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Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte has married Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg in a lavish ceremony in France.
- Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte, a descendant of the famous conqueror, has married an Austrian countess, Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg.
- Coincidentally, Countess Olympia is the great-great-great niece of Archduchess Marie-Louise, who married Napoleon Bonaparte in 1810 to help end conflicts between France and Austria.
- Despite this, Jean-Christophe has previously said that his relationship with Countess Olympia is based on love, not history, according to the Daily Mail's report after their May engagement.
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Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte married Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinnberg over the weekend, Harper's Bazaar Australia reports.
The French prince is a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte; Prince Jean-Christophe currently works as a private equity professional at The Blackstone Group in the United Kingdom, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The royal's marriage to Countess Olympia has made headlines throughout the world, as it was revealed that his Austrian bride is the great-great-great niece of Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria - also known as the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Still, Jean-Christophe stressed that this union is out of love, not history.
"It's a story of love rather than a nod to history. When I met Olympia, I plunged into her eyes and not into her family tree," Jean-Christophe said in an interview after their engagement, according to the Daily Mail.
The pair met when Olympia was studying abroad in Paris during her college years at Yale. They became engaged in May 2019 and married at the Les Invalides in Paris - which also, ironically, happens to be the burial site of Napoleon.
Keep reading for a closer look into the lavish wedding and to learn more about the couple and their families' history.