Wedding of the Margrave of Baden and Archduchess Valerie of Austria

Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe to celebrate the Wedding of the Margrave of Baden and Archduchess Valerie of Austria at Schloss Persenbeug in Austria on this day in 1966, 60 years ago, following a Civil Ceremony and Ball at Schloss Salem and a Ball at Schloss Persenbeug.

Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, the eldest son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, married Archduchess Valerie of Austria, the ninth of the thirteen children of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm, at Schloss Persenbeug, the bride’s family home, in Austria.

Archduchess Valerie wore the Baden Sunburst Tiara.

The Guests identified by Antonio Oreface:

1-6. The page boys and flower girls

7. Archduke Friedrich Salvator of Austria

8. Archduchess Rosemary of Austria (née Princess of Salm-Salm)

9. Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria

10. Archduchess Maria Alberta of Austria

11. Archduchess Valerie of Austria (the bride)

12. Margrave Maximilian of Baden (the groom)

13. Margravine Theodora of Baden (née Princess of Greece and Denmark)

14. Prince Ludwig of Baden

15. Archduchess Josepha Hedwig of Austria

16. Archduchess Maria Ludovica of Austria

17. Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia (née Princess of Baden)

18. Archduke Andreas Salvator of Austria

19. Prince Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein

20. Princess Agnes Christina of Liechtenstein (née Archduchess of Austria)

21. The Priest

22. Princess Sara Gizaw of Ethiopia

23. Archduchess Margit of Austria (née Countess Kálnoky de Kőröspatak)

24. Archduke Michael Salvator of Austria

25. Archduke Markus Emanuel of Austria

26. Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia

27. Archduchess Maria Margaretha of Austria

28. Archduke Johann Maximilian of Austria

29. Prince Heinrich of Auersperg-Breunner

30. Princess Elisabeth Mathilde of Auersperg-Breunner (née Archduchess of Austria)

Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover, Dowager Duchess of Brunswick (the groom’s great-aunt), is accompanied by Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria (the bride’s uncle) followed by Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (the groom’s aunt)

Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia (groom’s sister) with Archduke Andreas Salvator of Austria (bride’s brother)

The Guest List compiled by Antonio Oreface:

• HRH Margravine Theodora of Baden, Dowager Duchess of Zähringen

• TRH Prince Tomislav and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia

• HGDH Prince Ludwig of Baden

• HRH Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

• TIRH Archduke Hubert Salvator and Archduchess Rosemary of Austria-Tuscany

• TIRH Archduke Friedrich Salvator and Archduchess Margit of Austria-Tuscany

• HS Prince Karl Alfred and HIRH Princess Agnes Christina of Liechtenstein

• HIRH Archduchess Maria Margaretha of Austria-Tuscany

• HIRH Archduchess Maria Ludovica of Austria-Tuscany

• HS Prince Heinrich and HIRH Princess Elisabeth Mathilde of Auersperg-Breunner

• HIRH Archduke Andreas Salvator of Austria-Tuscany

• HIRH Archduchess Josepha Hedwig of Austria-Tuscany

• HIRH Archduchess Maria Alberta of Austria-Tuscany

• HIRH Archduke Markus Emanuel of Austria-Tuscany

• HIRH Archduke Johann Maximilian of Austria-Tuscany

• HIRH Archduke Michael Salvator of Austria-Tuscany

• HIRH Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria-Tuscany

• HRH Duchess Victoria Louise of Hanover, Dowager Duchess of Brunswick

• TRH Prince Ernst August and Princess Ortrud of Hanover, Duke and Duchess of Brunswick

• TRH Prince George William and Princess Sophie of Hanover

• HRH Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine

• HIH Princess Sara Gizaw of Ethiopia, Duchess of Harar

◇ Guests at the Wedding Balls:

• HM Queen Frederica of Greece

• HRH Princess Sofía of Spain, Princess of Asturias

• HRH Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark

• HH Princess Margarita of Hohenzollern

• HSH Countess Maria Antonia of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee

◇ Other guests likely included:

• HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

• The bride’s only missing sister was Archduchess Maria Adelheid, who was a Sister of the Silent Workers of the Cross*

The Margrave was the Head of the House of Zähringen and the Pretender to the Grand Duchy of Baden. The Margrave and Margravine of Baden had four children: Princess Marie Louise, Hereditary Prince Bernhard, Prince Leopold, and Prince Michael, and resided at Schloss Salem until his passing in 2022.

The Wedding Ball of Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, the eldest son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, and Archduchess Valerie of Austria, the ninth of the thirteen children of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm, at Schloss Persenbeug, the bride’s family home, in Austria following a Civil Ceremony and Ball at Schloss Salem and on the eve of their Religious Wedding.

Archduchess Valerie wore the Baden Sunburst Tiara and Sapphire Parure.

Royal Guests and Relatives pictured included Archduchess Rosemary (wearing Empress Marie-Louise’s Topaz Parure) and Princess Sara Gizaw of Ethiopia, Duchess of Harar

Queen Frederica of Greece (wearing Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara and the Greek Pearl And Diamond Necklace) and the Duchess of Brunswick (wearing the Brunswick Tiara)

Princess Irene of Greece (in Queen Sophie’s Diamond Circle Tiara) and Princess Sofia of Spain (in the Prussian Diamond Tiara and the Niarchos Ruby Parure)

The Prince and Princess of Hannover (wearing the Hannover Diamond Necklace Tiara)

Princess Margarita of Hohenzollern (wearing the Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure) and Princess Maria Antonia of Hoenzollern, Countess of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee

The Guest List compiled by Antonio Or4face.

• HRH Margravine Theodora of Baden, Dowager Duchess of Zähringen

• TIRH Archduke Hubert Salvator and Archduchess Rosemary of Austria-Tuscany

• TRH Prince Tomislav and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia

• HGDH Prince Ludwig of Baden

• HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (It is assumed that he was present, even though he is not seen in the photos)

• HM Queen Frederica of Greece

• HRH Princess Sofía of Spain, Princess of Asturias

• HRH Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark

• HRH Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

• HRH Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover, Dowager Duchess of Brunswick

• TRH Prince Ernst August and Princess Ortrud of Hanover, Duke and Duchess of Brunswick

• HRH Prince George William of Hanover

• HRH Princess Sophie of Hanover (It is assumed that she was present, even though she is not visible in the photos)

• HH Princess Margarita of Hohenzollern

• HSH Princess Maria Antonia of Hohenzollern, Countess of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee

• HIH Princess Sara Gizaw of Ethiopia, Duchess of Harar