Beatrix, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau
Hungarian-German aristocrat (1930–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beatrix, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau (née Countess Beatrix Maria Valeria Thérèse Emerica Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék; 30 January 1930 – 30 September 2021) was a Hungarian-German aristocrat and socialite. By birth a member of the Széchényi family, a Hungarian noble family, she fled Hungary in 1956 during the Communist Revolution. After arriving in Germany, she married Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau, the nominal head of the House of Schönburg-Glauchau, and moved to Africa. She lived in Togo and Somalia, where her husband worked as a journalist, before returning to Germany in 1970. After divorcing her husband in 1986, she moved to Regensburg to live with her daughter, Gloria, Princess of Thurn und Taxis.
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Beatrix Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék | |
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Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau | |
Full name | Beatrix Maria Valeria Thérèse Emerica Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék |
Born | (1930-01-30)30 January 1930 Hegykő, Kingdom of Hungary |
Died | 30 September 2021(2021-09-30) (aged 91) Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany |
Buried | Nordfriedhof, Munich, Germany |
Noble family | Széchenyi |
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Issue | Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis Count Carl-Alban von Schönburg-Glauchau Alexander, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau |
Father | Count Bálint Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék |
Mother | Princess Marie Pavlovna Galitzine |
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