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Olympia, Princess Napoléon
21st-century European aristocrat
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Olympia Bonaparte, Princess Napoléon (Olympia Elene Marie; née Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, born 4 January 1988), is the wife of Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, the disputed head of the House of Bonaparte and, in the view of Bonapartists, the pretender to the abolished French imperial throne.
4 January 1988
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
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| Born | Olympia Elena Maria Gräfin von und zu Arco-Zinneberg 4 January 1988 Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||
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| Issue | Prince Louis Bonaparte | ||||
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| House | Arco (by birth) Napoléon (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Count Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este | ||||
Early life and family
Countess Olympia Elene Marie von und zu Arco-Zinneberg was born on 4 January 1988 in Munich to Count Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1955-2021) and his wife, Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este.[1] Through her father she is a great-great-granddaughter of Ludwig III and Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, the last king and queen of Bavaria. Through her mother she is the granddaughter of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta. She is a great-granddaughter of Charles I and Zita of Bourbon-Parma, the last emperor and empress of Austria.[2] Olympia is also the great-great-great-great-grandniece of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, the second wife of Napoleon I.[3]
Personal life
Olympia graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in political science and from Columbia University in 2015 with a Master of Arts degree in art history.[4][5][6] She played on the women's college club ice hockey teams of both Yale and Columbia.[7] She currently works in London as the creator and chief curator of a photography collection.[5]
She met Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon during a semester studying abroad in Paris.[3][8] They became engaged in May 2019. Her engagement ring includes a diamond from the tiara of Eugénie de Montijo, the last Empress of the French and wife of Napoleon III.[9]
Olympia and Jean-Christophe first held a civil marriage on 17 October 2019 at the town hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine. They then held a religious Catholic ceremony on 19 October 2019, celebrated by Antoine de Romanet at the Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides, followed by a reception at the Château de Fontainebleau.[10][11] The wedding festivities were attended by members of European royal and noble families including Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg; Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este; Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece; Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark; Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark; Nina Flohr; Prince Félix of Luxembourg; Princess Claire of Luxembourg; Prince Christian of Hanover; Princess Christian of Hanover; Princess Beatrice of York; and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.[12][13] Their wedding marked the first time in over two hundred years that a marriage between the House of Habsburg and the House of Bonaparte had taken place.[9] The Princess gave birth to a son, Louis Charles Riprand Victor Jérôme Marie, on 7 December 2022 in Paris.[14]
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