List of royal weddings
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. The following is a list of notable royal weddings:
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.
14th century
Poland
- 18 February 1386: Queen Jadwiga of Poland, successor of King Louis the Great, was married to Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila.
17th century
Sweden
- 25 November 1620: King Gustaf II Adolf was married to Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg.
18th century
Sweden
- 4 November 1766: Crown Prince Gustav, eldest son and successor of King Adolf Frederick, was married to Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark.
19th century
Russian Empire
- 26 November 1895: Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, was married to Alexandra Feodorovna at the Grand Church of the Winter Palace.
United Kingdom
- 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, at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.
- 6 July 1893: Prince George, Duke of York, second son and successor of King Edward VII, was married to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.
20th century
Belgium
- 15 December 1960: King Baudouin was married to Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.
- 4 December 1999: Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, eldest child and successor of King Albert II, was married to Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.
Greece
- 18 September 1964: King Constantine II was married to Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark.
- 1 July 1995: Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, eldest son and second child of King Constantine II, was married to Marie-Chantal Miller.
United Kingdom
- 26 April 1923: Prince Albert, Duke of York, second son of King George V and successor of King Edward VIII, was married to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
- 20 November 1947: Princess Elizabeth, elder daughter and successor of King George VI, was married to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey.
- 6 May 1960: Princess Margaret, younger daughter of King George VI, was married to Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
- 8 June 1961: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, third grandson of King George V, was married to Katharine Worsley at York Minster.
- 24 April 1963: Princess Alexandra of Kent, third granddaughter of King George V, was married to The Hon. Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey.
- 14 November 1973: Princess Anne, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey.
- 29 July 1981: Charles, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir apparent, was married to Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral.
- 23 July 1986: Prince Andrew, Duke of York, second son of Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
- 19 June 1999: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
21st century
Bhutan
- 13 October 2011: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, was married to Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong in Punakha, Bhutan.
Denmark
- 14 May 2004: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, elder son of Margrethe II of Denmark and heir apparent, was married to Mary Elizabeth Donaldson at the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen.
Luxembourg
- 20 October 2012: Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, eldest child of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and heir apparent, was married to Countess Stephanie de Lannoy at the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg.
Monaco
- 1 July 2011: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, was married to Charlene Lynette Wittstock at the Prince's Palace of Monaco.
The Netherlands
- 2 February 2002: Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, eldest son and successor of Beatrix of the Netherlands, was married to Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti at Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.
Norway
- 25 August 2001: Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, only son of King Harald V of Norway and heir apparent, was married to Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby at the Oslo Cathedral.
Spain
- 22 May 2004: Prince Felipe of Asturias, only son and successor of Juan Carlos I of Spain, was married to Letizia Ortiz at the Almudena Cathedral at Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid.
Sweden
- 19 June 2010: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, eldest child and heir apparent of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, was married to Daniel Westling at the Stockholm Cathedral.
- 8 June 2013: Princess Madeleine of Sweden, youngest child of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, was married to Christopher O'Neill at the Stockholm Palace Church.
- 13 June 2015: Prince Carl Philip, only son of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, was married to Sofia Hellqvist at the Stockholm Palace Church.
Tonga
- 12 July 2012: Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, Crown Prince of Tonga, was married to Sinaitakala Fakafanua at the Centennial Church in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga.
United Kingdom
- 9 April 2005: Charles, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir apparent, was married to Camilla Parker Bowles at Windsor Guildhall.
- 29 April 2011: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, was married to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.
- 19 May 2018: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, third grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, was married to Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- 12 October 2018: Princess Eugenie of York, third granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, was married to Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
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