November 12, 2025
HSH The 11th Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg died today at the age of 71. He was born Prince Albrecht Ernst Otto Joseph Maria Notger of Oettingen-Oettingen-Oettingen-Spielberg in Munich on February 7, 1951, the third child of HSH Alois Philipp Joseph Maria Notger, 11th Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg, and Countess Elisabeth zu Lynar.
In 1975, he succeeded his father as Prince (Fürst) of Oettingen-Oettingen u. Oettingen-Spielberg
On June 26, 1980, in Bartenstein, he married Angela Jank. The couple were the parents of four children: HSH Hereditary Prince Franz-Albrecht Alois Christian Maria Notger (1982), HSH Princess Theresa Elisabeth Märta Alexandra Maria Notgera (1984), HSH Princess Antonia Carolina Johanna Edda Maria Notgera (1987), and HSH Princess Nora Amelie Claudia Christiana Maria Notgera (1990).
Princess Theresa is the wife of Christian Oetker, a scion of the German baking powder family. They have at least one child, Lilian Anna Oetker (2015).
Princess Nora is married to Lord Max Percy, the youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. They are the parents of two daughters, Romy Jane Percy (2019) and a second daughter, born in 2022.
Prince Franz-Albrecht succeeds his father as the 12th Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen u. Oettingen-Spielberg. He married Baroness Cleopatra von Adelsheim von Ernst on July 9, 2016. They have three children: HSH Princess Matilda Galilea Elena Angela Teresa Maria Notgera (2017), HSH Hereditary Prince Louis-Albrecht Ferdinand Joseph Emil Notger Maria (2019), and HSH Princess Milana Olympia (2023)
The new Prince and his family are friends with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke of Sussex, as the British princes were guests for hunting parties at Schloss Oettingen. In 2011, the Prince and Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen (Albrecht and Angela) and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen were guests at the Prince of Wales’ wedding to Catherine Middleton.
The family’s home is Schloss Oettingen.
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