They began living together in Switzerland in 1986 and married in 1992. Sadly the marriage was cut short due to Ruzzo’s death from cancer in 1999, he was only 49 🙁 They seemed very in love, it’s truly a shame that Frida has had to suffer so much loss in her life. Through her marriage Frida has the style of HSH Princess Anni-Frid Reuss, (Dowager) Countess of Plauen.
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Whoa so I had to go down a rabbit hole with this one.
The Counts Reuss were all elevated to the title of prince in 1806. The Principality of Reuss-Gera, after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. It was one of the successor states of the Imperial County of Reuss. Under German law the title has been allowed only as part of the surname since 1919. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Reuss-Gera
TL;DR ABBA singer married a dude belonging to a German Principality in Thuringia. Lordships of Reuss in the Holy Roman Empire arose after 1300 and they became Imperial Counties from 1673 and after 1806, Imperial Principalities. And we all know what happened after WW1.
Wow I had no idea!
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