1873 - 1943 (70 years)
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Name |
(Mary Theresa Olivia (Daisy, Princess of Pless) Cornwallis-West |
Birth |
28 Jun 1873 |
Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, Wales |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
29 Jun 1943 |
Waldenburg, Poland |
- Waldenburg, today Walbrzych, Poland
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Person ID |
I82332 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
18 Dec 2017 |
Family |
Hans Heinrich (XV von Hochberg, Prince of Pless) Hochberg, b. 23 Apr 1861 d. 31 Jan 1938 (Age 76 years) |
Marriage |
8 Dec 1891 |
St. Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
- Since the Cornwallis-West family was impoverished, the Hochbergs were forced to pay and organise the wedding. The wedding ceremony took place at St. Margaret's in Westminster on 8 December 1891. Notable witnesses were Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and his wife Princess Alexandra, while Queen Victoria personally gave the couple her blessing. They began their married life by traveling throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and America. As a wedding gift from Hans Heinrich XI, the senior head of the house, the young couple received Schloss F?rstenstein near Waldenburg , where they hosted the finest European aristocracy throughout their entire marriage.
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Children |
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Family ID |
F30179 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
18 Dec 2017 |
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Notes |
- She was a noted society beauty in the Edwardian period, and a member of one of the wealthiest European noble families. Daisy and her husband Hans Heinrich XV were the owners of large estates and coal mines in Silesia (now in Poland) which brought the Hochbergs enormous fortune. Her extravagant lifestyle coupled with disastrous events and political and family scandals were tasty morsels for the international press.
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