Princess Beatrice of Coburg marries

This photo is from 1907.  There are no wedding photos

July 15, 1909

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, was married today to Infante Alfonso de Orleans-Borbon, a first cousin of King Alfonso XIII. The Princess is a first cousin of Queen Ena.

State Secretary von Richter performed the civil marriage. As the groom is Roman Catholic and the bride, a Protestant, two religious weddings followed. A Roman Catholic service took place this afternoon at St. Augustin's church. This was followed by a Lutheran wedding, which took place in the chapel at the Edinburgh castle in Coburg.

The bride is the youngest daughter of the late Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second of Queen Victoria, and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Alexander II. Beatrice has three older sisters, Marie, who is married to the Crown Prince of Roumania, Victoria, the wife of Grand Duke Kirill of Russia, and Alexandra, whose husband is the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Beatrice, who is a British princess by birth, and is known in Britain as Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, did not seek permission to marry, according to the requirements of the Royal Marriages Act.

The Princess has at various times been reported engaged to the Crown Prince of Germany, Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Grand Duke Michael of Russia, and the King of Portugal.

Infante Alfonso, a great-grandson of King Louis Philippe of France, serves in the Spanish military. His mother is the Infanta Eulalia of Spain.