Peerage Record – 4456

     Johannes Fürst von Thurn und Taxis was born on 5 June 1926. He was the son of Karl August Fürst von Thurn und Taxis and Maria Anna Rafaela de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal. He married Maria-Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmina Huberta Gräfin von Schönburg-Glauchau, daughter of Joachim Heinrich Maria Carl Rudolf Franz Xaver Joseph Antonius Christophorus Hubertus Graf von Schönburg-Glauchau and Countess Beatrix Széchényi, on 30 May 1980 at Regensburg, Germany^G. Johannes and Maria-Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmina Huberta were also married in a religious ceremony on 31 May 1980. He died on 28 December 1990 at age 64 at Regensburg, Germany^G.

     Richard Dewdney married Hon. Caroline Ashley, daughter of Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke and Pauline Kay Crispin, in 1993.¹

     Carl Theodor Graf zu Ortenburg was born on 21 February 1992 at Lichtenfels, Germany^G. He is the son of Heinrich Graf zu Ortenburg and Désirée Margaretha Victoria Sibylla Katharina Maria Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

     Friedrich-Hubertus Graf zu Ortenburg was born on 7 February 1995 at Lichtenfels, Germany^G. He is the son of Heinrich Graf zu Ortenburg and Désirée Margaretha Victoria Sibylla Katharina Maria Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

     Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough was born on 29 August 1923.¹ He was the son of Frederick Levi Attenborough and Mary Clegg.^1,3 He married Sheila Beryl Grant Sim, daughter of Stuart Grant Sim and Ida Carter, in 1945.¹ He died on 24 August 2014 at age 90.⁴
     He was educated at Wyggeston Grammer School for Boys, Leicester, Leicestershire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Acadamy of Dramatic Art, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Sergeant Airgunner and Cameraman in the Royal Air Force.¹ He was an actor, film producer and director between 1942 and 1993.¹ In 1961 he produced Whistle Down the Wind.¹ In 1962 he produced The L-Shaped Room.¹ In 1969 he produced and directed Oh! What a Lovely War.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Leicester University, Leicester, Leicestershire, England^G, in 1970.¹ In 1972 he directed Young Winston.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G, in 1974.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1976.¹ In 1977 he directed A Bridge Too Far.¹ In 1978 he directed Magic.¹ In 1981 he produced and directed Ghandi.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Kent University, Kent, England^G, in 1981.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G, in 1983.¹ He was appointed Fellow, British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1983.¹ In 1985 he directed A Chorus Line.¹ In 1987 he directed Cry Freedom.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Sussex University, Brighton, Sussex, England^G, in 1987.¹ In 1992 he directed Chaplin.¹ In 1993 he directed Shadowlands.¹ He was created Baron Attenborough, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames [U.K. Life Peer] on 30 July 1993.^1,5 He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)⁶ He lived in 1999 at Old Friars, Richmond Green, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Eliane Etter was born on 4 May 1947. She is the daughter of Dr. Hans Etter and Irmgard Zosso. She married Ferfried Maximilian Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, son of Friedrich Viktor Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Margarethe Karola Prinzessin von Sachsen, on 7 April 1977 at Busingen^G. She and Ferfried Maximilian Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen were divorced in 1987.

     Moritz Johannes Axel Peter Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 5 August 1980. He is the son of Ferfried Maximilian Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Eliane Etter.

     Frederick Levi Attenborough married Mary Clegg.²

     Peter Brenske was born in 1955. He married Valerie-Alexandra Henriette Margarethe Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, daughter of Ferfried Maximilian Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Angela Elisabeth Ernestine Hermine Gera Renate von Morgen, in July 1993.

     Stefanie Michaela Sigrid Birgitta Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 8 May 1971. She is the daughter of Ferfried Maximilian Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Angela Elisabeth Ernestine Hermine Gera Renate von Morgen. She married Hieronymus Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht, son of Karl Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht and Wilhelmine Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck, in July 1996. She and Hieronymus Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht were divorced.¹