Etti Plesch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Anna Paula Ferdinandine von Wurmbrand-Stuppach 3 February 1914 |
| Died | 29 April 2003 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | Socialite, racehorse owner, huntress |
| Known for | Only female owner to win The Derby twice |
| Spouses | Count Tamás Esterházy de Galántha
(m. 1938; div. 1944)Count Sigismund Berchtold
(m. 1944; div. 1949)William Deering Davis
(m. 1949–1951)Dr. Árpád Plesch
(m. 1954; died 1974) |
| Parent(s) | Count Ferdinand von Wurmbrand-Stuppach May Baltazzi |
Etti Plesch, born Countess Maria Anna Paula Ferdinandine von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (3 February 1914 – 29 April 2003), was an Austro-Hungarian countess, huntress, racehorse owner, and socialite. Plesch lost two of her six husbands to the same woman, Louise de Vilmorin, a French literary figure, and owned two winners of The Derby, Psidium in 1961 and Henbit in 1980.[1]