Peerage Record – 10003

     Marie Gräfin von Starhemberg was born in 1832. She was the daughter of Georg Graf von Starhemberg and Valerie Georgine Gräfin von Beaufort-Spontin. She died in 1838.

     Marie Ernestine Gräfin von Starhemberg was born in 1782. She was the daughter of Ludwig Josef Maximilian Fürst von Starhemberg and Luise Franziska Prinzessin von Arenberg. She married Friedrich August Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin in 1807. She died in 1832.
     Her married name became von Beaufort-Spontin.

     Friedrich August Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin was born in 1751.¹ He married Marie Ernestine Gräfin von Starhemberg, daughter of Ludwig Josef Maximilian Fürst von Starhemberg and Luise Franziska Prinzessin von Arenberg, in 1807. He died in 1817.

     Friedrich Ludwig Ladislaus Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin was born on 13 August 1809. He was the son of Friedrich August Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin and Marie Ernestine Gräfin von Starhemberg. He died on 10 November 1834 at age 25.

     Karl Alfred Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin was born on 16 June 1816. He was the son of Friedrich August Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin and Marie Ernestine Gräfin von Starhemberg.¹ He married, firstly, Pauline de Forbin on 26 July 1839. He married, secondly, Theresia Mathilde Amalie Friederike Eleonore Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis, daughter of Maximilian Karl 6th Fürst von Thurn und Taxis and Wilhelmine Caroline Christiane Henriette Reichsfreiin von Dörnberg, on 27 July 1852.¹ He and Theresia Mathilde Amalie Friederike Eleonore Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis were divorced in 1854. He died on 20 July 1888 at age 72.

     Pauline de Forbin was born on 22 July 1817. She married Karl Alfred Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin, son of Friedrich August Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin and Marie Ernestine Gräfin von Starhemberg, on 26 July 1839. She died on 16 May 1846 at age 28.
     Her married name became von Beaufort-Spontin.

     Theresia Mathilde Amalie Friederike Eleonore Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis was born on 31 August 1830 at Regensburg, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Maximilian Karl 6th Fürst von Thurn und Taxis and Wilhelmine Caroline Christiane Henriette Reichsfreiin von Dörnberg.¹ She married, firstly, Karl Alfred Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin, son of Friedrich August Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin and Marie Ernestine Gräfin von Starhemberg, on 27 July 1852.¹ She and Karl Alfred Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin were divorced in 1854. She married, secondly, Wilhelm von Pirch on 24 June 1856.¹ She died on 10 September 1883 at age 53 at Wobensin, Germany^G.¹
     Her married name became von Beaufort-Spontin. From 24 June 1856, her married name became von Pirch.¹

     Friedrich Ernest Palamede Maria Mauris von Beaufort-Spontin was born on 29 September 1840. He was the son of Karl Alfred Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin and Pauline de Forbin. He died on 14 March 1842 at age 1.

     Friedrich Georg Maria Anton Michael V Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin was born on 8 June 1843. He was the son of Karl Alfred Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin and Pauline de Forbin. He married Marie Melanie de Ligne, Princesse de Ligne, daughter of Prince Henri Maximilian Joseph Charles Louis Lamoral de Ligne, on 2 January 1875. He died on 26 December 1916 at age 73.
     He gained the title of 5th Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin.

     Marie Melanie de Ligne, Princesse de Ligne was born on 25 November 1855. She was the daughter of Prince Henri Maximilian Joseph Charles Louis Lamoral de Ligne. She married Friedrich Georg Maria Anton Michael V Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin, son of Karl Alfred Herzog von Beaufort-Spontin and Pauline de Forbin, on 2 January 1875. She died on 2 April 1931 at age 75.
     She gained the title of Princesse de Ligne.