Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

Marianne
Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
BornBaroness Marianne von Mayr-Melnhof
(1919-12-09) 9 December 1919 (age 104)
Salzburg, Austria
SpouseLudwig, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
(m. 1942; died 1962)
IssuePrincess Yvonne, Edle von Kronstätt
Alexander, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Princess Elisabeth, Baroness Schuler von Senden
Princess Teresa, Countess von Kageneck
Prince Peter zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
HouseSayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (by marriage)
FatherBaron Friedrich von Mayr-Melnhof
MotherCountess Maria-Anna von Meran

Maria Anna, Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn,[1] (born Baroness Maria Anna Mayr von Melnhof; 9 December 1919) is a German noblewoman, socialite, a professional photographer and the mother of Alexander, 7th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1943).[2]

  1. ^ In 1919 royalty and nobility lost their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to Article 109 of the Weimar Constitution.
  2. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XIX. "Sayn-Wittgenstein". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2011, pp. 331-334. (German). ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6.