On November 30, 2024. H Ill H Countess Helene of Waldburg zu Zeil and H Ill H Count Ludovic von Neipperg were married in St. Maria Church at Schloss Zeil in Leutkirch im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg.
Count Maria Ludovic Bernhard Niklas Karl Joseph is the youngest son of H Ill H Count Maria Stephan-Christoph Heinrich Alfred Emmeran of Neipperg and Baroness Sigwies von Stotzingen. he was born in Talence, France on April 19, 1994. Stephan's older brother, Karl Eugen is the Count of Neipperg.
Countess Marie Hélène Walburga Yolande Christiana Michaela of Waldburg zu Zeil is the fourth of five daughters of HSH Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg, Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil and HRH Duchess Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle of Württemberg. Helene was born on November 29, 1993, in Ravensberg. She is the first of the five sisters to marry.
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| Diane, Dowager Duchess of Württemberg with her son, Duke Eberhard and his wife, Gaby |
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| Duke Max and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria |
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| The bride's paternal grandmother, HRH Princess Marie Gabriele, Dowager Countess of Waldburg zu Zeil arrives by golf cart |
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Duchess Marie of Württemberg and Hereditary Count Philipp zu Königsegg-Aulendorf
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| The Margrave and Margravine of Baden and Valerie, Dowager Margravine of Baden |
The newlyweds will live in Saint-Emilion, France where Count Ludovic is the technical director of Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg vineyards. This family wine business has been run since 1983 by Count Stephan-Christoph von Neipperg.
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| The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein |
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| this group includes Countess Marie Gabriele von Waldburg zu Zeil, Countess Charlotte von Waldburg zu Zeil Count Philipp von Brockdorff and his wife Countess Philippa von Neipperg), behind Countess Diane of Neipperg and Countess Elisabeth of Waldburg zu Zeil, siblings of the bride and groom |
front row: in Countess Diane von Neipperg, Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil. Back row: Countess Caroline (Niepperg) and Count Philippe of Limburg-Stirum and Countess Marie Thérèse of Waldburg zu Zeil
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| The Princess of Waldburg zu Zeil and Count Stephan von Neipperg |
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| Mother of the bride and father of the groom |
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| Countess Sigweis von Neipperg and Count Ludovic von Neipperg |
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| The groom and his mom |
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| the bride and her father and attendants |
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| The Margrave and Margravine of Baden, the Duke of Württemberg and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein |
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| The Count and Countess of Neipperg (Archduchess Andrea of Austria) and the Dowager Countess of Neipperg |
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| Duchess Marie of Württemberg (mother of the present Duke) |
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| the Count and Countess zu Königsegg--Aulendorf |
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| Duke Eberhard and Duchess Gaby of Württemberg |
The guests included the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria and her husband, Daniel Terberger, Prince Ludwig and Princess Sophie-Alexandra of Bavaria, the Count and Countess of Neipperg, with their sons, Hereditary Count Philipp, Count Dominik and Count Benedikt, with their wives and children, the Dowager Countess of Neipperg, the Margrave and Margravine of Baden, the Dowager Margravine of Baden, the Count and Countess of Königsegg-Aulendorf, Count and Countess Franz Clemens of Waldzburg zu Zeil-Hohenems, with their daughter Leonie and her husband, Count Caspar von Matuschka, the Prince and Princess of Quadt, Count and Countess Caspar zu Toerring-Jettenbach, Count and Countess Engelbert of Croy, Count and Countess Maximilian of Rechberg with their son Count Maximilian, Prince Philipp of Croy, Count Keglevitch, Count and Countess Bernard de Monseignat, Tilo Berlin and his wife, Countess Filippa von Goess, Count and Countess Maximilian von Dreschsel, Count and Countess Wilderich von Bodman, Count Clemens von Waldburg zu Zeil and his wife, Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein and their daughter, Countess Assunta, Prince and Princess Erich Lobkowicz, Prince and Princess Johannes Lobkowicz and their daughter Princess Ina, Count Maximilan of Waldburg zu Zeil, Count and Countess Josef von Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems, Philipp Lovrek and his wife, Countess Alice von Königsegg-Aulendorf, Hereditary Count Ludwig of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee, the Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Prince Philipp von Oettingen-Wallerstein, Count and Countess Christoph Schenk von Stauffenberg, Countess Maria Beatrice of Arco-Zinneberg, Prince Anton of Windisch-Graetz, Count and Countess Benedikt von Waldburg zu Zeil Hohenems and the Countess' brother, Count Gaudenz von Rechberg, Duke and Duchess Max in Bavaria, the Prince and Princess of Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee, the Duke and Duchess of Chartres, the Duke and Duchess of Cosse-Brissac,Count and Countess Johannes Henckel von Donnersmarck, Count and Countess Moritz von Goess and their children, Countess Livia and Count Zeno. The countess is the bride's maternal aunt, HRH Duchess Fleur of Württemberg.
All of the members of the Württemberg family, including the Duke of Württemberg and the bride's maternal grandmother, HRH Diane, Dowager Duchess of Württemberg,
The reception was held at Schloss Zeil following the wedding.
Beautiful photographs! What a colorful and historic gathering. Are the flags/banners, displayed under the flower swags (over the church entrance), family crests? Or, do they relate to the church?
ReplyDeleteThe little pom pom hats and the coats of the attendants were BRILLIANT!!!! LOVE!
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