Maud Dolores Diamond von Hofmannsthal

[Michael Rhodes]

_.The Lady Frances von Hofmannsthal (née Armstrong-Jones) b 1979, wife
of Rodolphe von Hofmannsthal, gave birth to a daughter, Maud Dolores
Diamond, 1 December, 2009, a sister for Rex Antony Octavian, who was b
2 May, 2008. Rodolphe is a son of Mr Octavian Charles Hugo von
Hofmannsthal (b. 1946), and Mrs von Hofmannsthal, and Lady Frances is
the only child of the 1st Earl of Snowdon, GCVO (b. 1930), by his 2nd
wife, the former Lucy Mary Davies.

Rodolphe von Hofmannsthal is a great-grandson of the 6th Marquess of
Anglesey. Rodople's father is a son of Raimund von Hofmannsthal (d.
1974), who married (as his second wife) in 1939, the Lady Elisabeth
Hester Mary Paget (b. 1916), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey
(1885-1947)


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[Turenne]

Raimund Hoffmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal was also married to Ava
Astor, d. of John Jacob Astor IV. The Hofmannsthals held the title
'Edler' in the Austrian nobility. For those unfamiliar with foreign
titles; Edler is the lowest rank in the Austrian nobility which also
entitled the holder to prefix his name with 'von'.

Richard L

[Michael Rhodes]

A report of Maud's arrival with nice pic of mother & child

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6762755/Maud-the-merrier-for-the-Earl-of-Snowdon.html

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