On Saturday, 8th July, Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma married religiously in Autun cathedral, in Burgundy, Pélagie de Mac Mahon.
Prince Amaury (born in 1991) is the son of Prince Charles-Emmanuel and Princess Constance of Bourbon-Parma (born in 1961 and 1971 respectively). On the paternal side, his grand-father was Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018, brother of the late Queen Anne of Romania), and his great-grand parents were Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (1894-1962, son of Robert I, last reigning Duke of Parma, and brother of Zita, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary) and Princess Margaretha of Denmark (1895-1992).
The bride is a great-great-grand-daughter of the third president of the French republic, Marshall Patrice de Mac-Mahon, 1st Duke of Magenta (1808-1893, French president from 1873 to 1879), but also the great-grand-daughter of Princess Marguerite of Orleans, wife of the 2nd Duke of Magenta (1869-1940, daughter of Prince Robert of Orleans, Duke of Chartres, himself a grand-son of King Louis-Philippe). Pélagie is the sister of Maurice de Mac Mahon, the 5th (and current) Duke of Magenta.
Among the guests were Prince Charles of Bourbon-Parma, head of the Parma ducal house, and his wife Annemarie, Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Mahkameh, Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (one of the two claimants to the Two-Sicilian throne) and his son Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto.
I have not found pictures of jewels worn by the guests and family members, but the bride wore a lovely laurel-leaf diamond tiara, and a pair of pearl and diamond double-cluster earrings. I don't know if these jewels are Bourbon-Parma or Mac Mahon heirlooms (Prince Amaury's mother and sister wore a different, meander-style tiara for their weddings, but the central fleur-de-lys motif of Princess Pélagie's tiara could suggest a Bourbon provenance).
The beautiful Romanesque western gate of Autun cathedral:
On Saturday, 8th July, Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma married religiously in Autun cathedral, in Burgundy, Pélagie de Mac Mahon.
Prince Amaury (born in 1991) is the son of Prince Charles-Emmanuel and Princess Constance of Bourbon-Parma (born in 1961 and 1971 respectively). On the paternal side, his grand-father was Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018, brother of the late Queen Anne of Romania), and his great-grand parents were Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (1894-1962, son of Robert I, last reigning Duke of Parma, and brother of Zita, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary) and Princess Margaretha of Denmark (1895-1992).
The bride is a great-great-grand-daughter of the third president of the French republic, Marshall Patrice de Mac-Mahon, 1st Duke of Magenta (1808-1893, French president from 1873 to 1879), but also the great-grand-daughter of Princess Marguerite of Orleans, wife of the 2nd Duke of Magenta (1869-1940, daughter of Prince Robert of Orleans, Duke of Chartres, himself a grand-son of King Louis-Philippe). Pélagie is the sister of Maurice de Mac Mahon, the 5th (and current) Duke of Magenta.
Among the guests were Prince Charles of Bourbon-Parma, head of the Parma ducal house, and his wife Annemarie, Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Mahkameh, Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (one of the two claimants to the Two-Sicilian throne) and his son Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto.
I have not found pictures of jewels worn by the guests and family members, but the bride wore a lovely laurel-leaf diamond tiara, and a pair of pearl and diamond double-cluster earrings. I don't know if these jewels are Bourbon-Parma or Mac Mahon heirlooms (Prince Amaury's mother and sister wore a different, meander-style tiara for their weddings, but the central fleur-de-lys motif of Princess Pélagie's tiara could suggest a Bourbon provenance).
The beautiful Romanesque western gate of Autun cathedral:
In Point de Vue it is written that the tiara is from the family Mac-Mahon.
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On Saturday, 8th July, Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma married religiously in Autun cathedral, in Burgundy, Pélagie de Mac Mahon.
Prince Amaury (born in 1991) is the son of Prince Charles-Emmanuel and Princess Constance of Bourbon-Parma (born in 1961 and 1971 respectively). On the paternal side, his grand-father was Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018, brother of the late Queen Anne of Romania), and his great-grand parents were Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (1894-1962, son of Robert I, last reigning Duke of Parma, and brother of Zita, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary) and Princess Margaretha of Denmark (1895-1992).
The bride is a great-great-grand-daughter of the third president of the French republic, Marshall Patrice de Mac-Mahon, 1st Duke of Magenta (1808-1893, French president from 1873 to 1879), but also the great-grand-daughter of Princess Marguerite of Orleans, wife of the 2nd Duke of Magenta (1869-1940, daughter of Prince Robert of Orleans, Duke of Chartres, himself a grand-son of King Louis-Philippe). Pélagie is the sister of Maurice de Mac Mahon, the 5th (and current) Duke of Magenta.
Among the guests were Prince Charles of Bourbon-Parma, head of the Parma ducal house, and his wife Annemarie, Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Mahkameh, Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (one of the two claimants to the Two-Sicilian throne) and his son Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto.
I have not found pictures of jewels worn by the guests and family members, but the bride wore a lovely laurel-leaf diamond tiara, and a pair of pearl and diamond double-cluster earrings. I don't know if these jewels are Bourbon-Parma or Mac Mahon heirlooms (Prince Amaury's mother and sister wore a different, meander-style tiara for their weddings, but the central fleur-de-lys motif of Princess Pélagie's tiara could suggest a Bourbon provenance).
The beautiful Romanesque western gate of Autun cathedral:
Thank you very much Arthur for sharing these wonderful pictures.
Beautiful bride Pss Pélagie!
I actually like the tiara, it has an antique look to it, and it seems to have a fleur-de-lys motif in the center, how very appropriate for a Bourbon bride.
We can see a metal frame behind, perhaps it can also be worn as necklace, or converted into brooches.
The bride looked beautiful and the tiara she wore looked really lovely on her. When I first saw the photos it was tantalizing to think that the tiara could be a Bourbon-Parma heirloom because of the fleur-de-lis element. And my mind was drawn back to the wedding of the groom's great grandparents in Copenhagen in 1921 (I posted a piece on that on my blog: https://regalevents913271078.wordpress.com/weddings/denmark/1921-wedding-of-hrh-princess-margrethe-of-denmark-and-hrh-prince-rene-of-bourbon-parma/ ) One of the wedding gifts back then was a Diamond tiara with a fleur-de-lis motif and it was said that Princess Margrethe wore it on her wedding day. Sadly the photographs from that event were not of very high quality and I have not been able to see even the shape of the tiara worn then.
The tiara worn by Pélagie, however, (according to a Twitter post) is said to have been lent to her by her maternal aunt Catherine Drummond-Herdman, the eldest daugher of Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange.
One of the wedding gifts back then was a Diamond tiara with a fleur-de-lis motif and it was said that Princess Margrethe wore it on her wedding day. Sadly the photographs from that event were not of very high quality and I have not been able to see even the shape of the tiara worn then.
Now is a good time to post this lovely photo of Pélagie's great-grandmother Marguerite d'Orléans and her sister Marie, who was Amaury's great-great-grandmother:
Marie was married to a Prince of Denmark - but Marguerite could have become Queen of Denmark. The Danish Prince Christian (X) fell madly in love with her in 1893 and proposed to her, but eventually she made up her mind in 1895 and declined. In 1896 she married instead the Duke of Magenta.
I believe the link is to a photo of Marie 'dOrleans with her first cousin and sister-in-law Isabelle d'Orleans, duchess de Guise and not of Marguerite.
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Now is a good time to post this lovely photo of Pélagie's great-grandmother Marguerite d'Orléans and her sister Marie, who was Amaury's great-great-grandmother:
Marie was married to a Prince of Denmark - but Marguerite could have become Queen of Denmark. The Danish Prince Christian (X) fell madly in love with her in 1893 and proposed to her, but eventually she made up her mind in 1895 and declined. In 1896 she married instead the Duke of Magenta.
I believe the link is to a photo of Marie 'dOrleans with her first cousin and sister-in-law Isabelle d'Orleans, duchess de Guise and not of Marguerite.
Oh, you are right! Somehow I got them mixed up because someone else has labelled the picture wrong. Anyway, the story about Christian and Marguerite is still true 🙂
I believe the link is to a photo of Marie 'dOrleans with her first cousin and sister-in-law Isabelle d'Orleans, duchess de Guise and not of Marguerite.
Oh, you are right! Somehow I got them mixed up because someone else has labelled the picture wrong. Anyway, the story about Christian and Marguerite is still true 🙂
Had Christian X married Marguerite he and his uncle would have become brothers-in-law. In the end he had a French marriage in Cannes. The Danish Royals seem to have a soft spot for France. With Waldemar and his nephew George of Greece both marrying French princesses. Christian X proposing to Marguerite d'Orleans, Frederik IX marrying a Bernadotte and Margrethe II opting Henri de la Borde Monpezat.
When it comes to jewels the marriage of Christian X with Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin may have been a better option. Her Russian roots helped to fill the coffers of the Danish Royals. It also made the Danes the closest reigning family relations of the Dutch royals as Alexandrine was a first cousin of Juliana of the Netherlands.
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Here are the two sisters
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I believe the link is to a photo of Marie 'dOrleans with her first cousin and sister-in-law Isabelle d'Orleans, duchess de Guise and not of Marguerite.
Oh, you are right! Somehow I got them mixed up because someone else has labelled the picture wrong. Anyway, the story about Christian and Marguerite is still true 🙂
Wonderful! Thank you very much for posting the link. I had not seen such a clear photo of the bridal couple before. So yes, now I was finally able to see the tiara.
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One of the wedding gifts back then was a Diamond tiara with a fleur-de-lis motif and it was said that Princess Margrethe wore it on her wedding day. Sadly the photographs from that event were not of very high quality and I have not been able to see even the shape of the tiara worn then.
Why was it not seen more than a century? Why was is not ever worn again by HRH Princess René of bourbon Parma, Born Margaretha of Denmark? Even not seen as a brooch.
Instead margaretha always had to loan a tiara.
Is the tiara a replica? Was it sold once?
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Thank you very much Arthur for sharing these wonderful pictures.
Beautiful bride Pss Pélagie!
I actually like the tiara, it has an antique look to it, and it seems to have a fleur-de-lys motif in the center, how very appropriate for a Bourbon bride.
We can see a metal frame behind, perhaps it can also be worn as necklace, or converted into brooches.
Re: Tiara a replica?
Posted by Kongetro on July 17, 2023, 10:31 am, in reply to "Tiara a replica?"
Are you referring to the tiara worn by Princess Margaretha at her wedding in 1921 or the tiara worn by Princess Pélagie at her wedding? Because they are clearly two different pieces.
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Why was it not seen more than a century? Why was is not ever worn again by HRH Princess René of bourbon Parma, Born Margaretha of Denmark? Even not seen as a brooch.
Instead margaretha always had to loan a tiara.
Is the tiara a replica? Was it sold once?
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Thank you very much Arthur for sharing these wonderful pictures.
Beautiful bride Pss Pélagie!
I actually like the tiara, it has an antique look to it, and it seems to have a fleur-de-lys motif in the center, how very appropriate for a Bourbon bride.
We can see a metal frame behind, perhaps it can also be worn as necklace, or converted into brooches.
Indeed, I was thinking the same. 2 different pieces. But I incorrectly understood that Some posters suggested that the tiara was the same.
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Are you referring to the tiara worn by Princess Margaretha at her wedding in 1921 or the tiara worn by Princess Pélagie at her wedding? Because they are clearly two different pieces.
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Why was it not seen more than a century? Why was is not ever worn again by HRH Princess René of bourbon Parma, Born Margaretha of Denmark? Even not seen as a brooch.
Instead margaretha always had to loan a tiara.
Is the tiara a replica? Was it sold once?
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Thank you very much Arthur for sharing these wonderful pictures.
Beautiful bride Pss Pélagie!
I actually like the tiara, it has an antique look to it, and it seems to have a fleur-de-lys motif in the center, how very appropriate for a Bourbon bride.
We can see a metal frame behind, perhaps it can also be worn as necklace, or converted into brooches.
on July 9, 2023, 2:39 pm
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