Princess Tatyana Illarionovna Vasilchikova , married to Metternich-Winneburg ( January 1, 1915 , Petrograd , Russian Empire - June 26, 2006 , Johannisberg , Hessen , Germany ) - philanthropist and memoirist from the Vasilchikov family, wife of the last Prince Metternich .
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Biography
She was born in Petrograd on the first day of 1915 in the family of Prince Illarion Sergeyevich Vasilchikov and Lidia Leonidovna , nee Princess Vyazemskaya, a member of the IV State Duma .
Together with her sister Maria (Missy, also a future memoirist), she studied in Saint-Germain-en-Laye .
In September 1941, she married Prince Metternich and settled with him in the Königsvart manor in western Czechoslovakia . After the expulsion of the Sudeten Germans, the couple moved to Rheingau , where they restored the Johannisberg castle from ruins. On the basis of local vineyards, the popular sparkling wine “Prince Metternich” was created, which Tatiana was also engaged in blending .
In 1976, she published a memoir entitled “A Woman with Five Passports” (Russian translation, 1999).
In 1978, Princess Metternich entered the Order of St. Lazarus , undertaking to represent his interests in Germany.
In 1987, she supported the initiative to create the Rheingau Music Festival by providing the premises of the Johannisberg Castle for concerts.
After 1991, and until the end of her life, she often visited Russia, and was actively involved in charity work in St. Petersburg.
After the death of her husband in 1992, Tatyana von Metternich sold the castle to the Dr. Oetker , but continued to live in it until her death in 2006. She had no children.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118581473 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
Links
- Obituary at The Daily Telegraph