Princess Maria Petrovna Galitzine (11 May 1988 – 4 May 2020) was a Luxembourg-born Russian interior designer.
| Princess Maria | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1988 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Died | 4 May 2020 (aged 31) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Burial | Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery Houston, Texas |
| Spouse | Rishi Roop Singh |
| Issue | Maxim Vir Singh |
| House | Golitsyn |
| Father | Prince Peter Galitzine |
| Mother | Archduchess Maria Anna von Habsburg |
| Occupation | Interior designer |
Biography
editPrincess Maria was born on 11 May 1988 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg as the fourth of six children of Prince Peter Galitzine and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria.[1][2] She was a member of the House of Golitsyn, a Russian noble family with Lithuanian ancestry.[1][3] Her mother, the daughter of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov, is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.[1][4] Princess Maria was a great-granddaughter of Charles I and Zita of Bourbon-Parma, the last Emperor and Empress of Austria.[1] She was also a descendant of King George II via his daughter Anne, Princess Royal. She was a younger sister of Princess Tatiana Galitzine.
In 1993, she moved to Russia with her parents and attended the German School of Moscow.[5][6][7] She attended the College of Art & Design in Brussels before moving to Chicago to work as an interior designer.[5][1] She later moved to Houston.[1][8]
She married Rishi Roop Singh, a Houston-based chef of Indian descent, in a Russian Orthodox ceremony on 10 February 2017.[6][1][9] They had one son, Maxim Vir Singh.[5][10]
She died on 4 May 2020 from a cardiac aneurysm.[5][6] She is buried in the Eastern Orthodox section of Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery in Houston.[5][11]
References
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- ^ "Erzherzogin Maria Anna von Österreich & Prinz Piotr Galitzine: Tragischer Verlust! Ihre Tochter starb mit nur 31 Jahren". BUNTE.de. 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Princess Maria Galitzine, 31, dies suddenly – Austrian royal family shocked". 14 May 2020 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- ^ a b c d e Foussianes, Chloe (14 May 2020). "Princess Maria Galitzine, Hapsburg Descendant, Dies from Cardiac Aneurysm at 31". Town & Country.
- ^ a b c "Maria Singh 1988–2020 – Obituary". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Princess Maria Galitzine, Austrian Royalty, Dies at 31". Entertainment Tonight.
- ^ "Princess Maria Galitzine of Austria dies aged 31". Harper's BAZAAR. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Austrian Princess, Married To Indian-Origin Chef, Dies At 31". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Houston's Princess Maria Galitzine, a Hapsburg descendant, passes away suddenly at 31". CultureMap Houston.
- ^ Reed, Anika. "Austrian Princess Maria Galitzine dies at 31 from sudden cardiac aneurysm". USA TODAY.