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Louis & Philippa - Rohrbach 20.08.2011

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On Saturday 20.08.2011 the religious Wedding of Prince Louis zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and Countess Philippa Spannocchi took place at the St. Jacobus Church at Rohrbach in Upper Austria. The Family of the brides lives at the Sprinzesntein Castle nearby. The couple had already married in a civil Ceremony on 20.05.2011 at Sayn Castle. The ceremony started at 11h00. The groom arrived around 1 hours before the Service started accompanied by his brothers Hereditary Prince Heinrich and Prince Peter. The 2 had the lists with the guests and showed the guests their places. Soon also the guests arrvied among them Count Vincenz and Countess Katharina of Schönborn-Buchheim and of course the family of the groom and bride. Also the grooms graadmother Fürstin Marianne (Manni) arrvied at the arm of her youngest son, Prince Peter and the groms parents Fürst Alexander and Fürstin  Gabriela. Soon before the servie stated the Family came in a Cortege around the church headed by Fürstin Gabriela with ...

Diamond Wedding in the House of Oldenburg

On Sunday 07. August 2011 Duke Anton Günther of Oldenburg and his wife Ameli, née Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg celebrated their Diamond Wedding in the garden of their Castle Güldenstein. They had married exactly 60 years ago at Kreuzwertheim am Main in a double Wedding. Also the brother of Duke Anton Günther, Duke Peter got then married to Ameli's sister Princess Gertrud zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. Duchess Gertrud died in February this years otherwise it would have been a double diamond Wedding. http://www.nwzonline.de/Region/Artikel/2663890/Herzog-feiert-seine-Diamantene-Hochzeit.htm l

Duke Carl of Württemberg turned 75

On Monday 01. August Duke Carl of Württemberg celebrated his 75th birthday. Although the birthday was celebrated only with the Family there where some official congratulations. In the morning the "Trachtenkapelle" from Hinterstoder and the Musi Chapel of Altshausen. In the afternoon officials from the town Altshausen and the local organisations came to congratulate http://www.schwaebische.de/region/oberschwaben/altshausen/nachrichten-altshausen_artikel,-Carl-Herzog-von-Wuerttemberg-feiert-Geburtstag-_arid,5112543.html Pics