[Cincinna]

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The pretenders to the throne of France fall into two groups, the French Orleans family, and the Spanish Bourbons.

The religious marriage of Jean d'Orleans, aka Jean de France and Philomena de Toros y Steinhart took place at the Cathedral of Senlis. The reception followed at the Chateau de Chantilly.

FRENCH ROYAL WEDDING AT SENLIS CATHEDRAL

[GOP_Lady]

Wow. Beautiful.

Thanks for the PING, Cincinna! :-)

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

As I understand it the Spanish Bourbons are the senior surviving branch of the family. The Orleans branch is descended from the despicable Philippe D’Egalite, who was part of the Revolutionaries who killed his cousin. However the Spanish Bourbons had to give up any claim to the French throne, had a nasty little war, the War of the Spanish Succession to settle this. That was the war which the Three Musketeers fought in.

[Paved Paradise]

They are not very young, are they? But the pictures were beautiful all the same. Thanks for the post.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

The pretenders to the throne of France fall into two groups, the French Orleans family, and the Spanish Bourbons.

Probably worth pointing out the differences in nuance to an English speaker and a French speaker when you say the word "pretender".

To a French ear this only means "clamaint" - with no attempt on the part of the speaker to characterize the legitimacy of such claims.

To an English or American ear the word "pretender" connotes somebody making a false claim, or claiming the throne under false pretences.

The way it is used here is likely in the French sense of the word i.e claimant.

[siamesecats]

That’s a beautiful dress.
She looks wonderful.
Thanks for the ping.

[Oberon]

I’m studying Mr. d’Orleans’s image minutely, trying to determine if that’s a hint of Hapsburg jaw visible in the photo.

[DJ MacWoW]

Thanks for the ping.

So I'm looking at pic two and said to my daughter, "I wonder who the corpse is that she's dragging down the aisle with her " and she says, "He's for luck. Something old, something new....."