Note: A sixth generation descendant of Catherine the Great, Countess Catherine Geneviève Buxhoeveden's family were Russian royalty in exile, living in France until the beginning of World War II, when they settled in Italy (1935). Catherine was born shortly thereafter in Castle Rovina. In 1962 she married Hans Holzer, often referred to as the father of Ghost Hunting, with over 145 books in this area. Catherine, sometimes referred to as "The Haunted Countess" believed that the castle in which she was born had been haunted. After two daughters, Catherine and Hans were divorced. She is currently a real estate agent in Long Island.