Philomena, Countess of Paris

Philomena, Countess of Paris (born Doña Maria Philomena Magdalena Juliana Johanna de Tornos y Steinhart; 19 June 1977) is an aristocrat of Hispanic-Austrian descent. She is the wife of Jean, Count of Paris, Orléanist claimant to the throne of France and head of the House of Orléans.

Philomena
Countess of Paris
Consort of the Head of the House of Orléans
Tenure21 January 2019 - present
PredecessorMicaëla Cousiño Quiñones de León
BornMaria Philomena Magdalena Juliana Johanna de Tornos y Steinhart
(1977-06-19) 19 June 1977
Vienna, Austria
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
IssuePrince Gaston
Princess Antoinette
Princess Louise-Marguerite
Prince Joseph
Princess Jacinthe
FatherAlfonso de Tornos y Zubiría
MotherMarie-Antoinette von Steinhart
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Early life and ancestry

Philomena is the daughter of Don Alfonso de Tornos y Zubiría (b. Getxo, 13 October 1937), of noble Basque ancestry, and his wife (married Vienna, 18 September 1976) Maria Antonia Anna Zdenka, Edle von Steinhart (b. 1944), of Austro-Hungarian ancestry.[1][2] Philomena has a sister named Maria Magdalena (1980), married to Count Jean d'Haussonville d'Andlau de Cléron d'Haussonville, director of the EPIC (public company) that manages the Château de Chambord[3] and a brother, David (1982). Her paternal grandparents are Don Juan de Tornos y Espelíus (former head of the personal secretariat of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, grandfather of the current King of Spain[4][5]) 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.[6]

Mutual ancestry with her husband

Prince Jean and Philomena are distantly related, both being descendants of Count Jaroslav Borzita von Martinitz (1582-1649) who served as Imperial Governor of Bohemia and his first wife Countess Maria Eusebie von Sternberg (1584-1634).

Life and education

She spent part of her youth in the Auvergne and studied at the Lycée Maritime in Ciboure.[7] 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

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,[8] with a reception at the Château de Chantilly.[9] The bride wore a gown by Christian Lacroix and a jacket embroidered by Maison Lesage.[10]

The couple have five children:

Dynastic honours

See also

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Decree of December 10, 2009 appointing the Director General,Commissioner of the National Domain of Chambord - Mr. d'Haussonville (Jean)".
  4. "Angelfire.com".
  5. "Angelfire.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  6. "Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart, * 1977 - Geneall.net". Geneall.net. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "princesse - Un mariage tout en noblesse - ParisMatch.com". archive.is. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  9. "Jean d'Orlean and Philomena de Tornos to have secind". Hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  10. WWD Staff (2009-05-04). "Fashion Scoops: The Next Halston?… Something Lacroix…. – WWD". Wwd.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  11. France, Centre. "Carnet rose - Une nouvelle princesse est née à Dreux". www.lechorepublicain.fr.
  12. http://princejeandefrance.fr/la-princesse-philomena-recue-dans-lordre-royal-de-sainte-isabelle/
  13. "Le comte et la comtesse de Paris reçus dans l'ordre de Constantinien". la-couronne.org. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

Bibliography
  • 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.
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