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     Michaele Prinz von Thurn und Taxis was born in 1922.¹ He was the son of Franz Joseph Fürst von Thurn und Taxis and Isabel Maria Alberta de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal.¹ He died in 1922.¹

     María Margarita de Vargas y Santaella was born in 1983.² She married Luis Alfonso de Borbón y de Martinez, son of Alfonso Jaime de Borbón y de Dampierre, Duc de Bourbon and Dona Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu y Franco, on 5 November 2004 at La Romana, Dominican Republic.^1,2

     Eugenia de Borbón y de Vargas was born on 5 March 2007.¹ She is the daughter of Luis Alfonso de Borbón y de Martinez and María Margarita de Vargas y Santaella.¹

     Francisco José Gerardo Maria de Bragança was born on 7 September 1879.¹ He was the son of Miguel de Bragança, Duque de Bragança and Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis.¹ He died on 15 June 1919 at age 39.¹

     William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe was born on 10 August 1729.¹ He was the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe and Mary Sophia Charlotte Kielmansegge.¹ He married Frances Conolly, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Conolly and Lady Anne Wentworth, on 2 June 1765.¹ He died on 12 July 1814 at age 84, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1746, in the service of the Army.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1747.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1750.¹ He gained the rank of Captain Lieutenant in 1749/50 in the 20th Foot.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1756.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Nottingham between 1758 and 1780.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1762.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1772.¹ He fought in the Battle of Bunker's Hill, where he commanded the British troops.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1776.¹ He was Joint Commissioner of of the American Colonies in 1776.¹ He fought in the Battle of Long Island on 22 August 1776.¹ He fought in the Battle of New York in September 1776.¹ He fought in the Battle of Germantown in October 1776.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1777.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1782.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General between 1782 and 1804 in the Ordnance.¹ He was Colonel of the 19th light Dragoons between 1786 and 1814.¹ He gained the rank of Geenral in 1793.¹ He held the office of Governor of Berwick between 1795 and 1808.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Howe [E., 1660] on 5 August 1799.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Howe [I., 1701] on 5 August 1799.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron of Glenawly, co. Fermanagh [I., 1701] on 5 August 1799.¹ He held the office of Governor of Plymouth between 1808 and 1814.¹ On his death, all of his titles became extinct.¹

     Frances Conolly was the daughter of Rt. Hon. William Conolly and Lady Anne Wentworth.^1,2 She married William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, son of Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe and Mary Sophia Charlotte Kielmansegge, on 2 June 1765.¹ She died in September 1817.¹
     From 2 June 1765, her married name became Howe.¹ After her marriage, Frances Conolly was styled as Viscountess Howe on 5 August 1799.

     Catherine Jane Ponsonby-Barker was the daughter of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby-Barker and Lady Henrietta Taylour.¹ She married Colonel Edward Michael Conolly, son of Admiral Hon. Sir Thomas Pakenham and Louisa Anne Staples, on 20 May 1819.¹ She was also reported to have been married on 25 May 1819.² She died in July 1861.²
     From 20 May 1819, her married name became Pakenham. From 27 August 1821, her married name became Conolly.¹

     Admiral Hon. Sir Thomas Pakenham was born in 1757.² He was the son of Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford and Elizabeth Cuffe, 1st Countess of Longford.¹ He married Louisa Anne Staples, daughter of Rt. Hon. John Staples and Harriet Conolly, on 24 June 1783.¹ He was also reported to have been married on 24 June 1785.² He died on 2 February 1836.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Longford between 1783 and 1790.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kells between 1790 and 1797.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Longford between 1797 and 1800.² He gained the rank of Admiral of the Red.² He held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance [Ireland].² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)²

     unknown Conolly is the son of unknown Conolly.¹