Wedding of the Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece

The Wedding of Berthold, the Margrave of Baden, son of Prince Maximilian of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland, and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, at the Neues Schloß in Baden-Baden on this day in 1931. The couple had three children, including the current Margrave and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia, and resided between the family’s extensive estates, mainly Schloss Salem, where the current Duke of Edinburgh also resided with them for a period of time. The Margrave died in 1963, and Princess Theodora in 1969.

In addition to various members of the German Nobility, Royal Guests and Relatives in attendance included Prince Andrew, Princess MargaritaPrincess TheodoraPrincess Cecilie, and Prince Phillip of Greece while Princess Alice (then in an asylum) was not present. This was the fourth and of the weddings of the four sisters within a few months, after Prince Christoph of Hesse wed Princess Sophie of Greece, Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse married Princess Cecilie of Greece, and Princess Margarita married the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Crown Princess Louise of Sweden (aunt of the bride) wrote to a family friend:

I do hope Dolla will have a very happy life with Berthold because I think in some ways she expects more than her sisters.”

Baden Sunburst Tiara

Baden Ruby Tiara

Diamond Floral Tiara

 Baden Emerald Necklace

Baden Sunburst Tiara

Baden Sapphire Necklace

Köchert Diamond Necklace

Baden Sunburst Tiara

Baden Ruby Tiara

Baden Sapphire Necklace

Meander Kokoshnik Tiara

Princess Margarita’s Diamond Tiara

Princess Margarita’s Turquoise Tiara

Grand Duchess Hilda’s Diamond Tiara

Grand Duchess Hilda’s Diamond Floral Tiara

Baden Palmette Tiara

Diamond Floral Tiara

Baden Diamond Rose Brooch

Antique Corsage Tiara

Pink Topaz Parure

Prussian Meander Tiara

Diamond Bow Brooch

Prussian Meander Tiara

Prussian Clover Coronet

Princess Victoria Melita’s English Rose Brooch

Prussian Meander Tiara

Prussian Sapphire Parure

Fabergé Tiara

Prussian Ruby Parure

Sapphire and Pearl Brooch

Prussian Diamond Scroll Tiara

Aquamarine Tiara

Prussian Clover Coronet

Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara

Ruby Parure

Prussian Aquamarine Earrings

Diamond Bow Brooch

Prussian Sapphire and Pearl Brooch

 Prussian Meander Tiara

Prussian Clover Coronet

English Rose Brooch

Prussian Meander Tiara

Prussian Sapphire Parure

Fabergé Tiara

Prussian Ruby Parure

Sapphire and Pearl Brooch

Eglantine Tiara

Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara

Douglas Floral Tiara

Diamond Rosette Tiara

Bavarian Sapphire Floral Tiara

Bavarian Sunburst Tiara

Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara

Bavarian Ruby Tiara

Habsburg Fringe Tiara 

Kinsky Tiara

Douglas Floral Tiara

Sapphire Suite

Diamond Earrings

Bavarian Diamond Bow Brooch

Habsburg Fringe Tiara

Kinsky Tiara

Sapphire Necklace Tiara

Diamond Earrings

Sapphire Parure

Bismarck Tiara

Bavarian Sunburst Tiara

Bavarian Amethyst Parure

Hanoverian Floral Tiara

Brunswick Tiara

Hannover Diamond Necklace Tiara

Prussian Diamond Tiara

Queen Charlotte’s Nuptial Crown

Hanoverian Crown Pearls

Sapphire Tiara

Diamond Scroll Tiara

Württemberg Diamond Tiara

Ruby Tiara

Emerald Floral Tiara

Baden Sunburst Tiara

Baden Ruby Laurel Wreath Tiara

Thurn und Taxis Sapphire Tiara

Emerald Tiara

Emerald and Ruby Choker

Diamond Flower Tiara

Pearl Tiara

Diamond Flower Tiara

Pearl and Diamond Tiara

Koch Pearl and Diamond Tiara

 

The Wedding of Berthold, the Margrave of Baden, son of Prince Maximilian of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland, and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, at the Neues Schloß in Baden-Baden on this day in 1931. The couple had three children, including the current Margrave and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia, and resided between the family’s extensive estates, mainly Schloss Salem, where the current Duke of Edinburgh also resided with them for a period of time. The Margrave died in 1963, and Princess Theodora in 1969.

In addition to various members of the German Nobility, Royal Guests and Relatives in attendance included Prince Andrew, Princess MargaritaPrincess TheodoraPrincess Cecilie, and Prince Phillip of Greece while Princess Alice (then in an asylum) was not present. This was the fourth and of the weddings of the four sisters within a few months, after Prince Christoph of Hesse wed Princess Sophie of Greece, Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse married Princess Cecilie of Greece, and Princess Margarita married the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Crown Princess Louise of Sweden (aunt of the bride) wrote to a family friend:

I do hope Dolla will have a very happy life with Berthold because I think in some ways she expects more than her sisters.”

 

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