Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, 15 January 1945)^[1] is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V.

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Princess Michael of Kent
Photograph by Allan Warren, 1999
Born	Baroness Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz (1945-01-15) 15 January 1945 (age 80) Karlsbad, Greater German Reich (now Czech Republic)
Spouse	Thomas Troubridge ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1977)​ Prince Michael of Kent ​ ​ (m. 1978)​
Issue	Lord Frederick Windsor Lady Gabriella Kingston
House	Windsor (by marriage)
Father	Baron Günther von Reibnitz
Mother	Countess Maria Szapáry von Muraszombath
Religion	Roman Catholic
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Career

Princess Michael of Kent was an interior designer before becoming an author. She has written several books on European royalty.

Written works

• Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1986. ISBN 0-297-79010-2.
• Cupid and the King: Five Royal Paramours. HarperCollins. 1991. ISBN 0-00-223911-6.
• The Serpent and The Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King. Simon & Schuster. 2004. ISBN 0-7432-5104-0.
• The Queen of Four Kingdoms. Constable. 2013. ISBN 978-1472108456.
• Agnès Sorel: Mistress of Beauty. Constable. 2014. ISBN 978-1472119131.
• Quicksilver. Constable. 2015. ISBN 978-1472123060.
• A Cheetah's Tale. Bradt. 2017. ISBN 978-1784770693.

Health

In 2002, she was treated for skin cancer.^[2] In May 2021, it was reported that Princess Michael was suffering from blood clots after being diagnosed with COVID-19 six months earlier.^[3]