A prince and his new fiancée are celebrating after getting engaged during a trip overseas. Prince Johannes Oettingen-Wallerstein, a member of a prominent aristocratic family in Germany, proposed to his girlfriend Luisa Textor while attending a family wedding in Japan. Johannes, 27, gave Luisa, 25, a stunning triple sapphire ring, and the couple shared a joyous selfie to announce their engagement. The happy news was posted on social media by Johannes’ father, Prince Carl Eugen zu Oettingen-Wallerstein, who expressed his excitement and best wishes for the couple.
While not a widely known royal figure, Johannes belongs to the House of Oettingen, a respected noble family with a long history in Franconia and Swabia. The couple has not revealed their wedding date yet, and it is uncertain if they shared the news on their personal social media accounts. The engagement took place in Kyoto, Japan, where they were attending the wedding of Johannes’ maternal uncle, Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
Prince Carl, who himself married Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in the past, has two children with her, Johannes and Princess Helena. Johannes also has three half-siblings from his parents’ subsequent marriages. The couple’s engagement announcement received warm wishes and congratulations from well-wishers on social media.