Prince Henri of France and Duchess Marie-Therese of Württemberg - 1957
 

On 5 July 1957 Prince Henri of France (Orleans) married Duchess Marie-Therese of Württemberg at Dreux (France). LIFE! has some pictures available that can be used for non-commercial purposes.

The bride

The bridal couple 1

The bridal couple 2

The crowd

Courtesy: Chris at the RWMB

Some pictures with guests:

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The ceremony:

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Who is the woman with King Umberto II in pic. 1??

The woman with King Humberto is Frederika , Queen of Greece. Behind him Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain.

It seems that this very day was the Comte de Paris's most beautiful day of his life !

Picture 2: Looks like GD Jean of Lexembourg next to Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands - and on the far right (in profile) Princess Georgina of Liectenstein

Picture 3: Priceless!!!

And the one in "priceless" pic3? (really priceless!!)

Yes it is GD Jean and on his left his wife Josephine Charlotte .
What is funny is that Georgina de Liechtenstein who was the Princess of Liechtenstein stands higher than Beatrix , Jean and his wife who at that moment were only Crown Princes !

And who's the man between Gina and Beatrix?

I think that Georgina is standing on a platform or something - was she one of the witnesses for the wedding?

Who is that in picture 3? The Comtesse de Paris?
Anyone know why the couple divorced?

No, the witnesses were King Pavlos of Greece, Duke Ludwig of Wurttemberg, Duke Carl of Wurttemberg and King Umberto II of Italy.

The Comte left his Wife and children in 1977 and then the marriage was judically separated and they where divorced inn 1984.He said he was pressured by his father in the marriage. Because of this was he was disinherited by his father and given the lesser title Comte de Mortain. But around 1991 the reconciled and the late Comte de Paris gave Henri's second wife Micaela the Title Princesse de Joinville. His former daughter-in-law he had given the Title Duchess of Montpensier after the divorce. Not sure but i believe the marriage was never annuklled by the Vatican.

Thanks, Stefan. I always got the sense that it was a dynastic match of young royals, probably encouraged by their parents. I also feel that about the Comte's sister Claude's marriage to the Duke of Aosta.

Pic 2 Mafan , I think the Prince of Liechtenstein , but why is he not standing on the platform ?? Behind Beatrix , Thereza the sister of the Comtesse de Paris.
Funny these old pics ... Pic 3, it is certainly not the comtesse de Paris.

No, he is not Prince Franz Joseph...

A beautiful bridge; I like her dress and veil very much.

Henri de France & Marie-Thérèse of Wurttember 1957
 

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Does anybody know which tiara the bride is wearing. Is it the same one that was worn by her niece Dss Eleonore of Wüttemberg when she married Ct. Möritz von der Goess?