Duchess Dorothéee of Württemberg and Philipp Polack were married on September 12 at the Pfarr- und Schlosskirche St. Michael, Altshausen. The civil ceremony took place in late June in Altshausen.
The bride, 29, is the youngest daughter of the late Duke Friedrich of Württemberg and Princess Marie of Wied. Duke Friedrich was the eldest son of Carl, Duke of Württemberg, and Princess Diane of Orléans. He was killed in a traffic accident in May 2018. Duke Carl died in 2022, and Friedrich's only son, Wilhelm, succeeded as Duke of Württemberg.
In honor of her parents, Dorothée and Philipp requested John Rutter's "This is the Day and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah, both of which were played at her parents' wedding in the same church in 1993.
The wedding program also included a touching memorial: "That Duke Friedrich was able to meet the groom means a great deal to the bridal couple and is a special gift for them both."
The bride's gown was designed by Philippa Lepley, and Queen Charlotte of Württemberg's tiara held her veil in place.
The wedding brought family and friends together. The guests included Prince and Princess Waldburg-Zeil with their grandson and their daughters, Prince and Princess Philipp of Oettingen-Wallerstein, Afonso, Prince of Beira, Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal and her husband, Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins, Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg and their son, Prince Paul Louis of Nassau, the Margrave and Margravine of Baden, Valerie, Dowager Margravine of Baden, the Prince and Princess of Quadt, the Prince and Princess of Reuss, Count and Countess of Königsegg-Aulendorff and their two sons, Philipp and Nikolaus, Countess Antoinette of Schaesberg, Count Maximilian and Countess Veronika of Waldburg-Zeil, Count Johannes Schaesberg, Archduke Joseph and Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Prince Albert-Henri and Princess Marie-Christine de Merode. Count Stephan and Countess Sigweis of Neipperg, Count Vincent and Countess Hemma von Matuschka, Count Konrad and Countess von Marie Matuschka. Duchess Marie of Württemberg with Count Nikolaus von Matuschka, Duchess Amelie of Württemberg with her husband, Baron Franz Ferdinand von Feilitzsch, and their son, Diane, Dowager Duchess of Württemberg, Duke Michael and Duchess Julia of Württemberg, Duchess Marie Caroline in Bavaria (former wife of Duke Philipp of Württemberg her children, Duchess Sophie with her husband, Maximilien d’Andigné, Duchess Pauline, Duke Carl-Theodor, with his date, Clara von Mayr-Melnhof, Duchess Fleur of Württemberg with her husband, Count Moritz von Goess with Countesses Livia and Flaminia and Count Zeno von Goess, Prince Boris of Bulgaria and his girlfriend, Anastasia de Taurine Gailly. Prince Michael and Princess Christina of Baden, Prince Tassilo of Bavaria and Isabel von Pachta Reyhofen, Prince Philipp and Prince Richard of Bavaria, Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Count Antonius and Countess Nicola von Keglevich, Count Constantin zu Königsegg-Aulendorf, Prince Philipp and Princess Hermine of Salm-Salm, Christoph and Felicitas (nee Salm-Salm) von Grolman and their daughter, Helena, Count Johannes and Countess Adriana von Schaesberg, Count and Countess Alexander Schenk von Stauffenberg, Count Alexander von und Trautmansdorff-Weinsburg, Countess Felicitas von Kuenburg, Prince Carl Philipp of Urach, and others.
The witnesses for the bride and groom were Duchess Amelie, Countess Marie Dorothée of Schaesburg, Helena von Grolman, Konstantin Rau, Johannes von Gemmingen-Hornberg and William Kingsley.
The bride's flower girls and pages were Baron August von Feilitzsch, Archduchess Juno of Austria, Princess Emma of Prussia, Rosalie, Florentin and Konstantin Schlüter. Juno is the daughter of Archduke Josef and Archduchess Sophie of Austria. Princess Emma is the daughter of Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia.
Jan Schlüter and his wife, Maria Anna (nee Dichgans) are the parents of Rosalie, Florentin, and Konstantin. Maria Anna's mother, Countess Maria Eleonore of Waldburg-Zeil, was Princess Eleonore of Bavaria's granddaughter.
The reception was held at Schloss Altshausen. After their honeymoon, they will return to London, where they live and work.
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| Prince Boris of Bulgaria and Victor Wachs |
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| On the left, Prince Clemens of Sachsen-Gessaphe. The lady in red is his girlfriend, Ladislaja. The others are unidentified |
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| Princess Marie-Therese and Prince Philipp of Oettingen-Wallerstein |
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| The Prince of Beira |
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| Archduchess Maria and Archduke Simeon of Austria |
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| Unidentified |
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| Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, Duchess of Coimbra, with her husband, Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins |
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| Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia |
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| Prince Paul Louis of Nassau with his parents, Princess Sibilla and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg |
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| Dr. Axel and Sybille Polack |
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| Count Vincent and Countess Hemma Matuschka |
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| The Prince and Princess of Waldburg-Zeil with their grandson in the pram |
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| Duchess Fleur (Württemberg) with her husband Count Moritz von Goess |
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| Princess Sibilla and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg |
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| Prince Boris of Bulgaria |
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| Countess Veronika and Count Maximilian of Waldburg Zeil |
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| Duchess Marie of Württemberg and Count Nikolaus Matuschka |
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| Countess Antoinette zu Schaesberg |
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| Princess Marie Therese and Prince Philipp of Oettingen-Wallerstein |
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| In the back row: Count and Countess Pallavincini with Helena and Florentine |
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| Duchess Marie Caroline in Bavaria with her daughter, Duchess Anna of Württemberg, and Princess Marie Therese and Prince Philipp of Oettingen-Wallerstein |
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| The Prince of Beira |
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| Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, Prince Boris of Bulgaria, Princes Guillaume of Luxembourg and Prince Paul Louis of Nassau |
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| The procession to the church. Philip Polack walks with his mother, followed by his father and the bride's mother, Duchess Marie of Württemberg. The woman in pink is the bride's sister, Marie Amelie, with her husband, Baron Franz-Ferdinand von Feilitzsch |
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| Dr. Alex Polack and Duchess Marie of Württemberg |
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| Duchess Marie of Württemberg with the groom's father, Dr. Axel Polack - the procession to the church. Behind Duchess Marie is her elder daughter, Duchess Marie Amelie, with her husband, Baron Franz-Ferdinand von Feilitzsch, and their child. |
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| The bride was given away by her brother, Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg |
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| Duchess Marie of Württemberg and Count Nikolaus Matuschka |
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| Princess Sophie of Prussia |
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| Duchess Diane of Württemberg |
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| Duchess Diane of Württemberg |
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| Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria |
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Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia
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One more Württemberg wedding this year. On October 17, Duchess Pauline of Württemberg will marry Count Constantin zu Koenigsegg-Aulendorf. The Roman Catholic service will take place at the Klosterkirche St. Quirinus in Tegernsee. Their civil marriage, the legal ceremony, was celebrated in July at Schloss Halbturn, Burgenland, Austria.
Pauline is the second of four children of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and his former wife, Duchess Marie Caroline in Bavaria.
Count Constantin's older sister, Nathalie, is married to Prince Georg von der Leyen and zu Hohengeroldseck, the second son of Prince Philipp Erwein von der Leyen and zu Hohengeroldseck. Georg's youngest sister, Princess Maria Nives, is engaged to Prince Georg of Liechtenstein, who is Pauline's first cousin.
Count Constantin is the heir to Schloss Halbturn.
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