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Show FERDINAND OK BULGARIA WEDS PRINCESS ELEONORB COBUJIG. Oei-many. Fob. 28. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Elconorc Caroline Gaspariue Louise, Princess of Rouss. were married here today. At the conclusion of the religious and the civil ceremony which followed it, the wedding wed-ding party left here for Gera, the scat of the. younger branch of the Rcuss family. fam-ily. Prince Ferdinand proceeded to the Catholic church where the religious ceremony cere-mony was held some time in advance of the bridal party, and he remained alone in silent, praye'r until the princess and her escort entered the edifice. She was accompanied by Prince Henry XXTV. of licuss-ICostriz, Prince Icnry XYTTI. of Rcuss. and other relatives. After the exchange of rings, mass was celebrated, and then the civil ceremony took place. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is a member of the house of Saxc-Ooburg-Pit-Gotha. He was born in 1861, and in ISS7 ho was elected Prince of Bulgaria. Tn April, 1S03, he was married to Princess Prin-cess Mane Louise of Bourbon-Panne, who died in 1891). The prince has two sous and two daughtere. Princess Lloonoro is a daughter of Prince Henry IY. of Ueuss-Kostriz. She was born near Zullichau, Prussia, iu 1SG0. She is a member of the younger branch of the Ifeuss family. |