Mañana se casarán en Italia la princesa Marie-Astrid de Liechtenstein y Ralph “Rafe” Worthington V. La novia es hija del príncipe Nikolaus de Liechtenstein y la princesa Margaretha de Luxemburgo. El novio es hijo de Ralph Worthington IV y Lucinda Earle Morrissey. Sin embargo, no será la primera vez que un miembro de la familia Worthington se case con un miembro de la realeza europea… o, más exactamente, no es la primera vez que un Worthington se casa con alguien que eventualmente se convirtió en un miembro de la realeza europea.
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| La señora George Ely Worthington. Foto de Ryder de Cleveland, Ohio. Imagen publicada en Munsey's Magazine, 1898. |
“ La señora George Ely Worthington es una de esas morenas que la naturaleza dibuja con un toque suave. No tiene nada del brillo y la viveza dura que a menudo nos mantienen alejados de las bellezas de ojos oscuros. Su rostro expresa tranquilidad y dulzura, y sus ojos tienen un toque de misterio seductor. La señora Worthington ha vivido toda su vida en Ohio, asistiendo a la escuela en Columbus y, como Miss Mamie Stuart, tomando parte prominente en toda la alegría que se desarrollaba en la capital del estado. Siempre ha sido muy leal a su hogar del oeste, sin preocuparse por desempeñar un papel social en otras ciudades mientras Cleveland la recibiera tan bien ”. Así fue como se describió a Nonnie May Stewart, la primera esposa de George Ely Worthington, en la página 414 de la revista Munsey's Magazine de Nueva York en 1898.
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| El certificado de matrimonio de Ralph Worthington y Helen Ely. |
Nacido el 7 de mayo de 1872 en Cleveland, Ohio, George Ely Worthington fue el primer hijo de Ralph Worthington (1841-1925) y Helen Harmon Ely (1852-1908), quienes se casaron el 8 de junio de 1871. Los abuelos paternos de George fueron George Worthington y Maria Cushman Blackmar. Sus abuelos maternos fueron George Ely y Gertrude Sophia Harmon.
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| La licencia de matrimonio de George Worthington y Nonnie Stewart. |
El 1 de octubre de 1894, George Ely Worthington se casó con Nonnie May Stewart, hija de William Charles Stewart y Mary Holden. El matrimonio de la pareja se disolvió el 23 de marzo de 1899; George y Nonnie no tuvieron hijos.
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| La licencia de matrimonio de William Leeds y Nonnie Stewart Worthington. |
George’s former wife Nonnie May Stewart was remarried on 3 August 1900 to William Bateman Leeds, an industrialist who amassed a fortune through the tin industry. The Leeds couple had one son, William Bateman Leeds Jr. Nonie Stewart Worthington Leeds was widowed in 1908 upon the death of her husband, and she inherited a great deal of his wealth. On 1 February 1920, Nonie (or Nancy, as she was sometimes known) married Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, the youngest child of King George I of the Hellenes and his wife Queen Olga (née Grand Duchess of Russia). Nonie converted to the Greek Orthodox faith. She used her largesse to assist the Greek royal family, which was much appreciated by her in-laws. As a result, she was accorded the title and style of HRH Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark by her brother-in-law, King Constantine I. In 1921, her son William “Billy” Leeds married Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia, the niece of her husband Christopher. Princess Anastasia of Greece died in 1923.
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| The grave of George E Worthington. |
Meanwhile, Princess Anastasia’s first husband had also remarried and had children. On 11 April 1899, George Ely Worthington married Lavinia Zenana Curtis (previously married to Harry Pinkley). The couple divorced in 1906 and did not have issue.
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| A report of the wedding of George Worthington and Ethel Coons. |
On 15 June 1907, George married Ethel May Coons. The Worthingtons then moved to California, where George became a photographer. The couple had two sons, Ralph Worthington (1908-1996) and Eugene Worthington (1910-1993; married Rayola Weitzel). On 31 January 1915, George E Worthington married Virginia Bridges. The couple had one daughter, Virginia Marguerite Worthington (1921-1986; married William Jay Settle).
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| The obituary of George Worthington. |
George Ely Worthington died on 22 August 1950 at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
In 1913, five years after the death of his mother Helen, George’s rather aged father Ralph married a much younger Ethel Burdette of Valdosta, Georgia. Ralph and Ethel had three children, including one son, Ralph Worthington III. Ralph Worthington III married Margaret Talmadge in 1943; the couple had one son, Ralph Worthington IV. In 1984, Ralph Worthington IV married Lucinda Earle Morrisey; the following year, the Worthingtons welcomed the arrival of their first son, Ralph Worthington V. In 2019, Ralph Worthington V became engaged to Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein.
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| Rafe Worthington and Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein at the 2019 wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon and Countess Olympia von Arco. Photo (c) Schneider-Press/SIPA/Shutterstock. |
Ralph Worthington V is the great-nephew of George Ely Worthington, who was the first husband of Nonie May Stewart, who went on to marry Prince Christopher of Greece and herself became Princess Anastasia of Greece.
The past is never dead. It’s not even past.
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