Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia of Spain were among the guests the Wedding of Princess Maria Teresa (Tessa) of Bavaria and Don Alfonso Márquez Patiño, Marquess di Castro des Duques de Grimaldi in the Basilica of San Francisco El Grande in Madrid on this day in 1963, 60 years ago.
Princess Tessa of Bavaria and Don Alfonso Márquez Patiño, Marques de Castro, the day of their marriage on November 23, 1963 in the Basilica of San Francisco El Grande in Madrid. On the left the father of the bride S.A.R the Infante Don José Eugenio of Bavaria and Bourbon, on the right the godmother Doña Beatriz Marquez Rodriguez San Pedro. The bride rocked a suit from “Eisa Couture” by Cristóbal Balenciaga. Posted by Hello 1993.
Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia of Spain (wearing the Niarchos Ruby Parure)
Queen Geraldine of Albania and Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Countess of Marone
The bride wore a gown by Cristóbal Balenciaga and the Bavarian Sapphire Tiara.
Princess Maria Teresa (Tessa) of Bavaria was the daughter of Infante Don José Eugenio of Bavaria and Bourbon and Doña Maria de la Asunción Solange (Marisol) de Messía y Lesseps, Countess of Odiel. The couple had two daughters, Doña Sonia Márquez y de Baviera and Doña Myrta Márquez y de Baviera, with the Marquess passing away in 1994. Their granddaughter, Sol Matossián y Márquez married Nicholas Green earlier this month.
