Prince Feodor of Russia and Princess Irina Paley on their wedding day, 1923. On 31 May 1923, Prince Feodor (Theodore) Alexandrovich of Russia (1898-1968) civilly married Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley (1903-1990) in Paris. The couple celebrated their religious marriage on 3 June 1923. Feodor was the son of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933)…
On Saturday, 30 July 2022, Hereditary Prince Pál-Antal Esterházy von Galántha and Franziska von Reutter celebrated their religious marriage. Born in 1986, Hereditary Prince Pál-Antal Esterházy von Galántha is the only child of Fürst Anton Esterházy von Galántha (b.1936) and Ursula Koenig (b.1941). Born in 1989, Franziska von Reutter is the daughter of Georg von Reutter…
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia and Prince Louis Ferdinand of PrussiaPhotograph (c) Royal Collection Trust by Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia 1938, Potsdam, Germany My wedding dress is a family heirloom. It belonged to my grandmother, the Duchess of Edinburgh, and later Duchess of Coburg, who was an only daughter of…
François de Cossé-Brissac, XIII Duc de Brissac. On Tuesday, 6 April 2021, the 13th Duke de Brissac passed away at the age of ninety-two. Surrounded by his family, the duke died at his manor La Roche in Charcé-Saint-Ellier. The late duke was particularly passionate about horse breeding, and he served as a municipal councillor in…
Capped with a kiss: Prince Philippos and Princess Nina after the ceremony!Photo (c) Getty Images / Milos Bicanski. Today, 23 October, Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark and Princess Nina (née Flohr) celebrated their religious wedding at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. One hundred guests were invited to be present in the Cathedral. Archbishop Ieronymos II…
The death notice of Countess Beatrix. Placed in Mittelbayerische Zeitung. On 30 September, Countess Beatrix of Schönburg-Glauchau died at hospital in Regensburg. She was ninety-one years-old. The passing of the countess was announced by her daughter Fürstin Gloria of Thurn and Taxis. Count Bálint Széchényi and Princess Maria Pavlovna Galitzine Beatrix’s mum: Princess Maria Pavlovna Galitzine On 30 January 1930, Countess Beatrix…
Princess Joana and Prince Heinrich of Croÿ.Photograph (c) Jornal de Mafra. The couple during the religious ceremony at the Palácio de Mafra.Photograph (c) Jornal de Mafra. On Saturday, 19 June 2021, Prince Heinrich of Croÿ and Maria Joana de Spínola Moreira de Sotto-Mayor were married at Basilica at the Palace of Mafra in Portugal. The groom…
Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Franziska of Austria Photograph © Alamy/Daniel Seidel Archduke Maximilan of Austria and Princess Franziska zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst On 6 December 1918, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Max Franz Otto Konrad Maria Joseph Ignatius Nikolaus of Austria was born at Vienna as the first child and eldest son of Archduke Maximilian of Austria (1895-1952) and Archduchess Franziska…
From the official communiqué released by the Grand Duchy… The state of health of Grand Duke Jean has declined since yesterday evening, the cour grand-ducale has announced. Luxembourg‘s former head of state was hospitalised about a week ago following a pulmonary infection. During the course of last week his health had initially improved. The whole…
Embed from Getty Images On 3 August 1969, Prince Jacques d’Orléans (b.25 June 1941) religiously wed Gersende de Sabran-Pontevès (b.29 July 1942) at Ansouis. The couple’s civil marriage had occurred the prior day. Jacques was the eighth child of the late Count and Countess of Paris. Gersende was the only daughter of Foulques de Sabran-Pontevès (1908-1973),…