List of royal weddings
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The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan attends the marriage procession of his eldest son Dara Shikoh. Mughal-Era fireworks were utilized to brighten the night throughout the wedding ceremony.
A royal wedding is a marriage ceremony involving members of a royal family. Weddings involving senior members of the royal family are often seen as important occasions of state and attract significant national and international attention.
Contents
United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey has a long tradition as a venue for royal weddings,[1] although there was a hiatus of these from 1382 until 1919, and only two of these weddings were of the reigning monarch of the time (Henry I and Richard II).
- 11 November 1100: Henry I was married to Matilda of Scotland.
- 9 April 1269: Prince Edmund (Earl of Lancaster), son of Henry III, was married to Aveline de Forz.
- 30 April 1290: Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I, was married to Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester.
- 8 July 1290: Margaret of England, daughter of Edward I, was married to John II.
- 20 January 1382: Richard II was married to Anne of Bohemia.
- 27 February 1919: Princess Patricia of Connaught, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was married to Alexander Ramsay DSO.
- 28 February 1922: Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V, was married to Viscount Lascelles.
- 26 April 1923: Prince Albert, Duke of York, second son of King George V and successor to King Edward VIII, was married to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
- 29 November 1934: Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V, was married to Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.
- 20 November 1947: Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter and successor of King George VI, was married to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.
- 6 May 1960: Princess Margaret, second daughter of King George VI, was married to Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones.
- 24 April 1963: Princess Alexandra of Kent was married to Angus Ogilvy.
- 14 November 1973: Princess Anne, only daughter of Elizabeth II, was married to Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips.[2]
- 23 July 1986: Prince Andrew, second son of Elizabeth II, was married to Sarah Ferguson.[3]
- 29 April 2011: Prince William of Wales, second grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, eldest son of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and second in line to the throne, was married to Catherine Elizabeth Middleton.[4]
St Paul's Cathedral
- 29 July 1981: Charles, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir apparent, was married to Diana Frances Spencer[5]
Chapel Royal, St James's Palace
- 8 April 1795: Prince George, Prince of Wales eldest son and successor of King George III, was married to Princess Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- 10 February 1840: Queen Victoria, only daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and successor of King William IV was married to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony[5]
- 6 July 1893: Prince George, Duke of York, second son of King Edward VII, was married to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck
- 6 November 1935: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V was married to Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- 10 March 1863: Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, eldest son and successor of Queen Victoria, was married to Princess Alexandra of Denmark
- 19 June 1999: Prince Edward, youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones[6]
- 17 May 2008: Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and son of Anne, Princess Royal, was married to Autumn Patricia Kelly[7]
In addition to the above, the marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in 2005 received a blessing from The Archbishop of Canterbury.
Windsor Guildhall
- 9 April 2005: Charles, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir apparent, was married to Camilla Parker Bowles[8]
Crathie Kirk
- 12 December 1992: Anne, Princess Royal, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II was married to Captain Timothy James Hamilton Laurence.[9]
Canongate Kirk
- 30 July 2011: Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE, eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, was married to Michael James Tindall, MBE[10]
Outside the United Kingdom
Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu
- 1053: William I to Matilda of Flanders[11]
Château de Candé. Monts, Indre-et-Loire
- 3 June 1937: Prince Edward eldest son and successor to George V and abdicated King, was married to Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson[12]
Belgium
Royal Palace of Brussels
- 4 February 1875: Louise, Princess of Belgium and Filip von Saksen-Coburg
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
- 4 November 1926: Leopold, Duke of Brabant and Astrid, Princess of Sweden.
- 2 July 1959: Albert, Prince of Liège and Dona Paola, Princess Ruffo di Calabria
- 15 December 1960: The King of the Belgians and the Fabiola, countess de Mora y Aragon.
- 4 December 1999: Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, now King Philippe of the Belgians and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz.
- 12 April 2003: Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs
Our Blessed Lady of Zavel Church
- 22 September 1984: Astrid, Princess of Belgium and Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
Outside Belgium
Basilica of Our Lady in Trastevere
- 5 July 2014: Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este and Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein
Denmark
Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen
- 14 May 2004: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, eldest son of Margrethe II of Denmark and heir apparent, was married to Mary Elizabeth Donaldson.
Fredensborg Slotskirke, Fredensborg
- 8 September 1933: Prince Knud of Denmark, youngest son of Christian X of Denmark, was married to his first cousin, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
- 3 February 1968: Princess Benedikte of Denmark, second daughter of Frederik IX, was married to Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
Frederiksborg Slotskirke, Hillerød
- 18 November 1995: Prince Joachim of Denmark, youngest son of Margrethe II of Denmark, was married to Alexandra Christina Manley
Holmens Kirke, Copenhagen
- 10 June 1967: Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark, eldest daughter and successor to Frederik IX of Denmark, was married to Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat.
Møgeltønder Church, Møgeltønder
- 24 May 2008: Prince Joachim of Denmark, youngest son of Margrethe II of Denmark, was married to Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier
Outside of Denmark
Cannes, France
- 26 April 1898: Prince Christian of Denmark, eldest son of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and then, second in line to the throne, was married to Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Storkyrkan, Stockholm
- 24 May 1935: Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Iceland, eldest son of Christian X of Denmark and then, heir apparent, was married to Princess Ingrid of Sweden.
The Royal Palace, Stockholm
- 28 July 1869: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, eldest son and heir apparent of Christian IX of Denmark, was married to Princess Louise of Sweden.
Spain
Almudena Cathedral
- 22 May 2004: Felipe VI of Spain, eldest son of Juan Carlos I, was married to Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano.
Seville Cathedral
- 18 March 1995: Infanta Elena of Spain, eldest daughter and child of Juan Carlos I, was married to Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada
Barcelona Cathedral
- 4 October 1997: Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarin
Outside of Spain
Church of Saint Dennis, Athens
- 14 May 1962: Juan Carlos, Prince of Asturias and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, sister of the current King of Greece Constantine II of Greece
Sweden
Stockholm Cathedral
- 19 June 1976: Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, grandson and successor to Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, was married to Silvia Renate Sommerlath
- 19 June 2010: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, eldest daughter and heir apparent of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, was married to Daniel Westling.
The Stockholm Palace Church
- 8 June 2013: Princess Madeleine of Sweden, youngest child of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, was married to Christopher O'Neill.
- 13 June 2015:Prince Carl Philip, Only son of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, was married to Sofia Hellqvist.
Monaco
Prince's Palace of Monaco
- 19 April 1956: Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco was married to Grace Patricia Kelly.[13]
- 1 July 2011: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco was married to Charlene Lynette Wittstock
Luxembourg
Notre-Dame Cathedral
- 14 Feb 1981:Hereditary Grand Duke Henri, eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and, then, heir apparent, was married to María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla.
- 20 Oct 2012:Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, eldest son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and heir apparent, was married to Countess Stephanie de Lannoy.
Outside of Luxembourg
Basilique de Sainte Marie-Madeleine
- 21 September 2013: Prince Félix, second son of Grand Duke Henri was married to Claire Lademacher.
The Netherlands
Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague)
- 7 January 1937: Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, only child and successor of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, was married to Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
- 10 January 1967: Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, third daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands was married to Pieter van Vollenhoven.
- 19 May 2001: Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, youngest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was married to Laurentien Brinkhorst.
Westerkerk (Amsterdam)
- 10 March 1966: Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, eldest daughter and successor of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands was married to Claus van Amsberg.
Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam)
- 2 February 2002: Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and, then, heir apparent, was married to Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti at the Beurs van Berlage.
Oude Kerk (Delft)
- 24 April 2004: Prince Friso of Orange, second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, was married to Mabel Wisse Smit.
Norway
Oslo Cathedral
- 29 August 1968: Crown Prince Harald of Norway, only son and successor to Olav V of Norway, was married to Sonja Haraldsen.
- 25 August 2001: Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, eldest son of King Harald V of Norway and heir apparent, was married to Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby.
Nidarosdomen - Trondheim
- 24 May 2002: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, daughter of King Harald V of Norway, was married to Ari Behn.
Thailand
Sra Pathum Palace
- 28 April 1950: King Bhumibol Adulyadej was married to Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara.[14]
Tahiti
LMS Chapel, Huahine
- October 19, 1823: Princess ʻAimata Pomare of Tahiti was married to King Tapoa II of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora
Hawaii
The Mission
- October 19, 1823: High Chief Hoapili was married to Queen Dowager Kalākua Kaheiheimālie
Waineʻe Church
- November 25, 1835: Princess Harriet Keōpūolani Nāhiʻenaʻena was married to High Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku
Kawaiahaʻo Church
- December 5, 1828: Princess Laura Kanaholo Kōnia was married to High Chief Abner Kuhoʻoheiheipahu Pākī
- June 19, 1856: King Kamehameha IV was married to Emma Rooke
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