Princess Marie Adelaide 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).

Princess Marie-Adélaïde
Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck
Princess Marie-Adelaide with her husband after her wedding
Born(1924-05-21)21 May 1924
Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died28 February 2007(2007-02-28) (aged 82)
Fischbach, Mersch, Luxembourg
SpouseGraf Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck
IssueGraf Andreas Henckel von Donnersmarck
Graf Félix Henckel von Donnersmarck
Graf Heinrich Henckel von Donnersmarck
Grafin Charlotte Henckel von Donnersmarck
HouseHouse of Bourbon-Parma
FatherPrince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
MotherCharlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Biography

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, Heir Prince Jean, Princess Elisabeth, Princess Marie Gabriele, Prince Charles and Princess Alix, the nanny Justine Reinard and the chauffer Eugène Niclou, along with his wife Joséphine, boarded the S.S. Trenton headed for New York City.[1]

With her sister Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Princess Marie Adelaide attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton in Britain during the family's exile in London during World War II.

She married Graf 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:

Ancestry

References
  1. “A fuga da família grã-ducal”, by Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho (2019).


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