The Habsburg Dynasty

[Warren]

Originally Posted by flctylu

Who is Ashmita Goswami again? And what was the issue surronding her marriage that caused a racus in the family? Thanks in advance.

Ashmita Goswami, of UK Indian background, married Archduke Konrad in 2005. Contrary to some expectations the marriage was recognised by the Head of the Imperial House as "equal". She thus became an HI&RH Archduchess of Austria, rather than a lesser-ranked Countess von Habsburg.

[flcty]

Thank you Warren .

[Danielane]

Archduke Carl-Christian of Österreich, son of archduke Rudolf and archduchess Marie-Hélène, will marry on june 2th miss Estelle de Saint-Romain, his french fiancée. The bride is related by both her parents to monseigneur Thierry Brac de la Perrière, auxiliary bishop of Lyon (Lyon is the main diocese of France), who are his first cousin once removed.

[Marengo]

Does anybody know where the wedding will take place?

[Danielane]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Does anybody know where the wedding will take place?

In the church of Voiron, near Grenoble, in France.

[Marengo]

Thanks Danielane. Is the bride from that area or does Archduke Max live there? His wife is a Belgian Baroness, right? A de Villefragne de Vogelsanck, I believe.

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Thanks Danielane. Is the bride from that area or does Archduke Max live there? His wife is a Belgian Baroness, right? A de Villefragne de Vogelsanck, I believe.

The father of the groom is Archduke Rudolf, not Max and yes his wife Marie-Hélène is a born Baroness de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck. I believe the are living in Belgium. Probably the bride is from that area. The grrom will be the first great-grandchild of Emperor Karl and Empress Zita who marries. Two others are engaged Princess Hedwige of Liechtenstein to Comte Olivier de Quelen and Princess Xenia Galitzin to a Mr. Albert Matta Maya.

[Next Star]

Correct if I am wrong but does it the Habsburg dynasty also go by the name Hapsburg too?

[Marengo]

True, Habsburg is the original spelling but in english it is sometimes changed to Hapsburg.

[BurberryBrit]

Less than 2 weeks until the wedding. I hope we will see pictures.

[BurberryBrit]

I also wanted to ask about Archduke Geza's married sons. Has anyone seen pictures of these families?

1f) Franz Ferdinand Gf von Habsburg, b.Geneva 8 May 1967; m.Tete, Mozambique 12 Jan 1995 Theresa João Manuel Carlos (b.3 Feb 1973)

Ana Monica Gfn von Habsburg, b.Tete, Mozambique 24 Nov 1995
Philipp Paolo Gf von Habsburg, b.Harare, Zimbabwe 9 Sep 1997

2f) Ferdinand Leopold Joseph Gf von Habsburg, b.Geneva 14 Jul 1969; m.Nairobi 28 Aug 1999 Mary Nyanut Ring Machar (b.Wau, Sudan 1 Jul 1969)

Luisa Aluel (b.Nairobi 3 Aug 2000)
László Rum (b.Nairobi 25 May 2002)
Gisela Aluk (b.Nairobi 22 Oct 2004)

It seems like 2 of his sons are married to African ladies. I've only seen one picture of Mary Nyanut Macher. Are these marriages recognized as equal?

[HRH Kerry]

I did find this on Google but wasn't able to enlarge the photo. Look at the 3rd pic.

Franz Ferdinand Count von Habsburg - Google Image Search

I'm still looking for the 2nd.

[BurberryBrit]

Thanks Kerry. I've come across that pic. I'm really want to see the kids They must be so cute.

[HRH Kerry]

That's the only pic I can find. Sorry, Burberry.

[Toledo]

June 12, 2007
London: hundreds attend engagement party of Austrian Princess and Papal Knight
...Among the guests were the future bride's father, Prince Peter, a grandson of the 1914 assasinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and an array of royalty from over twelve dynasties including Britain's Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor...

[Avalon]

Time to close this thread.
The Habsburg Dynasty: Part Two can be found here.

Thanks to everyone, who contributed!