Wedding of Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, and Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg
Date | 19 October 2019 |
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Location | Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides, Paris, France |
Participants | Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg |
The wedding of Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, and Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg took place on Saturday, 19 October 2019 at the Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris. Jean-Christophe is the head of the House of Bonaparte and Countess Olympia is the great-granddaughter of Emperor Karl I of Austria. The wedding drew a large amount of media attention due to the parallels between the match and that of their relatives, Napoléon Bonaparte and Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria in 1810.[1][better source needed]
Engagement[]
The couple, fourth cousins, once removed, became engaged in January 2019.[2] Jean-Christophe presented his fiancée with a ring containing a 40-carat diamond which had belonged to Empress Eugénie. In 2019, the ring, worth about £1 million, was stolen from an unlocked car outside the Hotel d'Aubusson in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was later recovered.[3][4]
Despite the similarities to Napoléon and Marie Louise, they insisted their union was a love match. Jean-Christophe is the great-great-great-great-nephew of Napoléon while Countess Olympia is the great-great-great-great-grandniece of Marie Louise.[5]
Wedding[]
Civil ceremony[]
The couple was married in a civil ceremony on 17 October 2019 at Neuilly-sur-Seine Town Hall.
Religious ceremony[]
The religious ceremony was celebrated on 19 October 2019 at the Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides by Antoine de Romanet, Bishop of the French Armed Foreces.[6][7]
Music selections included the Prince of Denmark's March by Jeremiah Clarke and Panis angelicus by César Franck.
Attire[]
Countess Olympia wore a fern-embroidered Oscar de la Renta gown with a custom capelet and cathedral veil. The gown was embroidered by 10 modistes over 1,440 hours.[8] She wore a diamond bandeau tiara belonging to her maternal grandmother, Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este, and diamond and sapphire earrings which were a wedding gift to her mother when she married Olympia's father in 1980.[citation needed]
Reception[]
That evening, a black tie reception was held at the Château de Fontainebleau[1]
Guests[]
Relatives of the groom[]
- Prince and Princess Charles Napoléon, the groom's father and stepmother
- Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the groom's mother[9]
- The Dowager Princess Napoléon, the groom's paternal grandmother
- The Duke and Duchess of Castro,[10] the groom's maternal uncle and aunt
- Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the groom's maternal first cousin
- Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the groom's maternal first cousin
- Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the groom's maternal aunt
Relatives of the bride[]
- Count Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg and Archduchess Maria Beatrice, Countess Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, the bride's parents
- Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg and Colin McKenzie, the bride's sister and brother-in-law
- Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, the bride's sister
- Countess Maximiliana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, the bride's sister
- Countess Marie Gabrielle von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, the bride's sister
- Countess Giorgiana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, the bride's sister
- The Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este,[citation needed] the bride's maternal uncle and aunt
Other royal guests[]
- The Grand Duke of Luxembourg,[10] the bride's second cousin, once removed
- The Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg,[1] the bride's third cousin and his wife
- Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg,[1] the bride's third cousin and his wife
- Prince Louis of Luxembourg[9]the bride's third cousin
- Archduke Carl Christian and Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria,[citation needed] the bride's first cousin, once removed, and the bride's second cousin, once removed
- Prince Nikolaus and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein,[citation needed] the bride's second cousin, once removed, and her husband
- Princess Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein,[citation needed] the bride's third cousin
- Prince Jean of Luxembourg and Countess Diane of Nassau,[9] the bride's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau[citation needed]the bride's third cousin
- Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg,[10] the bride's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Prince Laurent of Belgium,[9] brother-in-law of the bride's maternal uncle
- Archduke Simeon and Archduchess María of Austria, the bride's first cousin, once removed, and the groom's third cousin
- Prince and Princess Christian of Hanover[1]
- Princess Beatrice of York and Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi[10][9]
- The Crown Prince of Greece[10]
- Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark and Nina Flohr[citation needed]
- Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark and Marina Karella,[citation needed] the bride's first cousin, twice removed, and his wife
- Princess Michel of Bourbon-Parma, widow of the bride's first cousin, twice removed
- Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia[citation needed]
- Princess Edouard de Lobkowicz,[9] the bride's first cousin, twice removed
- Prince Charles-Henri de Lobkowicz,[9] the bride's second cousin, once removed
- Prince Philipp and Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein[citation needed]
- The Countess of Paris,[9] wife of the bride's second cousin, once removed
- Princess Antoinette of Orléans,[citation needed] the bride's third cousin
- Princess Louise-Marguerite of Orléans,[citation needed] the bride's third cousin
- The Duke and Duchess of Braganza[citation needed]
- Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada[citation needed]
- Count Nikolai von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Other notable guests[]
- Stéphane Bern[10]
- Edy Vessel, Countess Pierluigi Vitalini,[10] mother-in-law of the groom's maternal uncle
- Joseph and Sabine Getty[10]
- General Benoît Puga[citation needed]
- General Jean-Louis Georgelin[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gallery: ALL the royal guests at Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte's stunning wedding". Hello!. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Sie haben sich verlobt". Gala. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Vanderhoof, Eric (21 October 2019). "This Weekend's Royal Wedding Had Some Surprising Historical Significance". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Chazan, David (8 April 2019). "Police recover ring set with a 40-carat diamond taken from the crown of France's last empress". National Post. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Sage, Adam (8 May 2019). "Bonaparte and bride remake history". The Times. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Xidias, Angelica (21 October 2019). "French and Austrian royalty married in a chic Parisian wedding attended by Princess Beatrice and her fiancé". Vogue.com.au.
- ^ "France's Prince Napoléon marries Countess Olympia in breathtaking Paris wedding". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg". oscardelarenta.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Royal guests turn out for Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon and Countess Olympia Von Arco-Zinneberg's wedding". Hello!. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Royalty and social set gather for Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte's wedding". Tatler. Condé Nast. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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