Saturday, September 2, 2017

Engaged: Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d'Andigné

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Duke Philipp and Duchess Marie Caroline of Württemberg have made it official.  Their eldest daughter,  Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline, is engaged to Maximilien d'Andigné, son of Hervé d'Andigne and his wife Marie Adelaide de la Barre de Nanteuil.

The 23-year-old bride-to-be met her future husband in London.  Maximilien is the Vice President of  Energy Derivatives Mitsui Bussan Commodities ltd.

The marriage will probably take place at Tegernsee in October 2018.  Duke Philipp, the third son and fourth child of Carl, the Duke of Württemberg, and his wife, Princess Diane of France.   Marie Caroline is the daughter of Duke Max in Bavaria and Countess Elizabeth Douglas.

Duchess Sophie is the eldest of four children.  She has two younger sisters, Duchesses Pauline and Anna and a younger brother, Duke Carl.   Maximlien is the second of four children. He has one older brother, Alexandre, and two younger siblings, Gaspard and Marie-Astrid.

Duchess Sophie is the first grandchild of the Duke and Duchess of Württemberg and the Duke and Duchess in Bavaria to marry.

4 comments:

A. Giraud said...

La duchesse Sophie est également le premier arrière-petit enfant des défunts comte et comtesse de Paris à annoncer ses fiançailles.

Unknown said...

When was the groom born and where please

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

1989 is the year, that is all I know

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