On 14 May 1962, Princess Sofia of Greece and Denmark married the future King Juan Carlos I of Spain in three different ceremonies. The match was a bit controversial from the start as Sofia came from a reigning dynasty, while Juan Carlos’s future as King was still rather uncertain. He was not known as the [read more]
On 2 February 2002, Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti married the heir to the Dutch throne, Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange. They had met in Spain in 1999, and he proposed to her in late 2000 while skating on a frozen pond behind Huis ten Bosch. He proposed to her in English to make sure she would [read more]
On 10 March 1965, the engagement between Princess Margriet, third daughter of then Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, and Pieter van Vollenhoven was announced. They had met in 1963 while they were studying law. Pieter graduated in 1965, while Princess Margriet did not leave with a diploma. As the engagement was announced, Pieter was actually [read more]
On 21 October 1911, Zita of Bourbon-Parma married the future Emperor Charles I of Austria. They had known each other since childhood, and Zita’s aunt, Maria Theresa of Austria, was also Charles’s step-grandmother. Their engagement had been announced on 13 June 1911 and was very much welcomed. After the betrothal ceremony, Charles told Zita, “Now [read more]
On 13 October 2011, Jetsun Pema married the King of Bhutan and became the Druk Gyaltsuen or Dragon Queen. Their engagement had been announced on 20 May 2011 during the opening of Parliament. Her future husband said, “As King, it is time for me to marry. After much thought, I have decided that the wedding [read more]
King George III of Great Britain was just 22 years old when he succeeded his grandfather as King – his father had predeceased King George II in 1751. He had been quite taken with noblewoman Lady Sarah Lennox, who was a great-granddaughter of King Charles II through his illegitimate son Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of [read more]
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