Daisy | |||||
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Princess of Pless | |||||
Born | Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West 28 June 1873 Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, Wales | ||||
Died | 29 June 1943 Waldenburg, Silesia (present-day Poland) | (aged 70)||||
Spouse | Hans Heinrich XV von Hochberg | ||||
Issue | Hans Heinrich XVII Alexander Bolko | ||||
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House | Hochberg (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Col. William Cornwallis-West | ||||
Mother | Mary "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. During her marriage, she was a member of one of the wealthiest European noble families. 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 .