Marie Breunner-Enckevoirth

Marie, Duchess of Ratibor, Princess of Corvey, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (Marie Agathe Augusta Gobertina Hubertina; née Countess Maria von Breunner-Enckevoirth; 23 August 1856 – 25 June 1929) was an Austrian aristocrat and consort of Victor II, the last reigning Duke of Ratibor and Prince of Corvey.

Marie
Duchess of Ratibor, Princess of Corvey, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Portrait of Duchess Marie by Philip de László, 1899
Born(1856-08-23)23 August 1856
Grafenegg Castle, Krems-Land, Austrian Empire
Died25 June 1929(1929-06-25) (aged 72)
Rauden Castle, Rudy, Second Polish Republic
Spouse
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(m. 1877; died 1923)​
Issue
Names
Marie Agathe Augusta Gobertina Hubertina
HouseBreunner-Enckevoirth
FatherCount August Johann Breunner-Enckevoirth
MotherCountess Agota Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék

Early life and family

Countess Marie Breunner-Enckevoirth was born at Grafenegg Castle on 23 August 1856 to Count August Johann Breunner-Enckevoirth and Countess Agota Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék. Her father was a member of the Austrian nobility.[1] Her mother was from a Hungarian noble family. She was baptized as Maria Agathe Augusta Gobertina Hubertina in a Catholic ceremony the day after her birth. Her sister, Eleonore, was the wife of Karl Maria Alexander, 9th Prince of Auersperg. She was the aunt of Agathe Whitehead, the first wife of Georg von Trapp.

Marriage and issue

On 19 June 1877, she married Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Duke of Ratibor and Prince of Corvey, in Vienna.[2][3][4]

They had four children:

Later life and death

In 1893 her husband succeeded his father, Victor I, as the Duke of Ratibor and Prince of Corvey.[5] Her husband died on 9 August 1923.

She died on 25 June 1929 at Rauden Castle in Rudy, Upper Silesia.

References
  1. of), Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigny Ruvigny and Raineval (9th marquis (8 June 2019). "The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who", of the Sovereigns, Princes and Nobles of Europe". Harrison & Sons – via Google Books.
  2. "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
  3. "Hohenlohe". www.royaltyguide.nl.
  4. "Duchess of Ratibor Corvey Honeysuckle Diamond Tiara- Marie Herzogin von Ratibor-Corvey Palmetten Diamant Diadem - Royal Jewel History". royal-magazin.de.
  5. of), Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigny Ruvigny and Raineval (9th marquis (8 June 2019). "The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who", of the Sovereigns, Princes and Nobles of Europe". Harrison & Sons – via Google Books.
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