HH Duchess Tatjana of Oldenburg & Count Axel de Chavagnac, Sept 2010

[Lindy]

Originally Posted by Al_bina

Finally married? Was HH Duchess Tajana so desperate to marry?

I think people feel sympathy toward Duchess Tatjana. She and Prince Jean of France were engaged in February 2001 and the engagement was called off three months before the September 2001 wedding date. We don't know the whole story but it seems as if it was his decision and related to her being Protestant. His grandmother was interviewed in PdV after the break-up and supported the decision. It is now nine years later and Tatjana is 36 years old. I wish her every happiness.

[rominet09]

As far as I'm concerned I have liked her since I first saw her besides Jean.
She is pretty and very likeable.... I really hope we will see more of her at certain events

[Al_bina]

Lindy!
It has been most kind of you to answer my question. Now I remember reading about the broken engagement between Prince Jean, Duke of Vendome, and HH Duchess Tatjana of Oldenburg. As far as I understood, Count of Paris "feared the Orléans claim to the throne would be compromised if there was a Protestant heir". I was and am shocked to see such display of the mauvais ton on the part of Prince Jean. In the end, it may be for the better that HH Duchess Tatjana did not join the feuding family.

[Biri]

But her husband is also a Catholic, ins't he?

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Biri

But her husband is also a Catholic, ins't he?

Yes the Wedding weas an oecumenical Wedding. This was apparently also a problem at the breakup with Prince Jean as the Oldenburgs wanted their evangelic Family-Pastor to take part in the planned Wedding but the Orléans didn't want this. When Duchess Eilika married Archduke Georg in 1997 also the Family-Pastor participated in the Wedding-Ceremony and Elika remained protestant.

[Lindy]

It is nice to read that one year after the wedding, Comte Axel de Chavagnac and his wife Tatjana, née Duchess of Oldenburg had their first daughter and first child, Alexandrine, on September 30th 2011. (With thanks to Netty.)

[rominet09]

I am so happy for them ! I'd hoped for news for ages !