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On 31.05.2008 a novble Wedding took place at Kloster Andechs when Countess Antonia zu Toerring-Jettenbach married Count Felix von Spiegel zum Diesenberg-Hansxleden. The brides father, Count Hans Caspar is a Cousin of the Head of the Family of Toerring-Jettenbach, Count Hans Veit. Her mother is a born Countess of Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg, daughter of the late Count Konstantin and his wife Eleonore, nee Princess of Bavaria. After the Wedding-Sevice a reception took place near the Cjurch. A friend of me had found out that the Wedding should take palce at Andechs and she has given my permission to use some of her photos. Among the many Ryoal and Noble Guests Duke Duarte and Duchess Isabel of Braganza Duke Max in Bavaria with his daughters Helene, Elisabeth and Anna and sons-in-law Daniel Terberger and Klaus Runow Duke Philipp and Duchess Marie Caroline of Württemberg Margrave Max and Prince Michael of Baden Prince Luitpold of Bavaria Prince Rasso and Princess Therese of Bavaria with...

Last week i visited a place which i have already seen often from outside but have never been inside. The Neue Schloss (new Castle) in Stuttgart. It is not open to the public and the only way to see it from inside is to make a special guided tour which one has to book in advance. This was what i made last week. Reason for the building of the Castle was that Duke Carl Eugen came to back Württemberg after his education on other Courts and took started to reign. As he didn't wanted to live at the Alte Schloß (Old Castle) it was decided to build a new Castle for him in Stuttgart so that the Stuttgart would again become the Residence. It was started in 746 after the plans of Leopold Reti and after his death Philippe de la Guêpière. In 1762 the Garden Wing burned down and the buildings where stopped. Only in 1775 when Carl Eugen's niece Grand Duchess maria feodrovna of Russia (née Princess Sophjie Dorothea of Württemberg) and her husband the future Tsar Paul I. visited Stuttgart parts...