GALITZINE, Princess Alexander (Rohays Georgina nee BUTTER) 1952-2023

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 17 Jan 2023: GALITZINE Rohays (née Butter)  died peacefully on 7th January 2023. Loving wife to Alexander and much loved mother to Sasha and Nadia.  Family funeral in Scotland.

She was d of Maj Sir David Henry BUTTER 1920-2010 KCVO sometime head of that Scots gentry family of Pitlochry, and Myra Alice 1925-2022 d of Maj-Gen Sir Harold WERNHER 3rd & final Bt 1893-1973 and Lady (Anastasia Michailovna) Zia CBE 1892-1977 d of Grand Duke Michael Michailovitch of Russia 1861-1929 (gs of Tsar NICHOLAS I 1796-1855). She m 1988 Prince Alexander Peter Georgievich GALITZINE b 1945 s of Maj Prince George Vladimirovich GALITZINE 1916-92 and his 1st w (her 1st h, her 2nd h was 11th Earl of Bessborough) Anne Marie 1916-2007 d of Lt-Gen Sir Rudolph Carl VON SLATIN (Baron von Slatin) 1857-1932 GCVO KCMG CB and Baroness Alice VON RAMBERG, and had two daus as above.

[Richard R]

Apologies from the Telegraph of 18 Jan 2023!

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Her husband also has notable morganatic descent from continental royals.


Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b.Neustrelitz 11 Jan 1824, d.St.Petersburg 20 Jun 1876); m.1851 Gr Dss Catherine of Russia (1827-1894
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Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b.Remplin 6 Jun 1859, d.St.Petersburg 5 Dec 1909); m.St.Petersburg 14 Feb 1890 Natalia Vanljarskaya, cr "Gfn von Carlow" (b.St.Petersburg 16 May 1858, d.Cannes 14 Mar 1921)
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Catherine Gfn von Carlow (b.Oranienbaum, Russia 25 Jul 1891, k.in air raid in London 8 Oct 1940); m.St. Petersburg 23 Feb 1913 Pr Vladimir Galitzine (St.Petersburg 5 Jun 1884-London 13 Jul 1954)
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Pr George Galitzine, b.Tiflis, Georgia 20 Apr 1916, d.London 31 Mar 1992; m.1st London 1943 (div 1954) Anne Marie Frn von Slatin (Vienna 12 Nov 1916-27 Nov 2007); m.2d Rome 5 May 1963 Jean Dawnay (Brighton 22 Mar 1925-14 Dec 2016)
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Pr Alexander Galitzine, b.1945

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Her husband was a some-time stepson of Arthur Ponsonby, who later succeeded as 11th Earl of Bessborough.

her mother-in-law:

Georg Heinrich, 1849 Frhr von Ramberg (25 Feb 1786-Teplitz 2 Sep 1855); m.21 Aug 1817 Rosalie Auguste von Seydewitz (3 Oct 1796-Engelszell 4 Aug 1874)
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Victor Johann Frhr von Ramberg (18 Jan 1828-1906); m.9 Sep 1865 Ottilie Gfn von Breda (17 Feb 1845-1935)
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Alice Frn von Ramberg (11 Apr 1873-    ); m.1914 Rudolf Anton Karl, 1899 Rr von Slatin, 1906 Frhr von Slatin[-Pascha] (1857-1921)
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Anna Marie Helene Alice Frn von Slatin (12 Nov 1916-27 Nov 2007); m.London 1943 (div 1954) Pr George Galitzine (1916-1992); m.2nd 1956 (div 1962) Arthur Ponsonby [later 11th Earl of Bessborough]