Noble Wedding at Iphofen



On 21. September 2013 the little town Iphofen in Franconia saw a noble Wedding when at the St Veits Church there Countess Dorothea zu Castell-Castell married Prine Heinrich XXIV. Reuß. The bride is a daughter of Count Alexander zu Castell-Castell and his former first wife Marion, née Stepp. Count Alexander is the oldest son of Fürst Albrecht and Fürstin Marie Louise zu Castell. The groom is the only son of Prince Heinrich XX. Reuß and his former first wife Baroness Elisabeth Akerhielm af Margarethelund. The groom's paternal grandmother Princess Woizlawa Reuß is a born Duchess zu Mecklenburg. The bride arrived together with her father and the walked along a street through through an old Citiy-Tower towards the Church. She wore and old train and a little diamond tiara. As train bearers and flower children acted the 3 half-brothers of the bride, Counts Gustrav, Johann and Albrecht zu Castell-Castell.  The Wedding Service whiich lasted fro about 1 hour was performed be Monseigneur Gereon Rehberg. After the Wedding the bridal Couple left the Church to the cheers of some of the guests and walked again back through the City Tower.


Among the guests

• Fürst Albrecht and Fürstin Marie Luise zu Castell-Castell
• Hereditary Count Ferdinand and Hereditary Countess Marie Gabriele zu Castell-Castell
• Fürst Johann Friedrich and Fürstin Maria zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
• Hereditary Count Otto zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
• Count Georg and Countess Stephanie of Khevenhüller-Metsch
• Prince Johannes and Princess Johanna of Lobkowicz
• Count Dominik and Countess Maria Anna of Neipperg
• Princess Woizlawa Reuß
• Fürst Heinrich XIV. and Fürstin Johanetta Reuß
• Prince Michael and Princess Philippa zu Salm-Salm
• Count Friedrich zu Solms-Laubach

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† Fürst Heinrich IV. Reuß

Fürst Heinirch IV. Reuß died on 20.05.2012 at his home Ernstbrunn at the age of 92 yeats. he was sourronded by his children and grandchildren. Since 1945 he was the head of the Princely Family Reuß wo until 1918 reigned in todays Thuringia. This line of the Family had her seat at bad Köstrtz and the Summer Residence was Ernstbrunn Castle nr Vienna wo after 1945 became the Main Residence. After 1990 the Family came back to their former posessions and some of them ehere also returned because the Prince has trhe austrian nationality and not the german 8as he was born in Ernstbrunn).

In 1954 Fürst Heinrich IV. married Princess Mrie Luise zu Salm-Horstmar wo survies him. Together they had 4 chidren: Heinrich XIV. wo succeeds him as the head of the Family, Johanetta, Caroline and Esperance.

His funeral will take place on Sautrday 30.06.2012 at Ernstbrunn where he will be buried in the Park of the Castle.

http://www.tlz.de/startseite/detail/-/specific/Der-letzte-Fuerst-Reuss-ist-mit-fast-93-Jahren-verstorben-1993574247



The new Fürst Heinrich XIV. with his wife
Johanna, née Freiin Raitz zu Raitz



Wedding at Schleiz

On Saturday 03.09.2011 the Bergkirche at Schleiz saw a noble Wedding when Princess Benigna Reuß married there the spanish noble Oscar de Ascou y Planes. Although both the bridal couple is catholic it was their wish to marry at the Berkirche at Schleiz which is a protestant Chruch as it has many connections to the Family of the  bride. After the Wedding Service which lasted for around 2 hours a reception took place at the Summer Plaace at Greiz.

http://schleiz.otz.de/web/schleiz/startseite/detail/-/specific/Reussische-Prinzessin-heiratet-spanischen-Adeligen-in-der-Schleizer-Bergkirche-1420054938

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