Post by Admin on Oct 22, 2019 23:34:35 GMT
We don't blame you if you were transfixed with photos of Jennifer Lawrence's wedding guests this weekend, but you might have missed a royal affair in Paris. Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon married Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg in a regal ceremony at Les Invalides cathedral. The groom is a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte, while the bride is a descendant of the last emperor of Austria.
With this kind of pedigree, you can bet that the wedding attracted a slew of fellow posh guests, including Princess Beatrice, Princess Alessandra de Osma, and Olympia of Greece. As for the bride's look, she wore a lace Oscar de la Renta gown with a short cape—a bold, statement-making dress for a royal. Scroll down to see all the photos from Countess Olympia's wedding.
History, quite often, has a sense of humor. For a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte named Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, that was exactly the case when he wed an Austrian countess with an equally-vibrant lineage.
The groom, 33, wed Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinnerberg this weekend in Paris in a royal wedding bearing significance as it’s now been over 200 years since the House of Hapsburg and the former House of France were brought together in marriage. The bride, 31, is, interestingly enough, the great-great-great-niece of Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria, who was once the second wife of Napoleon.
According to reports, the couple first met in Paris. At the time, the countess was studying abroad in the French city when she met the London-based heir to Napoleon Bonaparte. He proposed in May 2019, with a whopping 40-carat diamond, which was reportedly sourced from a crown of Napoleon III.
“It’s a story of love rather than a nod to history,” Jean-Christophe previously stated. “When I met Olympia, I plunged into her eyes and not into her family tree. Afterwards we were able to smile at this historical coincidence.”