Confessions of a Castleholic

Being a bit of a castle adventurer, it will not come as a surprise to any regular reader of this blog that I have visited a fair number of castles in my lifetime and have read about even more.  Schloss Weikersheim , however,   even took me by surprise. Frankly, I had never heard about it before I went to Franconia earlier this year to visit Würzburg and go to see that royal wedding . Rather spontaneously, I decided to google for a few more castles in the vicinity of Würzburg and stumbled over this gem in the tiny town of Weikersheim in Baden-Württemberg. A former home to the Hohenlohe family, wandering through its gardens somehow reminded me of a cross between France and Tuscany.  Nestled in the hilly vineyards close to the Main and Tauber rivers, the origins of today's castle lie in the 12th century when Konrad and Heinrich of „Wighartesheim“ were firstly mentioned. Heinrich later took the name "Hohenloch", which would evolve into "Hohenlohe" over the y...

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 ...

On Saturday, Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia celebrated their religious wedding in the German city of Amorbach. As is the case when two royals get hitched, there were loads of royals and nobles in attendance. So without further ado, here's my first of - I'm sure - many, many posts of the wedding guests.  Prince Christian and Prince Philipp of Prussia, twin sons of Prince Adalbert.  On the left: Prince Christian-Ludwig of Prussia, son of Prince Christian-Sigismund.  Countess Marie of Limburg-Stirum.  Count Michael of Hochberg.  Prince Andreas and Princess Louise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. From left to right: (Probably) Princess Olga of Hanover, Prince Otto of Hanover, Prince Heinrich of Hanover, Princess Thyra of Hanover, Countess Marie of Hochberg (née Princess of Hanover), Princess Theresa of Leiningen and Princess Cecilia of Leiningen.  Another shot of the group.  Prin...