Monday, July 18, 2016

A noble engagement

HSH  Princess Sophie Amelie Margarita Alexandra Monika Isabel of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg is engaged to marry Count Constantin Fugger von Babenhausen.   The announcement was made on May 20th.

Princess Sophie is the eldest of three children of HSH Ludwig, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Countess Elisabeth of Waldburg zu Wolfegg-Waldsee.

Sophie, who was born on September 1, 1988, has two younger siblings,  Princess Amelie (1990) and Hereditary Prince Ludwig (1994).

She is a graduate of the University of Buckingham in England, where she studied business and management.  She received her degree in 2013.  She currently works in Munich as a recruitment consultant.

Count Constantin Franziskus Anselm Maria Fugger von Babenhausen is the eldest child of Count Johannes Fugger von Babenhausen and his first wife,  Princess Marie Elisabeth (Miriam) Lobkowicz, who was born in South Bend, Indiana.

Constantin, who was born on July 23, 1986, has a younger brother, Count Philipp (1988) and a younger sister, Countess Georgina (1988.)

Count Johannes's first marriage ended in divorce in 2010. He remarried Baroness Caroline von Schacky auf Schönfeld.

The current Prince Fugger von Babenhausen is Hubertus, who is Count Johannes' elder brother.

Count Constantin is the manager of Raw materials at HiPP Baby Food in Munich.  He attended the Royal Agricultural University at Circencester.

The wedding will take place on June 20, 2017. [Update: weddding will be on June 24, 2017]

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