Wedding of King Manuel II of Portugal and Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, 1913

The Wedding of King Manuel II of Portugal and Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (wearing her Fleur-de-Lys Coronet) in the Chapel of Sigmaringen Castle on this day in 1913, in a ceremony conducted by Cardinal José Neto, Patriarch of Lisbon (who christened the groom) with the exiled King standing on a crate containing soil brought from Portugal. The King and Queen had no children, but had a ‘calm and serene’ marriage, lasting until his death in 1932, with Queen Augusta Victoria remarrying to Count Robert Douglas in 1939.

Royal Guests and Relatives included the King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Hélène, Duchess of Aosta (aunt of the groom), along with members of the Spanish, German, French, and Romanian Royal Families.

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