A Bourbon-Parma/MacMahon Romance in the Making?

 

Amaury and Pélagie at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Noto, 2021.
Pélagie and Maurice, 2021.

In September 2021, Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma and Pélagie de MacMahon attended the wedding of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Noto (née Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune). The pair were accompanied by Maurice de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta, the younger brother of Pélagie. 

More recently, at the religious wedding of Prince Joachim Murat and Princess Yasmine at Les Invalides, Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma and Pélagie de MacMahon were in each other’s company. Photos of the couple can be seen at this article on Histories RoyalesGala de mariage du prince Joachim et de la princesse Yasmine Murat aux Invalides en présence de membres de familles royales étrangères

Charles-Emmanuel and Constance of Bourbon-Parma with their children.

Born at Paris on 30 October 1991, Prince Amaury Yves Michel Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parma is the eldest child of Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1961) and Princess Constance (b.1970; née de Ravinel). Amaury has three younger sisters: Princess Charlotte (b.1993), Princess Elisabeth (b.1996), and Princess Zita (b.1999). Amaury’s paternal grandparents are Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel. His maternal grandparents are Baron Yves de Ravinel and Alexe de Castellane.

The Duchess of Magenta with her two children.

Born at Sully-le-Château on 24 June 1990, Pélagie Jeanne Marie Marguerite Charlotte Nathalie de MacMahon is the first child and only daughter of Philippe de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta (1938-2002), and Amelia de MacMahon, Duchesse de Magenta (b.1963; née the Honourable Amelia Drummond). Pélagie’s only full sibling is Maurice de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta (b.1992). Pélagie has two older half-sisters from her father’s first marriage to Claire-Marguerite Schindler: Adélaïde (b.1978) and Eléonore (b.1980). Pélagie’s paternal grandparents are Maurice de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta, and Marguerite de Caraman-Chimay. Her maternal grandparents are Humphrey Drummond of Megginch (né Evans) and Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange. 

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