Vienna has been preparing for months for the "celebration of the golden wedding anniversary" for Archduke Rainer and Archduchess Maria Caroline of Austria reports the New York Times.
The couple was married on February 2, 1852.
Archduke Rainer, a cousin of Emperor, is, according to the Vienna correspondent to The Times (of London) "by far the most popular member of the imperial family next to His Majesty."
The archduke has not "taken part in public affairs for many years" but follows "the course of events closely," and is known to be a "man of liberal views. He is also a patron of "science, literature, and art."
Archduke Rainer and Archduchess Maria Caroline received congratulations from the entire imperial family, "foreign Princes and members of Parliament.
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