In a recent interview with the Spanish newspaper, ABC, Count Rudolf of Schönburg-Glauchau, the former manager of the Marbella Club, announced the forthcoming marriage of his only son, Count Friedrich, to Carina Amanda Lange. The couple has been together for about sixteen years.
The 93-year-old former manager of the Marbella Club said: "What a joy it was for us when my son told us he's getting. We're so happy. He has been with his fiancée for some time now, and the whole family adores her."
It is apparent that Count Rudi is happy for his son's success. "He's achieved everything and is much bigger than me. I'm so proud of my son, who, at 36, is the youngest CEO of a luxury hotel."
H Ill H Count Friedrich Wilhelm Simeon Dionysius Joachim Rudolf Maria Adalbert von Schönburg-Glauchau is the second and youngest child of H Ill H Count Rudolf Maria Emil Franz Friedrich Carl Antonius Christophorus Hubertus Joseph Wenzel Michael von Schönburg-Glauchau and HRH Princess Marie Louise Marina Franziska of Prussia. He was born in Malaga, Spain, on April 27, 1985.
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Following in his father's footsteps, Count Friedrich Wilhelm studied at the EHL Hospitality Business School in Lausanne. In 1956, Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg appointed Count Rudolf as Assistant Manager of the new Marbella Club. The young Count "brought with him youth and drive to create a new era of hotels for discerning guests," according to a 2022 profile in Top-Magazin of his son, Fritzi.
Although Count Friedrich Wilhelm was raised in Spain, he has German nationality. He told Top-Magazin: "I went to school in Spain. The Marbella Club was my home. If the receptionist was absent, my mother stepped in. Otherwise, she devoted herself to caring for AIDs patients on the Costa de Sol. I, on the other hand, was closely connected to the club."
Friedrich Wilhelm acknowledged that the Marbella club sparked his interest in hotel management. "In a sense, yes. However, my training at the hotel management school raised my doubts. I considered a career in advertising. My sister worked successfully in that field. I tried it for a while, but soon realized that the job wasn't for me."
After graduation, he worked at "some of the world's most luxurious hotels" in Paris, Madrid, Marbella, Berlin, and London, including the Savoy and Connaught Hotels. One of his jobs in London was wth the Rosewood Hotels and Resorts as Director of Guest Relations.
When he was a child. Count Friedrich could not understand why his father worked long hours at the Marbella Club. Count Rudi was only 24-years-old when he became the resort's General Manager. Rudi believed "every hotel guest was his personal guest," which meant exemplary customer service. Now, Count Rudi sees the "same passion" in his son, who has embraced the same "dedication and commitment to guests of his hotel."
In 2019, after ten years in London, Friedrich returned to Spain when he was named Hotel Manager and later General Manager at the El Palace in Barcelona. Three years later, he accepted the position of General Manager at the Rosewood Villa Magna Hotel in Madrid.
In 2025, he was appointed Regional Vice President of the Rosewood Hotel chain and remained General Manager of the Rosewood Villa Magna.
At the time of his appointment, Friedrich said he was "extremely excited to return to the Rosewood family and lead this incredible, newly refurbished property in Madrid, the capital of the country I call home."
Friedrich's mother, Princess Marie Louise of Prussia, is a cousin and a close friend of Queen Sofia, who is the godmother of his older sister, Sophie.
The future Countess has a Danish father and a Chilean mother. She is the Project Manager for Ivy & Company, a "boutique consulting and executive training firm."
The wedding will take place on June 13 at the Iglesia de Santa Bárbara (Iglesia de las Salesas Reales) in Madrid.
Count Friedrich is a descendant of Queen Victoria.
Victoria - Victoria - Wilhelm - Adalbert - Marie Louise - Friedrich
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