Countess Maria Gabriele Von Waldburg and Count Bernard de Monseignat 2004

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Pictures from the wedding of Countess Maria Gabriele Von Waldburg-Zeil und Trauchburg and Count Bernard de Monseignat

 

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some more pics...

 

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Guests

1) Duke Franz in Bayern

2) Duchess Helene in Bayern

3) Georg von Waldbur-Zeil and Marie Gabrielle (parents of the bride)

4) Diane von Wurttemberg

5 Franz Clemens von Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems and wife Stephanie

6) Count Johannes von Schaesberg and Countess Antoinette

7) Johannes von Waldburg-Wolfegg, wife Viviana and children Ludwig and Vittoria

8) Anton zu Windisch-Graetz and wife Angelika

 

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1) Duke Max in Bayern and Duchess Elizabeth in Bayern

2) Duchess Elizabeth in Bayern and Daniel Terberger

3) Archduke Martin von Habsburg and wife Katharina

4-5) Duke Phillipe von Wurttemberg and wife Marie Caroline

6) bridesmaids: Gabrielle von Walburg-Zeil and Caroline von Lerchenfeld und Dackel

7) Heinrich zu Furstenberg and wife Maximiliane

8) Franziska von Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (L) and Princess Lioba zu Oettingen-Wallerstein

9) Constantin von Berckheim and wife Esperanza

 

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1) Crown prince Kardam and crown princess miriam of Bulgaria

2) Count Bernard von Monseignat (groom), Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, and Martin von Habsburg

3) Countess Mathilde von Waldburg-Zeil with her uncle Prince Franz in Bayern

4) parents of the bride

5) Diane von Wurttemberg with Charlotte (L) and Marie Therese von Waldburg-Zeil

6) Duke Friedrich von Wurttemberg and wife Marie

7) L-R, Ferdinand zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and wife Francisca, Anton zu Windisch-Graetz and wife Angelika

8) Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Princess Sophie

9) Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg and Count Eberhard von Wurttemberg

10) L-R, Daniel Terberger, Duchess Elizabeth in Bayern, Duke Max in Bayern and wife Elizabeth, Duchess Helene and Duchess Maria Anna in Bayern

 

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Princess zu Oettingen-Wallerstein wore the same dress at the wedding of Duchess Elizabeth in Bayern and Daniel Terberger

1) This wedding

2) Wedding of Duchess in Bayern

 

[hrhcp]

Quite a grand wedding.

Exactly ..... who is she, and/or who is he ... to have earned this place of prominence here (and on GREMB) ?

until tonight never had a problem with "who" and "how" ... but nust be dyslexic (or drunk, or both) given that there are the same three letters in each .....

ps .... how apt that saying "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission" ! Very good insight.

 

[Danielle]

until tonight never had a problem with "who" and "how" ... but nust be dyslexic (or drunk, or both) given that there are the same three letters in each .....

Ha ha, that's funny.

 

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Exactly ..... who is she, and/or who is he ... to have earned this place of prominence here (and on GREMB) ?

Well, Countess Gabriele (bride) is through her mother's side a member of the royal house of Bavaria (non-reigning house). The present Duke of Bavaria, Francis succeeded to the Jacobite throne (party which formed after the revolution in 1688 and continued to support the Stuart dynasty, as representing the principle of divine right, term derived from Jacobus, latin for James). And the royal house of Bavaria traces their lineage back to James I, King of England and VI of Scotland.
The present Duke of Bavaria, Francis, is recognized as King Francis II by the Jacobites. But he uses the title of Duke of Bavaria.
Well, to make the long story short, the bride is his niece, the daughter of his sister, Marie Gabriele of Bavaria.
The bride is also cousins with the Duchess in Bayern, Elizabeth, who got married earlier in the year to Daniel Terberger.
I thought we needed some wedding pictures from non-reigning royal houses. Also, I wanted to look at some royal guests like Duchess Elizabeth in Bayern, Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, Sibilla of Luxembourg...and see the fashion "hits" and "misses"....

 

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a sight that may help you understand about the Jacobites and their relationship with Duke of Bavaria is listed below. The genealogical tree might be helpful, but the brides mother who is the sister of Francis, present duke of Bavaria is no listed alongside her brothers (Francis and Max)...

www.jacobite.ca/index.htm

 

[Hannelore]

The wedding was held in the church of Schloss Zeill in Allgau, Germany. Schloss Zeill is the bride's family castle.

the church was beautifully decorated

 

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Father fürst Georg von Waldburg-Zeil and daughter countess Marie Gabrielle leaving the castle and heading for church

 

[Hannelore]

1. the wedding was visible on a tv screen in a large tent, for the people of the village

2,3. Husband and wife leaving church. I thought the brides maids looked exquisite!

 

[Hannelore]

here's one of the groom and his mother leaving for church. Behind them: the groom's father with the bride's mother.

 

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1. the fürst Georg band playing
2,3. there was a big 'party tent' in the park of the castle, where the local women's gild and the church choir offered cake and drink. The bishop came to get some too!

 

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The children of Max and Elizabeth in Bayern.

left to right: princess Hélène, princess Maria Anna, princess Elisabeth and husband Daniel Terberger, princess Marie Caroline and husband duke Philipp von Württemberg.

Behind them, on the left, you can catch a glimpse of archduke Martin of Austria.

 

[Hannelore]

a photo of the castle

 

[Hannelore]

A bit more information, the German bride is 44 (she'll be 45 this year) and her French husband is a few years older. Better late than never!

Countess Marie Gabrielle is an independent portrait painter and count Bernard is the director of various industrial firms. The couple will go to live in Monaco.

The bride's dress was made of snowwhite silk with lace at the sleeves and around the neckline. There's a small jacket with long sleeves to wear over it in church. Her train was 3 meters long. The gown was created by Ursula Vogt-Ettrich in Munich.

The bride has 5 brothers and sisters who are already married.

The church service lasted about an hour and a half and reunited a lot of German and European aristocrarcy.

At 14h00 there was a dinner for the family and guests at the castle.

In the evening the Waldburg gard brought a serenade to the married couple and afterwards there was a party (with dj ) at the castle. A nice mix of tradition and modern life!!

 

[Reina]

Yeah better late than never. I wonder will they try to have kids.

 

[Hannelore]

Here are pictures from the evening.

 

[Josefine]

what a great castle

 

[IloveCP]

I thought her wedding gown was awful. I did not like the coat, the design on the neckline, or the sleeves.

 

[MissByrd]

A beautiful and quite unique wedding gown.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

What tiara did Countess Maria Gabriele wear?