Prince Georg of Bavaria and Archduchess Isabella of Austria were married today at noon at Schönbrunn Palace in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and "a large number of members of the Imperial family," reports the New York Times.
Prince Georg is the grandson of the Prince Regent of Bavaria and Emperor Franz Joseph. His parents are Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Archduchess Gisela of Austria, the Emperor's elder daughter.
Archduchess Isabella is the daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, and Archduchess Isabella.
Before the wedding, Archduchess Isabella renounced her rights of succession, an act which is required of all the distaff members of the Austrian Imperial family when they marry. The Times reports that the Archduchess took the oath on "the Gospels, and signed, together with her father and bridegroom, the documents of renunciation."
The wedding ceremony was performed by Cardinal Nagl, the Archbishop of Vienna, who was assisted by the "aged chaplain of the Hofburg."
The wedding breakfast was held at the palace of the bride's parents.
This was only the third marriage since the beginning of the 19th century to have taken place at Schönbrunn. The first marriage was between Archduchess Marie Clementine, daughter of Ferdinand I, and Prince Leopold of Sicily in 1816, followed by the marriage of Archduke Ferdinand d'Este and Archduchess Elisabeth, daughter of Archduke Josef, the Palatine of Hungary in 1847.
A marriage of proxy between Archduchess Marie Henriette and Prince Leopold of the Belgians took place at Schönbrunn in 1853.
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4 comments:
Marlene, do you know if Isabella had wealth later on in life? Since she never remarry did she have something to sustain her. Bea
Don't know. She regained her rights after the divorce, and used her money to buy hospital supplies during the war. She wanted to marry a doctor, but Franz Josef would not allow it. A good portion of Archduke Friedrich's wealth was in Hungary so he was certainly to sustain some wealth after the first world war. Isabella seemed to live privately in Switzerland, after the war. There have been reports that she had a female companion. She got a very small entry in the Habsburg biographical dictionary.
Thanks, Marlene. I have always liked the stories you have put up on her, she had an interesting life. I am suprised the Habsburg biographical dictionary doesn't have more on her. Bea
Isabella made the news because of the failure of her marriage, never consummated, setting her wedding gown on fire to try to stop the wedding, becoming a nurse, and wanting to marry a doctor. After the fall of the Austrian empire, she was one of dozens of archduchesses who lived privately after the war. Without that title, she was very ordinary.
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