Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg

This article is about the daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. For her aunt, see Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

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

Princess Marie-Adélaïde
Countess Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck
Princess Marie-Adelaide with her husband after her wedding
Born	(1924-05-21)21 May 1924 Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died	28 February 2007(2007-02-28) (aged 82) Fischbach, Mersch, Luxembourg
Spouse	Count Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck (m. 1958)
Issue	Count Andreas Count Félix Count Heinrich Charlotte, Countess Christoph Johannes von Meran
House	House of Bourbon-Parma
Father	Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Mother	Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Biography

Princess Marie Adelaide was born at Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, as Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma.

Facing the German invasion in 10 May 1940 during World War II, the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg left the country to find refuge in Portugal, after receiving transit visas from the Portuguese consul Aristides de Sousa Mendes, in June 1940. They arrived at Vilar Formoso on 23 June 1940. After travelling through Coimbra and Lisbon, the family first stayed in Cascais, in Casa de Santa Maria, owned by Manuel Espírito Santo, who was then the honorary consul for Luxembourg in Portugal. By July they had moved to Monte Estoril, staying at the Chalet Posser de Andrade. On 10 July 1940, Princess Marie Adelaide, together with her father Prince Félix, her siblings, Hereditary Grand Duke Jean, Princess Elisabeth, Princess Marie Gabriele, Prince Charles and Princess Alix, the nanny Justine Reinard and the chauffeur Eugène Niclou, along with his wife Joséphine, boarded the S.S. Trenton headed for New York City.^[2]

With her sister Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Princess Marie Adelaide attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton in Britain and the Collège Jésus-Marie de Sillery,^[3] near Quebec City, during the family's exile during World War II.

She married Count Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck (7 November 1928, Romolkwitz, Silesia, Germany – 16 April 2008, Sliema, Malta) on 10 April 1958 in Luxembourg. They had four children – three sons and a daughter - and eight grandchildren:

• Andreas, Count Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 30 March 1959, Schloss Berg, Luxembourg) — on 17 June 1995 in Strobl, Austria, he married Princess Johanna von Hohenberg (b. 29 April 1966, Vienna, Austria), great-granddaughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and they have four children.^{[citation needed]}
• Count Félix Henckel von Donnersmarck (2 March 1960, Schloss Berg, Luxembourg – 28 October 2007)
• Count Heinrich Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 13 November 1961, Luxembourg) — on 12 September 1998 in Schwertberg, Austria, he married Anna-Maria Merckens (born 13 February 1969, Linz, Austria) and they have one son.^{[citation needed]}
• Countess Charlotte Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 4 August 1965, Fischbach, Luxembourg) — on 27 November 1999, in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria, she married Graf Christoph Johannes von Meran (born 26 August 1963, Innsbruck, Austria) and they have three children.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg

16. Charles II, Duke of Parma 8. Charles III, Duke of Parma 17. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy 4. Robert I, Duke of Parma 18. Prince Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry 9. Princess Louise of Artois 19. Princess Marie Caroline of Naples and Sicily 2. Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma 20. John VI of Portugal 10. Miguel I of Portugal 21. Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain 5. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal 22. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein 11. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein 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. Miguel I of Portugal (= 10) 29. Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain (= 21) 7. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal 30. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein (= 22) 15. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein (= 11) 31. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 23)

References

1. "H.R.H. Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma". Cour Grand-Ducale. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
2. “A fuga da família grã-ducal”, by Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho (2019).
3. Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec », Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])