After the birth of Count Cedric von Mensdorff-Pouilly, there is also a sadness in the family; his paternal grandfather, Count Emanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly died this year.
He was born in 1934 and in 1972 married Countess Maria Assunta von und zu Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg (b.1950) [daughter of Baroness Ladislaja Mayr von Melnhof (b.1920) {herself daughter of Countess Maria-Anna von Meran (1897-1983) & her husband Baron Friedrich Mayr von Melnhof (1892-1959)} & her second husband Jakob, Count von und zu Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg (1921-2006)] by whom he had five children: Helene (b.1973), Alexandra (b.1974), Nikolaus (b.1978) [husband of Laetitia de Pierpont (b.1980) and father of Zoé (b.2007), Alicia (b.2010), Emanuel (b.2012), Louis (b.2014) & Cedric (b.2020)], Alphons (b.1981) [husband of Countess Sophie von Clary und Aldringen (b.1984)] & Ladislaja (b.1983) [wife of John Maccabeus Schutzer-Weissmann (b.1979) and mother of Marie].
Source:
Descendants of Archduke Johann of Austria
Baron Alexander von Bethmann died this year.
He was born in 1940 as a firstborn son of Baron Max von Bethmann (1913-1995) [illegitimate great-great-great-grandson of Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (1763-1830)] & his wife Luise, nee Kemmer (1911-1989); his only sister Gloria died in 1942 as a baby.
He was married twice; firstly, in 1968 to Baroness Caroline von Falkenhausen (1945-1996) and secondly in 1997 to Baroness Felicitas von Falkenhausen (b.1954) [definitely a relative of his first wife].
By his first wife he had three children: Alexander (b.1970), Felix (b.1972) & Valerie (b.1977) and five grandchildren.
Source:
http://heinbruins.nl/Ludwig.html
Countess Leila Festetics de Tolna, nee Chirayath Janah died prematurely died from epitheloid sarcoma on 24 January, just few months after her wedding to Count Tassilo Festetics de Tolna (b.1978).
She was born in 1982; her husband, whom she married the previous year, is an older son of Georg, Prince Festetics de Tolna (b.1940) [great-great-grandson of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden (1786-1818) & his wife, Princess Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789-1860)] & his wife Josefin, nee Harmer (b.1943); he has a younger brother Georg (b.1984).
He was previously married to [from 2014 to 2018] to Inès Daeninck (b.1982) by whom he had a daughter Mia (b.2014).
Sources:
http://heinbruins.nl/Baden.html
https://www.wikye.com/tassilo-festetics-everything-about-leila-janahs-widower/
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/01/us/leila-janah-obit-trnd/index.html
https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/24/samasource-ceo-leila-janah-passes-away-at-37/
Baroness Monika von Plessen, former wife of late Prince Christian Albrecht of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1943-2003) died on her 80th birthday 29 January.
She was born in 1940. She and Prince Christian Albrecht [son of Princess Felizitas Reuss (1914-1989) & her husband Otto, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1904-1990)] married in Büdingen on 18 February 1966, but later divorced.
They had three children: Margita (b.7 November 1966), Johann (b.10 July 1968) & Donata (b.22 February 1970) as well as two grandsons Donatus (b.2000) & Philipp (b.2002) [sond of Johann & his wife Alexandra, nee Pohle (b.1967).
Sources:
http://heinbruins.nl/Willem.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/isenburg.html