Beatrix, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau
Beatrix, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau (née Countess Beatrix Maria Valeria Thérèse Emerica Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék; 30 January 1930 – 30 September 2021) was a Hungarian-German aristocrat and socialite. By birth a member of the Széchényi family, a Hungarian noble family, she fled Hungary in 1956 during the Communist Revolution. After arriving in Germany, she married Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau, the nominal head of the House of Schönburg-Glauchau, and moved to Africa. She lived in Togo and Somalia, where her husband worked as a journalist, before returning to Germany in 1970. After divorcing her husband in 1986, she moved to Regensburg to live with her daughter, Gloria, Princess of Thurn und Taxis.
Beatrix Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék | |
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| Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau | |
| Full name | Beatrix Maria Valeria Thérèse Emerica Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék |
| Born | 30 January 1930 Hegykő, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 30 September 2021 (aged 91) Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Buried | Nordfriedhof, Munich, Germany |
| Noble family | Széchenyi |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis Count Carl-Alban von Schönburg-Glauchau Alexander, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau |
| Father | Count Bálint Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék |
| Mother | Princess Marie Pavlovna Galitzine |
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