Princely bridal soiree in June 1885 on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Elisabeth Radziwill to Count Roman Potocki, Chamberlain Sr. Maj. of the Emperor of Austria in Berlin.
Prince Anton Radziwill and the Princess hosted a brilliant musical soirée, to which the royal couple sent out 300 invitations. The guests, who belonged to the highest nobility of the residence, began to arrive at around 9 a.m.
Among them were noted the Duke and Duchess of Sagan, the wife of the ambassador Prince Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, their son Hereditary Prince Philipp Ernst with his wife, the sons of the Duke of Ratibor, Prince Biron of Curland, Prince Henry XVIII. and XIX. Reuss, the commander of the regiment of the Gardes du corps Prince Croy, from ambassadors Count Szechenyi and Baron de Courcel with his wife, Count Baunay, from envoys Count Benomar and Marquis de I'enafiel with his wives, Count Lerchenfeld, adjutant general of the Emperor Count vd Goltz and Count Lehndorff with his wife, Count Herbert Bismarck, Court Marshal Count, Perponclier with his wife, plus the numerous relatives, some of whom are staying here, some from Russia and France, who have come to the festival.
Elisabeth, the bride, radiated with dazzling beauty and virginal grace.
She wore a pink silk dress with precious lace trim, pink feathers and a
sapphire jewelry in her hair, and a necklace of large pearls and rubies around her neck . There is no need to say anything more about the wedding gifts .
The princess had received wonderful jewelry with the most precious rubies, the so-called drops of blood , from her bridegroom: from her grandmother, Princess Mathilde, a valuable Indian shawl and a silver washing set; The brother and his wife had given a complete silver tea service, the siblings all the items belonging to the toilet made of the finest porcelain: as furnishings for the Lemberg hunting lodge,
the groom's parents a wonderful tiara with matching jewelry made of the most magnificent sapphires , the uncle, Duke of Sagan, a box with 4 dozen solid gold knives, spoons and forks, Prince Mathias Radziwill a bracelet containing the most beautiful stones , his son, Prince Albert, a business card case with a gold monogram and the same crown.
It should be noted that in 1889, according to the Boucheron archives, a diadem with diamonds was made for the Viceroy of India, Lady Mary Curzon of Boucheron Paris, for £1400, referred to as “ Fleur-de-lys diamond tiara with graduated pinnacles of diamonds”. Countess Potocka's tiara is distinguished by the arches, each with 5 diamonds in the course - which are stretched between the diamond lilies as an elegant connection and a single larger diamond, which stylizes the center point underneath.
Lady Curzon's tiara has no bows, but three bouquets with seven diamonds of different sizes protrude from the intermediate element.
Elisabeth Princess Radziwill, married Count Potocki in 1889. As one of her wedding presents she got this Boucheron Tiara, which was similar to the Fleur-de-Lys Diamond Tiara of the Vicereine of India, Mary Lady Curzon made by Boucheron Paris in 1898 for £1400
— The church wedding of Princess Elisabeth Radziwill and Count Roman Potocki took place in the Hedwig Church.
The interior of the church was decorated with magnificent flowers and leaves. The corridor in front of the main portal leading to the ship was transformed into a green arbor, while a hedge of alpine roses in the most beautiful purple color stretched around the seats.
Large trees in mighty pots and all sorts of tall plants decorated the walls; Likewise, the altar, pulpit and images of saints were adorned with green foliage interspersed with flowers.
The space between the altar and benches was demarcated with a red drapery and the floor and altar steps were covered with valuable carpets.
After the church was already filled to capacity, the Grand Duchess of Baden appeared with Prince Ludwig Wilhelm, the provost and the entire clergy were welcomed at the entrance and led to the seats reserved for the court on the left in front of the altar. Princess Friedrich Karl and finally the Crown Princess were welcomed in the same way, who appeared with the Prince and Princess
Wilhelm, Princesses Victoria, Sophie and Margarethe.
The ladies wore light-colored promenade toiletries with light-colored hats. Princess Elisabeth, who wore a white ottoman dress trimmed with real meline lace, as well as the brilliant tiara given to her by her groom for her wedding , which fastened the long falling veil to her beautiful brunette hair, and in her hand the bridal bouquet made of blooming oranges, was by her father, Prince Anton Radziwill.
Count Roman Potocki, in Austrian chamberlain's uniform, led the Marquise Castellane, mother of Princess Radziwill, father of the groom, Count Alfred Potocki, the princess; The bride was accompanied by her siblings, Prince Georg and Princess Helene. The closest relatives followed
Afterwards we went back to Princely Radziwill's apartment, where a big dejeuner took place. The wedding table was set in a horseshoe shape in the large blue dining room. Opposite the young couple was the Crown Princess's place. The table was decorated with truly princely splendor.
Between the gold and silver attachments stood sixteen floral pieces of colossal dimensions, composed of the most magnificent roses and other rare flowers. Smaller ones, alternating with fruit peels, filled the spaces. The court purveyor Lock on Friedrichstrasse was entrusted with this extremely tasteful decorative arrangement. In addition, the ladies' places were each decorated with a bouquet of roses in bright colors, wrapped with satin ribbons that bore the date of the wedding day in gold letters; The gentlemen found a similar bouquet in dark colors on their seats, on which the green leaves showed the date.
The Janissary music of the Kaiser Franz Regiment made the table music. In the afternoon the young couple left for Dresden to go from there to the Lemberg hunting lodge, where Count Potocki's mother is already traveling ahead today to receive the couple.
The emperor, who received and congratulated the princess yesterday in the palace, gave her a magnificent wedding present. The same consists of a group of portraits of the royal family. In the middle you can see the colored busts of the Emperor and Empress, in the upper corners those of the Crown Prince Couple and in the lower corners those of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden.
The whole thing is surrounded by a precious solid silver frame with rich gilding, bears the imperial crown and the enameled Prussian eagle at the top, and the number “6” at the bottom. June 1885” in gold. A second gift from the emperor was a valuable watch.
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