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The Wedding of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece), son of Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria and Princess Franziska of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, and Countess Helene zu Törring-Jettenbach (wearing the Vladimir Fringe Tiara and the Order of the Starry Cross), only daughter of Count Carl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach and Princess Elizabeth of Greece, in the Byzantine Chapel at Schloss Seefeld, near Munich, on this day in 1956, after a Ball in Munich the following evening. The Duchess of Kent (aunt of the bride) and Princess Paul of Yugoslavia (aunt of the bride), Archduke Otto von Habsburg (cousin of the groom), King Umberto II of Italy, and the Prince of Prussia were among the 114 Princes and Princesses, 18 Dukes and Duchesses, and over 100 Counts, Countesses, Barons and Baronesses present. The couple had three children and six grandchildren, and remained happily married until his death in 2004.
The Guest list included:
• HIRH Archduchess Franziska of Austria (groom’s mother)
• HIRH Archduke Heinrich of Austria (groom’s brother)
• TIRH Crown Prince Otto and Crown Princess Regina of Austria (groom’s first cousin and his wife)
• HIllH Count Carl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach (bride’s father)
• HIllH Count Hans Veit of Törring-Jettenbach (bride’s brother)
• HRH Countess Sophie Adelheid of Törring-Jettenbach (bride’s grandmother)
• TIllH Count Hans Heribert and Countess Maria Imaculata of Törring-Jettenbach (bride’s uncle and auntl
• HIllH Count Hans Caspar of Törring-Jettenbach (bride’s first cousin)
• TRH Duke Albrecht and Duchess Maria of Bavaria
• HRH Prince Franz of Bavaria
• HRH Prince Max-Emanuel of Bavaria
• HRH Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
• HRH Princess Editha of Bavaria, Mrs Brunetti
• HRH Princess Hilda of Bavaria, Mrs Lockett de Loayza
• TRH Prince Ludwig and Princess Irmingard of Bavaria
• HRH Duchess Gabrielle of Croÿ, Princess of Bavaria
• HRH Princess Sophie of Arenberg, Princess of Bavaria
• HRH Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria
• TIllH Count Ulrich and Countess Maria Theresia of Arco-Zinneberg
• TRH Prince Paul and Princess Olga of Yugoslavia
• TRH Prince Alexander and Princess Maria Pia of Yugoslavia
• HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
• HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
• HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
• HRH Prince Michael of Kent
• TIRH Prince Louis Ferdinand and Princess Kira of Prussia
• HRH Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• HSH Prince Kraft of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• TRH Margrave Berthold and Margravine Theodora of Baden, Duke and Duchess of Zähringen
• HSH Princess Tatiana Radziwill
• HM King Umberto II of Italy
• HRH Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta
• HRH Princess Isabelle of France
• HRH Princess Hélène of France
• HSH Prince Meinrad of Hohenzollern
Royal Guests and Relatives celebrated the Wedding of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, son of Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria and Princess Franziska of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, and Countess Helene zu Törring-Jettenbach, only daughter of Count Carl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach and Princess Elizabeth of Greece, ahead of the Wedding at Schloss Seefeld.
Countess Helene zu Törring-Jettenbach (wearing her Diamond Necklace Tiara)
Guests and Relatives were led by Princess Olga of Yugoslavia (aunt of the bride, wearing the Boucheron Diamond Tiara, Queen Olga’s Diamond Rivière and Diamond Earrings) and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (aunt of the bride, wearing her Pearl Bandeau Tiara, Diamond Circle Earrings and her Diamond Bow Brooch)
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna, Princess of Prussia (in the Hohenzollern Clover Coronet)
King Umberto II of Italy, Prince Louis Ferdinand, Archduke Otto von Habsburg (cousin of the groom)
Archduchess Regina von Habsburg (wearing the Habsburg Pearl and Diamond Bandeau)
Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden with Princess Olga of Yugoslavia and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna
Princess Marina and Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (wearing the Hohenlohe-Langenburg Amethyst Tiara)
Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (in Bavarian Sapphire Floral Tiara) and Princess Editha of Bavaria (wearing Grand Duchess Hilda’s Diamond Tiara) with their sisters.
Princess Isabelle of Orleans (in the Coty Emerald Tiara)
Countess Maria Theresa of Arco Zinneberg (wearing the Arco-Zinneberg Ruby Tiara)
