Princess Michael of Kent Trauttmansdorff and Nostitz family. Princess Michael of Kent Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz; 15 January 1945) is a member of the British Royal Family of German, Austrian and Hungarian descent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, a grandson of King George V. Princess Michael was an interior designer before becoming an author; she has written several books on European royalty (mostly her cousins). She also undertakes lecture tours as well as supporting her husband in his public duties. Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz was born on 15 January 1945 in
Louise, Princess Royal the daughters of the 1st Duke and then to their male descendants. The Duke and Duchess of Fife had three children: On 9 November 1905, King Edward VII created Princess Louise the Princess Royal, the highest honour bestowed on a female member of the royal family. At the same time, the King declared that the two daughters of the Princess Royal would be styled as princesses, with precedence immediately after all members of the royal family bearing the style of "Royal Highness". In December 1911, while sailing to Egypt, the Princess Royal and her family were shipwrecked off the coast