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     Ferdinand Julius Graf zu Salm-Neuberg was born circa 1650. He married Marie Eleanor Charlotte von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, daughter of Alexander Heinrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Dorothy Maria (?), on 18 September 1691. He died circa August 1697.
     He gained the title of Graf zu Salm-Neuberg.

     Maj.-Gen. Robert Guy Eardley Yerburgh, 2nd Baron Alvingham was born on 16 December 1926 at Chelsea, London, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh, 1st Baron Alvingham and Dorothea Gertrude Yerburgh.³ He was baptised at Knightsbridge, London, England^G.² He married Beryl Elliott Williams, daughter of William David Williams, on 31 March 1952.¹ He died on 29 March 2020 at age 93.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Alvingham, of Woodfold, co. Palatine of Lancaster [U.K., 1929] on 27 November 1955.³ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1972.¹ He was Head of Staff and Chief of the Defense Staff between 1972 and 1975.¹ He was Deputy Director of the Army Staff Duties between 1975 and 1978.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1978.¹ He was Director of the Army Quartering between 1978 and 1981.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Oxfordshire in 1996.¹ He lived in 1999 at Bix Hall, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Beryl Elliott Williams is the daughter of William David Williams.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Robert Guy Eardley Yerburgh, 2nd Baron Alvingham, son of Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh, 1st Baron Alvingham and Dorothea Gertrude Yerburgh, on 31 March 1952.¹
     From 31 March 1952, her married name became Yerburgh.¹ After her marriage, Beryl Elliott Williams was styled as Baroness Alvingham on 27 November 1955.

     Anne von Oldenburg was born on 28 March 1605. She was the daughter of Anton II Graf von Delmenhorst and Sybille Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Dannenberg. She married Johann Christian Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen, son of Alexander Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, on 4 November 1634. She died on 12 December 1688 at age 83.

     Adolf August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön was born on 29 March 1680. He was the son of Johann Adolf Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön and Dorothea Sophie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. He married Elisabeth Sophie Marie von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg in Norburg, daughter of Rudolph Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg in Norburg and Bibiana von Promnitz in Pless, on 8 October 1701. He died on 29 June 1704 at age 24.
     He gained the title of Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.

     Sybille Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Dannenberg was born on 4 June 1576. She was the daughter of Heinrich Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Dannenberg and Ursula von Sachsen-Lauenburg. She married Anton II Graf von Delmenhorst, son of Anton I Graf von Delmenhorst and Sophie von Sachsen-Lauenburg, on 31 August 1600. She died on 9 July 1630 at age 54 at Delmenhorst, Germany^G.
     She was a member of the House of Guelph.

     Guelph VI von Bayern, Duca di Spoleto was born circa 1115. He was the son of Heinrich IX Herzog von Bayern and Wolfhildis von Sachsen. He died on 15 December 1191.
     He gained the title of Duca di Spoleto.

     Johann Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen was born on 26 December 1639. He was the son of Johann Christian Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen and Anne von Oldenburg. He died on 19 February 1649 at age 9.

     Christian Adolf Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen was born on 3 June 1641. He was the son of Johann Christian Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen and Anne von Oldenburg. He married Eleanor Charlotte von Sachsen-Lauenburg, daughter of Franz Heinrich Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg and Marie Juliana Gräfin von Nassau-Siegen, on 1 November 1676. He died on 11 January 1702 at age 60.
     He gained the title of Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen.

     Dorothea Auguste von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen was born on 30 September 1636 at Sonderburg^G.¹ She was the daughter of Johann Christian Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen and Anne von Oldenburg. She married Georg III Landgraf von Hessen-Itter, son of Georg II Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt and Sophie Eleanor von Sachsen, on 5 May 1661.¹ She died on 18 September 1662 at age 25 at Vöhl, Germany^G.¹