Confessions of a Castleholic

All the features about the wedding of Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, right here: The Wedding Report First Impressions and the Bridal Couple The Guests Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

About two and a half months ago in Hanover, I caught royal wedding fever . With another royal wedding looming on the horizon, I decided to make it a long weekend trip to Würzburg and the neighbouring Odenwald region in the southern part of Germany to see a few castles - more on those in the weeks to come - and the wedding of Ferdinand of Leiningen and Viktoria Luise of Prussia . Hereditary Prince Ferdinand is the oldest son of the Prince of Leiningen, Andreas, and his wife Alexandra, née Princess of Hannover, while Princess Viktoria Luise is the only daughter of the late Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia and his second wife Ehrengard, née von Reden. So it was quite a big royal wedding in the small town of Amorbach. In order to get a good spot, arriving early to a royal event is key. While the wedding was supposed to start at 11am, I arrived to the square in front of the stunning baroque church of the Princely Amorbach Abbey roughly shortly before 8am. I was joined for the...

Almost a week ago, Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia celebrated their religious wedding in Amorbach with yours truly in attendance as an onlooker. High time for my last post on the wedding guests. I'm sure there were many more royals and nobles in attendance without being recognised by my friends or me.   Duke Konstantin of Oldenburg.  Duchess Esther of Oldenburg.  From left (but not with certainty): Princess Johanna Reuss (?), Sophia Mautner-Markhof (?), Baroness Nina (née Countess of Zech) and Baron Otto-Magnus of Stackelberg, as well as Prince Heinrich XXIV Reuss.  On the left: Prince Jean Friedrich of Lippe and half-hidden on the right Prince Rudolf of Lippe. Princess Anastasia of Wertheim-Löwenstein-Rosenberg. Count Christian-Henri of Stolberg-Stolberg. On the left Gabriella and Hans Rainer Heubach, parents of Princess Isabelle of Leiningen, and on the right Carlotta Heubach, ...

Another day, another post on the wedding of Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia . The couple got married in Amorbach on Saturday and yours truly was there to witness the occasion. Here are a few more guests - once again, a big thank you to everyone who helped along the way! Count Constantin Fugger of Babenhausen and Princess Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, who got married just a few weeks ago. Another shot of  Princess Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg  Count Constantin and Countess Esperanza von Berckheim.  Prince Hesso of Leiningen and wife Michaela.  Count Anton of Castell-Rüdenhausen with his mother, the Dowager Princess.  Prince Ludwig of Ysenburg and Büdingen.  Princess Chantal of Ysenburg and Büdingen.  Count Francois of Chastel.  Prince Kraft of Hohenlohe-Oehringen and his wife Princess Katharina. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and ...