Countess Marie Breuner-Enckevoirt Explained

Marie
Consort:yes
Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Succession:Duchess consort of Ratibor
Princess consort of Corvey
Reign:30 January 1893 –
Full Name:Marie Agathe Augusta Gobertina Hubertina
House:Breuner-Enckevoirt
Father:Count August Johann Breuner-Enckevoirt
Mother:Countess Agota Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék
Birth Date:23 August 1856
Birth Place:Grafenegg Castle, Krems-Land, Austrian Empire
Death Place:Rudy Palace, Rudy, Second Polish Republic

Marie, Duchess of Ratibor, Princess of Corvey, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (Marie Agathe Augusta Gobertina Hubertina; née Countess Marie (von) Breuner-Enckevoirt; 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.

Early life and family

Countess Marie Breuner-Enckevoirt was born at Grafenegg Castle on 23 August 1856 to Count August Johann Breuner-Enckevoirt 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.

Notes and References

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