Daisy, Princess of Pless

Daisy
Princess of Pless
BornMary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West
28 June 1873
Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, Wales
Died29 June 1943(1943-06-29) (aged 70)
Waldenburg, Silesia
(present-day Poland)
SpouseHans Heinrich XV von Hochberg (m. 8 December 1891; div, 12 December 1922)
IssueHans Heinrich XVII
Alexander
Bolko
Names
Mary Theresa Olivia
HouseHochberg (by marriage)
FatherCol. William Cornwallis-West
MotherMary "Patsy" FitzPatrick

Daisy, Princess of Pless (Mary Theresa Olivia; née Cornwallis-West; 28 June 1873 – 29 June 1943) was a noted society beauty in the Edwardian period.

Daisy and her husband Prince Hans Heinrich XV were the owners of large estates and coal mines in Silesia (now in Poland) which brought an enormous fortune to the Hochbergs. During her marriage, she was a member of one of the wealthiest European noble families. She sought to prevent World War I by bringing together world leaders for peaceful discussions.