WEDDING OF PRINCE JEAN-NAPOLEON AND COUNTESS OLYMPIA VON UND ZU ARCO-ZINNEBERG
Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon, head of the former Imperial House of France, married Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg at the Cathedral Saint Louis des Invalides in Paris on October 19, 2019.
Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty ImagesAccording to French press reports, Jean-Christophe and Olymppia married in a civil ceremony in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a French commune just west of Paris, on October 17, 2019.
Jean-Christophe proposed to Olympia in January 2019 in Switzerland.
Embed from Getty ImagesWho is Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleón?
Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon was born on Saint-Raphaël, Var, France on 11 July 1986 as the son of Prince Charles Napoléon and his first wife Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Embed from Getty ImagesPrince Jean-Christophe Napoleon and her mother Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Embed from Getty ImagesJean-Christophe is the head of the former Imperial House of France and heir of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Prince has an older sister, Princess Caroline (born 1980).
In 2017, Jean-Christophe completed an MBA at Harvard Business School. He has worked as a private equity associate for Blackstone Group and Advent International in London.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe Prince is fluent in French, English and Spanish. He represents his dynasty’s heritage at public events and ceremonies in France and elsewhere in Europe.
Embed from Getty ImagesPrince Charles Napoleon (father of the Jean-Christophe) and Countess Marie-Beatrice von Arco-Zinneberg (mother of Olympia).
Who is Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg?
Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg was born on 4 January 1988 in Munich, Germany as the daughter of Count Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1955), a great-grandson of the last Bavarian King Ludwig III, and Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este (11 December 1954).
Embed from Getty ImagesCountess Olympia Von Arco-Zinneberg and her father Count Riprand von Arco-Zinneberg.
Embed from Getty ImagesOlympia has five sisters: Countess Anna Theresa (1981), Countess Margherita (1983), Countess Maximiliana Aimée (1990), Countess Marie Gabrielle (1992) and Countess Giorgiana (1997).
Embed from Getty ImagesCountess Georgiana helped her sister Countess Olympia to fix her long veil.
In 2011, Olympia graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor Arts in Political Science.
A Guide to Yale College, 2014–2015 – Bulletin of Yale University:
“I am from Austria. I’ve also lived in Germany and Connecticut. I went to boarding school in the United Kingdom and took my gap year in Shanghai, China. Since coming to Yale, I did the Yale-Peking University program during my spring semester sophomore year. Next fall I will spend the semester in Paris.”
Bulletin of Yale University
Olympia also has a Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Art History from Columbia University.
Religious Wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleón and Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg
In a nod to history Jean-Napoleón and Olympia married at The Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris, France, where Napoleon’s body was brought back from St Helena after his exile from France.
Embed from Getty ImagesOlympia is escorted into the cathedral by her father Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe wedding took place at The Cathedral Saint Louis des Invalides in Paris on October 19, 2019.
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Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon and his wife Olympia come out of the Cathedral at the end of their wedding.
Embed from Getty ImagesJean-Christophe about Olympia:
“It’s a story of love rather than a nod to history. 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.”
The Times UK
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Prince Jean-Napoleón and Princess Olympia leave the cathedral in a red convertible, a vintage DS Citroen.
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Royal Bride: Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg
The new Princess Napoleón look stunning in Oscar De La Renta gown with XL palm pattern. Olympia opted for pointed-toe, white shoes.
Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty ImagesCountess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg wore sapphires and diamond earrings from her mother Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este.
Archduchess Maria Beatrice received the earring as wedding gift from her parents Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta.
Embed from Getty ImagesArchduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este (Olympia’s mother) with the earrings on her wedding day.
Embed from Getty ImagesOlympia wore a stunning Diamond Bandeau Tiara-Necklace, from The Austria-Este’s family. It was worn as a necklace by her aunt, Archduchess Isabella of Austria-Este on her wedding.
The beautiful bridesmaids wore floral crowns and white dresses.
Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty ImagesRoyal Guests at The Wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe and Countess Olympia
Embed from Getty ImagesArchduke Lorenz of Austria-Este and his wife Princess Astrid of Belgium.
Embed from Getty ImagesIllustration view of the bag of Princess Astrid of Belgium.
Embed from Getty ImagesPrincess Maria Laura of Belgium. Learn about Maria Laura here.
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Embed from Getty ImagesHereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg.
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Embed from Getty ImagesPrincess Beatrice of York and her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Learn about Beatrice and Edoardo here.
Embed from Getty ImagesCrown Prince Pavlos of Greece and daughter Princess Maria Olympia.
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Embed from Getty ImagesPrince Louis of Luxembourg and Prince Laurent of Belgium.
Embed from Getty ImagesDuchess Sophie of Wurtenberg and Monique Raimond.
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Embed from Getty ImagesDona Isabel, Duchess of Braganza and Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza.
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Embed from Getty ImagesPrincess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau and husband Antonius Willms. Princess Marie-Gabrielle’s wedding here.
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Princess Danica and Prince Philip of Yugoslavia.
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