Philomena, Countess of Paris

Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart
Countess of Paris
The Countess of Paris in 2019
Consort of the Orléanist pretender to the French throne
Pretendence21 January 2019 – present
BornMaria Philomena Magdalena Juliana Johanna de Tornos y Steinhart
(1977-06-19) 19 June 1977 (age 47)
Vienna, Austria
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
IssuePrince Gaston
Princess Antoinette
Princess Louise-Marguerite
Prince Joseph
Princess Jacinthe
Prince Alphonse
FatherAlfonso de Tornos y Zubiría
MotherMarie-Antoinette von Steinhart
ReligionCatholicism

Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart (born 19 June 1977) is an aristocrat of Hispanic-Austrian descent. Philomena, who uses the courtesy title of "Countess of Paris", is the wife of Jean d'Orléans, Count of Paris, Orléanist claimant to the defunct throne of France and head of the House of Orléans.

Early life and ancestry

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Philomena is the daughter of Alfonso de Tornos y Zubiría (b. Getxo, 13 October 1937 - d. Paris, 5 April 2013), of Basque ancestry, and his wife (married Vienna, 18 September 1976) Maria Antonia Anna Zdenka, Edle von Steinhart (b. 1944), of Austro-Hungarian noble ancestry. Philomena has a sister named Maria Magdalena (1980) and a brother, David (1982). Her paternal grandparents are Juan de Tornos y Espelíus (former head of the personal secretariat of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, grandfather of the current King of Spain) and Doña María del Carmen Zubiría y Calbetón, daughter of Don Luis de Zubiria y Urizar, 2nd Marquis de Yanduri. Her maternal grandparents were Dr. Ferdinand, Edler von Steinhart (1910–1998) and his wife (married September 1939) Gabriele Felicitas Murad von Werner (1913–1994), paternal granddaughter of Murad Effendi, Ottoman diplomat who was born as Franz Xaver Karl Georg Arthur von Werner.

Life and education

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She spent part of her youth in the Auvergne and studied at the Lycée Maritime in Ciboure. Philomena, her husband Jean and their children lived at their family estate in Dreux, France, but in 2020 they moved to live in Montréal de l'Aude.

Marriage and children

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Philomena married Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme in a civil service on 19 March 2009 in Paris, conducted by Mayor Rachida Dati. The religious wedding was held on 2 May 2009 at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame at Senlis, with a reception at the Château de Chantilly.[1][better source needed] The bride wore a gown by Christian Lacroix and a jacket embroidered by Maison Lesage.[2]

The couple have six children:[3]

  • Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie d'Orléans (born 19 November 2009 in Paris), became Dauphin of France succeeding his father on 21 January 2019;
  • Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie d'Orléans (born 28 January 2012 in Vienna);
  • Princess Louise-Marguerite Éléonore Marie d'Orléans (born 30 July 2014 in Poissy);
  • Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie d'Orléans (born 2 June 2016 in Dreux);
  • Princess Jacinthe Élisabeth-Charlotte Marie d’Orléans (born 9 October 2018 in Dreux).
  • Prince Alphonse Charles François Marie d'Orléans (born 31 December 2023 in Carcassonne).[4]

Dynastic honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jean d'Orlean and Philomena de Tornos to have secind". Hellomagazine.com. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ WWD Staff (4 May 2009). "Fashion Scoops: The Next Halston?… Something Lacroix…. – WWD". Wwd.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ France, Centre (12 October 2018). "Carnet rose – Une nouvelle princesse est née à Dreux". www.lechorepublicain.fr.
  4. ^ Monarchies et Dynasties du monde [@Monarchies2000] (31 December 2023). "The birth of Prince Alphonse is announced by his family" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Prince Jean de France – la princesse Philomena reçue dans l'Ordre Royal de Sainte Isabelle".
  6. ^ "Le comte et la comtesse de Paris reçus dans l'ordre de Constantinien". la-couronne.org. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

Bibliography

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  • Opfell, Olga S. (2001). "H.R.H. Henri, Count of Paris: Royal House of France House of Bourbon-Orleans". Royalty Who Wait: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe. Jefferson. pp. 21–32.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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Philomena, Countess of Paris
Born: 19 June 1977
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Queen consort of France
21 January 2019 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Orléans monarchy deposed in 1848 		Incumbent
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