{"id":1176465,"date":"2026-08-30T01:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1176465\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T01:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:52:02","slug":"wedding-of-prince-ernst-august-of-hanover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1176465\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding of Prince Ernst August of Hanover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe joined the Hanoverian Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Chantal Hochuli<\/b>\u00a0at Schloss Marienburg<\/a> on this day in 1981, 45 years ago!<\/p>\n

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Prince Ernst August of Hannover<\/a>, son of the\u00a0Prince of Hannover<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl\u00fccksburg<\/a>, married Chantal Hochuli<\/a> at Schloss Marienburg on this day in 1981, following a Civil Service in Pattensen.<\/p>\n

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The couple had two children;\u00a0Prince Ernst August<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Prince Christian<\/b><\/a>, before he succeeded his father as the head of the House of Hanover in 1987. They divorced in 1997, and Prince Ernst August later married\u00a0<\/a>Princess Caroline of Monaco<\/a>\u00a0while the former Princess was in a relationship with Prince Alessandro Ruffo di Calabria.<\/p>\n

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Royal Guests and Relatives in attendance included\u00a0King Constantine II<\/a>\u00a0(first cousin),\u00a0Queen Anne-Marie<\/a>, and\u00a0Crown Prince Pavlos of\u00a0Greece<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Queen Sofia of\u00a0Spain<\/a>\u00a0(first cousin) with the\u00a0Prince of Asturias<\/a>,\u00a0Infanta Elena<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Infanta Cristina<\/a>,<\/p>\n

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The Prince of Prussia<\/a>\u00a0(first cousin, once removed) and\u00a0Princess Donata of Prussia<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Prince George William of Hanover<\/a>\u00a0(uncle) and\u00a0Princess Sophie of Greece and Hanover<\/a>\u00a0(aunt) among a host of members of the German Nobility.<\/p>\n

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The previous month, the\u00a0Prince of Hannover<\/a> had remarried to Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach at Schloss Laubach, just a few months after the death of his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl\u00fccksburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hanoverian Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nHanoverian Topaz Parure<\/b><\/a>
\nHanoverian Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nHanoverian Diamond Necklace Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nHanoverian Topaz Parure<\/b><\/a>
\nBrunswick Tiara<\/strong><\/a>
\nPrussian Diamond Tiara<\/a> <\/strong>
\nEmerald Laurel Wreath\u00a0Tiara<\/a> <\/strong>
\nHannover Diamond Necklace Tiara<\/a> <\/strong>
\nK\u00f6chert Diamond Devant-de-Corsage<\/a> <\/strong>
\nDiamond Brooch<\/a><\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Cartier Pearl Drop Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nBrunswick Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nHanoverian Floral Tiara<\/a>
\nDiamond Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nSapphire Necklace Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nDiamond Fringe Necklace<\/b><\/a>
\nSapphire Suite<\/b><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Baden Sunburst Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nBaden Sapphire Necklace<\/a>
\n <\/b>K\u00f6chert Diamond Necklace<\/b><\/a>
\nBaden Sunburst Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nBaden Ruby Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nBaden Sapphire Necklace<\/a>
\nBaden Sunburst Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nBaden Ruby Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nDiamond Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\n\u00a0<\/b>Baden Emerald Necklace<\/b><\/a>
\nMeander Kokoshnik Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nPrincess Margarita\u2019s Diamond Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nPrincess Margarita\u2019s Turquoise Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nGrand Duchess Hilda\u2019s Diamond Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nGrand Duchess Hilda\u2019s Diamond Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nBaden Palmette Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nDiamond Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nBaden Diamond Rose Brooch<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nAntique Corsage Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nPink Topaz\u00a0Parure<\/b><\/a>
\nPrussian Meander Tiara<\/strong><\/a>
\nDiamond Bow Brooch
<\/a>
\nPrussian Meander Tiara<\/strong><\/a>
\nPrussian Clover Coronet<\/a> <\/strong>
\nPrincess Victoria Melita\u2019s English Rose Brooch<\/a><\/strong>
\nPrussian Meander Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nPrussian Sapphire Parure<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nFaberg\u00e9 Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nPrussian Ruby Parure<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nSapphire and Pearl Brooch<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Prussian Diamond Scroll Tiara<\/a>
\nAquamarine Tiara<\/a>
\nPrussian Clover Coronet<\/a>
\nEmerald Laurel Wreath\u00a0Tiara<\/a>
\nRuby Parure<\/a>
\nPrussian Aquamarine Earrings<\/a>
\nDiamond Bow Brooch<\/a>
\nPrussian Sapphire and Pearl Brooch<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Prussian Meander Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\n<\/b><\/a>
\nPrussian Clover Coronet<\/b><\/a>
\nEnglish Rose Brooch<\/b><\/a>
\nPrussian Meander Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nPrussian Sapphire Parure<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nFaberg\u00e9 Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nPrussian Ruby Parure<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nSapphire and Pearl Brooch<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Eglantine Tiara<\/a>
\nPearl and Diamond Floral Tiara
<\/a>
\nDouglas Floral Tiara<\/a>
\nDiamond Rosette Tiara<\/a>
\nBavarian Sapphire Floral Tiara<\/a><\/strong>
\nBavarian Sunburst Tiara<\/b><\/a><\/a> <\/b>
\nBavarian Lover\u2019s Knot Tiara<\/a>
\nBavarian Ruby Tiara<\/a>
\nHabsburg Fringe Tiara<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>
\nKinsky Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nDouglas Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nSapphire Suite<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nDiamond Earrings<\/b><\/a><\/a><\/b> <\/b>
\nBavarian Diamond Bow Brooch<\/a><\/a>
\nHabsburg Fringe Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nKinsky Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nSapphire Necklace Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nDiamond Earrings<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nSapphire Parure<\/b><\/a>
\nBismarck Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nBavarian Sunburst Tiara<\/b><\/a><\/a> <\/b>
\nBavarian Amethyst Parure<\/b><\/a><\/a><\/b>
\nHanoverian Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nBrunswick Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nHannover Diamond Necklace Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nPrussian Diamond Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nQueen Charlotte\u2019s Nuptial Crown<\/b><\/a><\/a><\/b> <\/b>
\nHanoverian Crown Pearls<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nSapphire Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nDiamond Scroll Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nW\u00fcrttemberg Diamond Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nRuby Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nEmerald Floral Tiara<\/b><\/a>
\nBaden Sunburst Tiara<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Baden Ruby Laurel Wreath Tiara<\/a><\/a>
\nThurn und Taxis Sapphire Tiara <\/b><\/a>
\nEmerald\u00a0Tiara<\/b><\/a> <\/b>
\nEmerald and Ruby Choker<\/b><\/a>
\nDiamond Flower Tiara<\/a>
\nPearl Tiara<\/a>
\nDiamond Flower Tiara<\/a>
\nPearl and Diamond Tiara<\/a><\/a>
\nKoch Pearl and Diamond Tiara<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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