th, 1958
Became a benedictiner nun: January 19th, 1935 and received the name Maria Joséphine: August 6th, 1935

HRH Prince Karl of HohenzollernMarried:

Royal Palace, Brussels, May 28th, 1894:
HSH Prince Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
(Since September 3rd, 1869:) HSH Prince Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig of Hohenzollern
* Schloß Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen, September 1st, 1868
† Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, February 21st, 1919

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH Princess Stephanie Josephine Karola Philippine Leopoldine Marie of Hohenzollern
    * Potsdam, April 8th, 1895
    † Diessen am Ammersee, Bavaria, August 7th, 1975

    Married:

    Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, May 18th, 1920:
    HSH Fürst Joseph Ernst Hermann Theodor Karl Maria Fugger von Glött, Herr zu Oberndorf und Kirchheim, Graf zu Kirchberg und Weissenhorn
    (Born as: H Ill H Count Joseph Ernst Hermann Theodor Karl Maria Fugger von Glött)
    * Kirchheim, Bavaria, October 26th, 1895
    † Miesbach, Bavaria, May 13th, 1981
    2nd Fürst Fugger von Glött, Herr zu Oberndorf und Kirchheim, Graf zu Kirchberg und Weissenhorn, April 25th, 1940
    (Divorced: Berlin, May 25th, 1943)

  2. HSH Princess Marie Antoinette Wilhelmine Auguste Viktoria of Hohenzollern
  3. HSH Prince Albrecht Ludwig Leopold Tassilo of Hohenzollern
  4. HSH Princess Henriette Leopoldine Wilhelmine of Hohenzollern
    * Berlin, September 29th, 1907
    † Berlin, October 3rd, 1907

HSH Princess Marie Antoinette Wilhelmine Auguste Viktoria of Hohenzollern
* Potsdam, October 23rd, 1896
† Bolzano, July 4th, 1965

Married:

Überlingen am Bodensee, Baden, November 27th, 1924:
Egon Maria Eduard Georg Bernhard Aloys Freiherr Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
* Bolzano, December 6th, 1892
† Bolzano, April 27th, 1981

Children from this marriage:

  1. Veronika Josephine Wilhelmine Marie Assunia Freiin Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
    * Bolzano, August 15th, 1926
    † Klobenstein near Bolzano, August 13th, 1942
  2. Stephanie Louise Marietta Anna Freiin Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
  3. Elisabeth Marie Irene Benedikte Freiin Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
  4. Karl Joseph Georg Meinrad Heinrich Maria Freiherr Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
    * Bolzano, January 19th, 1935

    Married:

    Pomarolo, Trente, April 12th, 1975:
    Isabelle Christiane Contessa Ceschi a Santa Croce
    * Trente, May 8th, 1949

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Georg-Bernhard Freiherr Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
      * Bolzano, November 11th, 1976
    2. Antoinette Marie Freiin Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
      * Bolzano, February 3rd, 1979

      Married:

      Terlan, South Tyrol, May 28th, 2005:
      Gerhard Kostka, Edler von Liebinsfeld
      * Bad Neuenahr/Ahrweiler, February 15th, 1977

    3. Alix Andrea Freiin Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
      * Bolzano, May 26th, 1980
    4. Hubertus Freiherr Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
      * Bolzano, September 20th, 1987

HSH Prince Albrecht Ludwig Leopold Tassilo of Hohenzollern
* Potsdam, September 28th, 1898
† Bühlerhöhe, Baden-Württemberg, July 30th, 1977

Married:

Potsdam, May 19th, 1921:
Ilse Margot Klara Willy von Friedeburg
* Potsdam, June 28th, 1901
† Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, July 2nd, 1988
(The marriage was acknowledged as dynastic: April 30th, 1919)

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH Princess Josephine Wilhelma Karola Luise Maria Stephanie Marie-Antoinette Lini of Hohenzollern
    * Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, February 15th, 1922

    Married:

    Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, June 3rd, 1967:
    Harald Erik Friedrich Torsten Graf von Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron von Postelwitz, Dr. rer. pol., Dr. jur. h.c.
    * Kiel, September 25th, 1910
    † Bonn, September 8th, 1990

  2. HSH Princess Luise-Dorothea Stephanie Elisabeth Maximiliane Cecilie Rosmarie Felicitas of Hohenzollern
  3. HSH Princess Rose-Margarethe Adelgunde Clementine Mechthilde Maria Felicitas of Hohenzollern ("Rosemargot")
  4. HSH Princess Marie of Hohenzollern
    * Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, April 1st, 1935
    † Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, April 1st, 1935
  5. HSH Prince Godehard-Friedrich Karl Anton Heinrich Albrecht Joseph Ernst Egon Hermann Johann Georg Rudolf Tassilo Benedikt of Hohenzollern
    * Coblenz, April 17th, 1939
    † Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, May 21st, 2001

    Married:

    Heide Prinzessin von Hohenzollern née Hansen(morganatic) Munich, August 29th, 1971:
    Heide Hansen
    * Neunkirchen, May 2nd, 1943

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Carlos Patrick Godehard Prinz von Hohenzollern
      * Munich, December 4th, 1978
    2. Anna Corinna Dione Prinzessin von Hohenzollern
      * Bonn, August 19th, 1983

Stephanie Louise Marietta Anna Freiin Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
* Bolzano, December 17th, 1928
† Bolzano, January 19th, 1998

Married:

Bolzano, November 27th, 1950:
Josef von Zallinger-Stillendorf
* Bolzano, May 1st, 1920

Children from this marriage:

  1. Astrid Maria Elisabeth von Zallinger-Stillendorf
    * Bolzano, September 9th, 1954
    † December 4th, 2002

    Married:

    Kematen, July 26th, 1982:
    Wilhelm Michael von Medinger
    * Kleinskal, January 4th, 1945

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Isabella Andrea von Medinger
      * Munich, December 5th, 1984
    2. Valerie Anna von Medinger
      * Munich, February 22nd, 1989
  2. Karin Maria Antoinette von Zallinger-Stillendorf
    * Bolzano, November 20th, 1956

    Married:

    Bolzano, September 22nd, 1980:
    Hubertus von Gröling
    * Gleiwitz, Silesia, January 27th, 1944

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Romina von Gröling
      * ...
  3. Michael Georg Egon Jakob Maria von Zallinger-Stillendorf
    * Bolzano, September 3rd, 1959

    Married with children

  4. Stephan Christoph Franz Josef Maria von Zallinger-Stillendorf
    * Bolzano, October 4th, 1961

    Married:

    Munich, June 22nd, 1987:
    Andrea Ida Sippl
    * Munich, February 11th, 1965

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Viktoria von Zallinger-Stillendorf
      * Munich, December 25th, 1987
    2. Dominik Franz von Zallinger-Stillendorf
      * Munich, August 18th, 1990
    3. Berenice von Zallinger-Stillendorf
      * 1994

Elisabeth Marie Irene Benedikte Freiin Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich
* Bolzano, May 15th, 1932

Married:

Bernhard Freiherr von HohenbühelBolzano, August 9th, 1954:
Bernhard Gabriel Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
* Ansitz Gleifheim, Eppan, South Tyrol, December 18th, 1922
† Bolzano, September 20th, 1999

Children from this marriage:

  1. Maria Micaela Antoinette Hedwig Elisabeth Freiin von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
    * Bolzano, February 11th, 1956

    Married:

    1. Ansitz Gleifheim, Eppan, South Tyrol, August 26th, 1978:
      Johannes Graf und Herr von und zu Firmian, Kronmetz und Meggl
      * Bolzano, January 4th, 1955
      (Divorced: Bolzano, June 29th, 1985; annulled: February 25th, 1993)
    2. Vienna, October 3rd, 1986:
      Wilfried Kantner
      * Vienna, April 12th, 1956

    Child from the first marriage:

    1. Denise von Hohenbühel
      * Kufstein, October 27th, 1976
      (Born out of wedlock)

    Child from the second marriage:

    1. Katharina Kantner
      * Vienna, May 17th, 1983
      (Born while her mother was still married to her first husband)
  2. Carl Philipp Josef Heinrich Johannes Geminian Maria Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
    * Bolzano, July 25th, 1957

    Married:

    (civil) Ernstbrunn, September 6th and (religious) Ernstbrunn, September 28th, 1991:
    HSH Princess Caroline Adelma Henriette Anna Elisabeth Reuß zu Köstritz
    * Vienna, June 21st, 1959

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Augusta Marie Louise Hedwig Geminiana Elisabeth Freiin von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
      * Bolzano, October 11th, 1996
    2. Johannes Gaudenz Antonius Otto Ludwig Heinrich Geminian Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
      * Bolzano, January 18th, 1999
  3. Hedwig Margaretha Philomena Elisabeth Maria Freiin von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
    * Bolzano, October 17th, 1958
  4. Heinrich Paul Dietrich Bernhard Geminian Maria Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
    * Bolzano, July 9th, 1961

    Married:

    (civil) Passau, March 20th and (religious) Ruderting, March 26th, 1997:
    Anette Blunck
    * Essen, February 3rd, 1961

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Marie-Louise Hedwig Carmen Freiin von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
      * Sterzing, December 30th, 1998
    2. Maximilian Bernhard Stephan Heinrich Geminian Maria Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
      * Sterzing, October 13th, 2001
  5. Hans-Christoph Berthold Dietrich Geminian Maria Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
    * Bolzano, June 5th, 1964

    Married:

    Niederrasen, October 16th, 1999:
    Monika Klammsteiner
    * Bolzano, April 17th, 1969

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Charlotte Maria-Elisabeth Antoinette Katharina Waltraud Alexander Monika Freiin von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
      * Brixen, March 23rd, 2000
    2. Jakob-Balthasar Bernhard Florian-Georg Joseph Egon Aloisius Franz-Gottfried Heinrich Hans-Christoph Geminian Maria Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
      * May 8th, 2001
  6. Alexander Karl Bernhard Johannes Dietrich Maria Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen
    * Bolzano, May 26th, 1972

HSH Princess Luise-Dorothea Stephanie Elisabeth Maximiliane Cecilie Rosmarie Felicitas of Hohenzollern
* Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, February 9th, 1924
† Bad Kreuznach, November 11th, 1988

Married:

Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, June 11th, 1947:
Egbert Waltern Ida Hubertus Marie Graf von Plettenberg
* Düsseldorf, October 15th, 1917
† Bad Kreuznach, November 1st, 1995

Children from this marriage:

  1. Christoph Friedrich Albrecht Klemens August Graf von Plettenberg
    * Bad Kreuznach, February 23rd, 1948

    Married:

    Auel, November 5th, 1977:
    Christiane Klasen
    * Trier, June 1st, 1955

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Carl-Christian Stephan Albrecht Paul Maria Antonius Graf von Plettenberg
      * Neunkirchen, September 27th, 1978
  2. Hubertus Albrecht Georg Joseph Graf von Plettenberg
    * Bad Kreuznach, May 4th, 1949

    Married:

    (civil) Bad Kreuznach, September 15th and (religious) Dernau an der Ahr, December 6th, 1981:
    Verena Luithlen
    * Bonn, October 20th, 1959

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Alexandra Ida Maria Theodora Dorothea Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Bonn, June 20th, 1984
    2. Matter Albrecht Wolfgang Egbert Hubertus Graf von Plettenberg
      * Munich, August 14th, 1987
    3. Kira Josepine Johanna Jutta Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Munich, June 2nd, 1990
    4. Katalin Stephanie Angelina Dorothea Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Munich, June 2nd, 1990
  3. Burkhard Wolfgang Joseph Michael Graf von Plettenberg
    * Bad Kreuznach, July 16th, 1951

    Married:

    Wolfskuhlenhof near Budberg, July 26th, 1980:
    Patricia Bernadette Marie-Rose Huberta Eugénie Marie Auguste Freiin von Loë
    * Rheinberg, April 28th, 1956

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Friedrich Rudolf Christian Graf von Plettenberg
      * Flensburg, February 24th, 1982
    2. Philippa Sophie Charlotte Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Flensburg, June 9th, 1983
    3. Benita Dorothea Huberta Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Wilhelmshaven, January 25th, 1985
    4. Ferdinand Egbert Degenhardt Graf von Plettenberg
      * Aix-la-Chapelle, April 26th, 1996
  4. Nikolaus Paul Christian Johann Graf von Plettenberg
    * Bad Kreuznach, September 26th, 1952

    Married:

    (civil) Hamburg-Altona, May 18th and (religious) Hamburg-Nienstedten, May 19th, 1979:
    Harriet Gräfin von Lambsdorff
    * Cologne, December 23rd, 1954

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Johannes Albrecht Leonce Graf von Plettenberg
      * Hamburg, November 27th, 1980
    2. Claudius Paul Magnus Graf von Plettenberg
      * Trier, January 16th, 1984
    3. Carlotta Eva Elgin Luise Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Trier, October 25th, 1987
    4. Donatus Constantin Leopold Graf von Plettenberg
      * Wittlingen, December 3rd, 1993
  5. Egbert Franz Stephan Bernhard Graf von Plettenberg
    * Bad Kreuznach, September 26th, 1953

    Married:

    Friemersheim, June 19th, 1982:
    Diana Gärtner
    * Hilden, December 4th, 1955

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Falk-Albrecht Carl Alexander Hubertus Graf von Plettenberg
      * Osnabrück, August 4th, 1983
    2. Sophie Diana Johanna Dorothea Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Osnabrück, June 14th, 1985
    3. Egbert Philipp Paul Constantin Graf von Plettenberg
      * Bad Kreuznach, March 17th, 1987
    4. Justus Carl-Friedrich Paul Natus Graf von Plettenberg
      * Bad Kreuznach, May 10th, 1989
    5. Carl Anton Friedrich Leopold Johannes Graf von Plettenberg
      * Bad Kreuznach, June 19th, 1991
  6. Stephanie Elisabeth Dorothea Gräfin von Plettenberg
    * Bad Kreuznach, April 11th, 1957

    Married:

    Tarves, September 3rd, 1993:
    Alan McKenzie-Laing
    * Aberdeen, April 6th, 1954

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Christopher Stewart Hubertus Alan Graf von Plettenberg-Laing
      * June 13th, 1993
      (Born out of wedlock)
    2. Anthony Nicholas Gabriel Gordon Graf von Plettenberg-Laing
      * December 10th, 1994
  7. Constantin Meinrad Johann Graf von Plettenberg
    * Bad Kreuznach, June 18th, 1959

    Married:

    (civil) Frankfurt am Main, September 16th, 1998 and (religious) Laurenau, August 28th, 1999:
    Harriet Freiin Rivalier von Meysenburg
    * Stadthagen, May 14th, 1966

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Franziska Malwina Luise Viktoria Gräfin von Plettenberg
      * Frankfurt am Main, March 22nd, 1999

HSH Princess Rose-Margarethe Adelgunde Clementine Mechthilde Maria Felicitas of Hohenzollern ("Rosemargot")
* Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, February 19th, 1930
† February 16th, 2005

Married:

Burg Namedy, Namedy, Stadt Andernach, Kreis Mayen-Koblenz, September 15th, 1955:
Edgar Pfersdorf
* Wiesbaden, March 23rd, 1920
† Neuß-Selicum, February 25th, 1997

Children from this marriage:

  1. Gero Friedrich Godehard Pfersdorf
    * Düsseldorf, September 21st, 1956

    Married:

    ....:
    Elke N
    * ...

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Philipp Pfersdorf
      * ....
    2. Marie Pfersdorf
      * ....
  2. Albrecht Karl Anton Pfersdorf
    * Düsseldorf, May 31st, 1958
    † 1979
  3. Ingo Tassilo Egbert Joseph Pfersdorf
    * Düsseldorf-Benrath, January 17th, 1960

    Married:

    1991:
    Petra Quarg
    * ...

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Niklas Pfersdorf
      * 1997
  4. Verena Margarethe Stephanie Josepha Pfersdorf
    * Düsseldorf-Benrath, July 31st, 1962

    Married:

    ...:
    Hans-Hellmut Eben
    * ...

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Jan Albrecht Eben
      * 1994
    2. Anna Catharina Eben
      * 1996
    3. Carlotta Eben
      * 1998
    4. Luise-Dorothea Eben
      * ....

Footnotes:

  1. With special thanks to Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Alexander Freiherr von Hohenbühel genannt Heufler zu Rasen, Erik Lamote and Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: October 21st, 2007.