Archduchess Catharina of Austria and Count Massimiliano Secco d'Aragona 1999

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

I'm looking for pictures of archduchesss Catharina's 1999 wedding to count Massimiliano Secco d'aragona.
They got married in Belgium. Could anyone post pictures or tell me where to find them?
Thanks!!

 

[Jalmey]

I could only find one picture (from Corbis).

Catharina of Habsburg with Her New Groom
Original caption: Catharina of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, and her groom Italian Count Massimiliano Secco d'Aragona arrive at the City Tower in Ghent 09 January after their wedding in the Saint-Michael Church. Catharina of Habsburg is the daughter of Archduke Rudolf of Habsburg and granddaughter of the last Austrian emperor Karl I.

© AFP/CORBIS

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Wedding dress designed by Armani.

Photos from Corbis:

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Archduchess Catharina of Austria (°1973), got married to count Massimiliano Secco d'Aragona on 9th of January 1999 in Gent, Belgium.

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Happily married

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Among the guests were:

Eudes and his wife Marie-Liesse, duke and duchess of Angoulême.
see photo


Eudes's elder brother, prince Jean of France, duke of Vendôme.
see photo


Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, and his wife princess Margaretha (née princess of Luxemburg).
see photo


Prince Guillaume of Luxemburg, and his wife princess Sibilla.
see photo


Otto of Hapsburg, and his wife Regina, uncle and aunt of the bride.
see photo


Prince Henri of Luxemburg (he wasn't grand duke yet at the time), and his wife princess Maria Teresa.
see photo


Princess Astrid of Belgium and her husband, Lorenz of hapsburg (cousin of the bride).
see photo


prince Guillaume of Luxemburg (with princess Victoria of Bourbon two Sicilies ??)
see photo

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Princess Astrid of Belgium.

Crown prince Philippe of Belgium (behind him: queen Fabiola of Belgium).

 

[liv]

Beautiful dress,the dress reminds me somehow of Mathilde´s dress...

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

It's one of my favorites as well.

Just like Mathilde's dress this one fitted really well, and was 'close to the body'.

 

[josephine11101927]

hey Catherina,

please give the link for the photo of prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla

 

[Alisa]

Princess Astrid of Belgium.

Very elegant! :flower:

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

From Fotomarktplatz:

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

The night before the wedding their was a ball. Catharina wore a gorgeous dress from belgian couturier Gerald watelet.

From Fotomarktplatz:

 

[carlota]

what a nice wedding dress! :flower:

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

The couple with the brides children, from SeegerPress:

 

[Josefine]

who is the bride

 

[Warren]

The Bride

who is the bride

HI&RH Archduchess Catherina of Austria (1972- );
daughter of HI&RH Archduke Rudolf of Austria by his second wife HSH Princess Anna Gabrielle von Wrede;
married January 1999 Count Maximilian Secco di Aragona (1967- ), financier.
Catherina has a degree in Political Science and International Relations.
They have two children: Constantino (2000- ) and Nicolo (2002- ).
No information on the tiara.

 

[Danielle]

Does anyone have any information on the beautiful veil Catharina is wearing?

 

[Warren]

Girlie stuff

Does anyone have any information on the beautiful veil Catharina is wearing?

Well Danielle, it's funny you should ask...
The wedding dress and ensemble was made for the Archduchess by Armani; the train was three metres long.
The veil, of satin and silk, is an heirloom of the Habsburg family, and dates from the 18th century.
Still nothing about the tiara.

source: Point de Vue 13.1.1999


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[Danielle]

Well Danielle, it's funny you should ask...
The wedding dress and ensemble was made for the Archduchess by Armani; the train was three metres long.
The veil, of satin and silk, is an heirloom of the Habsburg family, and dates from the 18th century.
Still nothing about the tiara.

source: Point de Vue 13.1.1999


W

Thank you, Warren. And another question; since it's an heirloom, do you know any other royal brides that have worn it? It looks very familiar.

Edit: I just noticed the subject for your post. haha

 

[Warren]

Habsburg Veils

Thank you, Warren. And another question; since it's an heirloom, do you know any other royal brides that have worn it? It looks very familiar.

I don't know how I have become an expert on "Veils of the House of Habsburg", but following some extensive research (ie homework) here are some observations...

The veil worn by Archduchess Catherina appears to be the same as that worn by:
~ Archduchess Margherita (daughter of Archduke Joseph Arpad of the Palatine of Hungary Branch) when she married Count Benedikt Piatti in 1998;
~ Archduchess Walburga (daughter of the Archduke Otto, Head of the Imperial House) when she married Count Archibald Douglas of Sweden in 1992.

The veil worn by Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza at her 1993 wedding to the Archduke Karl, heir of the Habsburgs, was 200-years old but not the same.

There appears to be a variety of Habsburg heirloom veils as other Archduchesses have had different veils to that worn by Archduchess Catharina at their weddings. Apart from Francesca, the brides of Archdukes have tended to wear veils from their own families.

No more questions please Danielle.


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[Danielle]

I don't know how I have become an expert on "Veils of the House of Habsburg", but following some extensive research (ie homework) here are some observations...

The veil worn by Archduchess Catherina appears to be the same as that worn by:
~ Archduchess Margherita (daughter of Archduke Joseph Arpad of the Palatine of Hungary Branch) when she married Count Benedikt Piatti in 1998;
~ Archduchess Walburga (daughter of the Archduke Otto, Head of the Imperial House) when she married Count Archibald Douglas of Sweden in 1992.

The veil worn by Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza at her 1993 wedding to the Archduke Karl, heir of the Habsburgs, was 200-years old but not the same.

There appears to be a variety of Habsburg heirloom veils as other Archduchesses have had different veils to that worn by Archduchess Catharina at their weddings. Apart from Francesca, the brides of Archdukes have tended to wear veils from their own families.

No more questions please Danielle.


W
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Thank you once again for the information, Warren. You didn't have to answer and there will be no more questions.

 

[Warren]

Thank you once again for the information, Warren. You didn't have to answer and there will be no more questions.

Of course I have to answer! You asked, and I have a good filing system.
There's no point if all of this arcane information sits in a file unused, is there?


W

 

[mtbcm]

Bride arriving with her father



Groom with his mother



Mother of the bride ariving with the father of the groom



Bride



Cerimony



Sanctuary



Rings



Bride and groom leaving the church



With ice-creams (looks like its traditions to offer when they leave the church)

 

[mtbcm]

Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz of Belgium



Princess Astrid of Luxembourg with Princess Maria Cristina




Queen Fabiola with Prince Felipe of Spain and Felipe of Belgium

Grand Dukes of Luxembourg



Prince Henri and Princess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg



Prince Nicolas of Lichtenstein with Princess Margareth of Luxembourg



Princess Maria of Lichtenstein



Princess Victoria de Borbón-Dos-Sicilias

 

[mtbcm]

Prince Henri of Luxembourg with Prince Felipe of Spain


Adelaide (thank you Cath.) of Orléans with Princes Felipe of Belgium and Spain


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During dinner, The Bride and the groom with Prince Felipe of Spain



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Bride with Queen Fabiola of Belgium

 

[mtbcm]

Bride and Groom at the Party that took place after dinner





Dancing Flamenco





A lovely picture of the couple


(All these pictures were scaned from Hola magazine and Thanks to ImageShack for Free Image Hosting)
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[Elsa M.]

A gorgeous gown indeed!
I absolutely loved the fur details on the sleeves, as well as the lace veil. Just don't think that the strapless dress down the coat was very appropriate...

prince Guillaume of Luxemburg (with princess Victoria of Bourbon two Sicilies ??)
see photo

That lady is not Victoria de Borbón Dos Sicilias. On that wedding, she was dressed in orange.


A miscellaneous from Corbis, SeegerPress. Credit of the last one to NettyRoyal:

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

Alexandra of Orléans with Princes Felipe of Belgium and Spain.

It's princess Adélaïde d'Orléans.
Thank you for all the wonderfull photos!
The blue gown Catharina wore on her wedding ball was from Belgian designer Gerald Watelet.

 

[Reina]

What a beautiful dress. It was very well coordinated. I also love it strapless-uniform and beautiful!