BIOGRAPHIES OF BRIDE AND GROOM
Her Royal Highness Duchess Fleur von Württemberg
Duchess Fleur was born in Friedrichshafen on November 4, 1977, the youngest daughter of H.R.H. Duke Carl and H.R.H. Duchess Diane, née Princess of France. With four brothers and one sister she grew up in the Castle of Altshausen.
Duchess Fleur attended the Klosterschule Wald and concluded her school education in the Progymnasium Altshausen. Then she took up international language studies in France, England, Spain and Italy where she gained experience in the field of interior fittings and event-management.
In autumn 2000, Duchess Fleur organized a very successful exhibition of Duchess Diane's works in the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. Since then, she is working for Duchess Diane, an artist of international repute, in the field of organization and coordination of art exhibitions and events.
In her leisure time, Duchess Fleur is a passionate diver and tennis player.
His High-Born Count Moritz von Goëss
Count Moritz Goëss was born in Klagenfurt on June 5, 1966, the only son of Count Ernst-Friedrich and Countess Gabrielle, née Countess of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck. Count Moritz has two sisters. The house of Goëss has resided in Carinthia since the late 17th century; in the 19th century a number of family members held high offices at the Emperor's court.
Count Moritz attended elementary school in Wölfnitz, then went to the Mittelschule Bundesgymnasium in Klagenfurt, and concluded his school education in the Voralpinen Knabeninstitut of Montana, Switzerland. He did his military service in the rod battalion 9 in Zwölfaxing. Then he took up reading Business and Economics at the English University of Buckingham in Oxfordshire.
His career has always been closely linked with the wood-processing industry. For 12 years he worked in the Sales Department of an Austrian group, starting in an English subsidiary of the group. After that, he worked in Austria for five years, where he gained experience in the field of Technical Purchasing and Timber Purchasing. Thereafter, he worked in Luxembourg for four years, where he was involved in the building up of a new factory. After a short employment in France, Count Moritz Goëss was appointed member of the sales management of a factory in Germany. Finally, he returned to his home country Austria and works currently in the Sales Controlling Department of a big private industrial enterprise in Vienna.
In his leisure time, Count Moritz Goëss is a passionate skier and tennis player.
Information from the Press-information received at Altshausen Castle.