Chapter Five
The impressive Schlosskirche (palace church) is in the north wing of the Mannheim Palace, where the wedding ceremony was being held in the early evening of February 23, 1843.
The Dowager Duchess Stéphanie was beaming as her daughter walked down the candlelit aisle arm and arm with the Grand Duke, Grand Duchess, and the groom, impressive in his new uniform adorned with ribbons and medals especially for the occasion. The bride was resplendent in the same gown her mother wore when she married the late Grand Duke of Baden. She wore the jewels and tiara given to her mother by Napoleon Bonaparte himself when she became the Grand Duchess. The Dowager Duchess knew her daughter would officially be a member of royalty again and her daughter’s …show more content…
Karolina and Theresia sat in the back of the dining room at a small table reserved for other lesser known nobles and guests awed by the abundance and variety of the rich food dishes that were served to them.
During the wedding banquet, each of the royal guests made congratulatory toasts to the bride and groom. The Duke of Hamilton stood and welcomed his son’s new bride into his family and spoke of his intention to build a new Bavarian styled castle in Scotland for the happy couple. All of the wedding guests clapped loudly at the news and the old Duke was beaming as he sat down. The Grand Duke of Baden pronounced the wedding banquet a success much to the relief of the Dowager Duchess and invited the older men to retire to the drawing room for brandy and cigars. The Dowager Duchess, in turn, encouraged the young men and ladies to join the bride and groom in the Knight’s Hall for music and dancing. She had secured a local orchestra to play music for the occasion. Chapter …show more content…
His family members served in many of the Grand Duke’s regiments and in fact, his father guarded the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie’s husband before his untimely death. He noted how he traveled to the Grand Duke’s palace in his early years to visit his father and would happen to see the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie talking with Karolina’s mother during those visits. Karolina said she would accompany her mother to the palace and visit with Princess Marie.
The couple sat next to Karolina’s mother as they talked about growing up in the Grand Duchy of Baden. Karolina looked over to see her mother smiling at her as it seemed the handsome officer met her mother’s approval for a potential suitor for Karolina.
The Knight’s Hall clock struck ten o’clock and the music stopped. The handsome officer bowed low to Karolina and her mother and went to help gather the Baden soldiers and march them out the door of the palace. Many promises were being made by these men to their female dancing partners in the crowd as they said their goodbyes. Theresia turned to her daughter and the other young ladies sitting in the hall and requested they gather their belongings. They walked out the door of the great Knight’s Hall toward their bedrooms in the dark cold
The impressive Schlosskirche (palace church) is in the north wing of the Mannheim Palace, where the wedding ceremony was being held in the early evening of February 23, 1843.
The Dowager Duchess Stéphanie was beaming as her daughter walked down the candlelit aisle arm and arm with the Grand Duke, Grand Duchess, and the groom, impressive in his new uniform adorned with ribbons and medals especially for the occasion. The bride was resplendent in the same gown her mother wore when she married the late Grand Duke of Baden. She wore the jewels and tiara given to her mother by Napoleon Bonaparte himself when she became the Grand Duchess. The Dowager Duchess knew her daughter would officially be a member of royalty again and her daughter’s …show more content…
Karolina and Theresia sat in the back of the dining room at a small table reserved for other lesser known nobles and guests awed by the abundance and variety of the rich food dishes that were served to them.
During the wedding banquet, each of the royal guests made congratulatory toasts to the bride and groom. The Duke of Hamilton stood and welcomed his son’s new bride into his family and spoke of his intention to build a new Bavarian styled castle in Scotland for the happy couple. All of the wedding guests clapped loudly at the news and the old Duke was beaming as he sat down. The Grand Duke of Baden pronounced the wedding banquet a success much to the relief of the Dowager Duchess and invited the older men to retire to the drawing room for brandy and cigars. The Dowager Duchess, in turn, encouraged the young men and ladies to join the bride and groom in the Knight’s Hall for music and dancing. She had secured a local orchestra to play music for the occasion. Chapter …show more content…
His family members served in many of the Grand Duke’s regiments and in fact, his father guarded the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie’s husband before his untimely death. He noted how he traveled to the Grand Duke’s palace in his early years to visit his father and would happen to see the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie talking with Karolina’s mother during those visits. Karolina said she would accompany her mother to the palace and visit with Princess Marie.
The couple sat next to Karolina’s mother as they talked about growing up in the Grand Duchy of Baden. Karolina looked over to see her mother smiling at her as it seemed the handsome officer met her mother’s approval for a potential suitor for Karolina.
The Knight’s Hall clock struck ten o’clock and the music stopped. The handsome officer bowed low to Karolina and her mother and went to help gather the Baden soldiers and march them out the door of the palace. Many promises were being made by these men to their female dancing partners in the crowd as they said their goodbyes. Theresia turned to her daughter and the other young ladies sitting in the hall and requested they gather their belongings. They walked out the door of the great Knight’s Hall toward their bedrooms in the dark cold