Eleonore Schönborn
Eleonore Gräfin von Schönborn (née Freiin von Doblhoff; 14 April 1920 – 25 February 2022) was an Austrian politician. She and her family were expelled from Czechoslovakia in 1945, settling in Austria. She became the first woman to hold a procuriate in Vorarlberg, and to be elected to the Schruns municipal council. She was director of the Montafoner Heimatmuseum, and co-founded an association for care of senior citizens at their homes. Schönborn had four children, including Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and the actor Michael Schönborn. She received awards for her work for cultural and social improvements in the region, including the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
Eleonore Schönborn | |
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| Born | Eleonore Freiin von Doblhoff 14 April 1920 |
| Died | 25 February 2022 (aged 101) Schruns, Austria |
| Spouse |
Hugo-Damian Schönborn
(m. 1942; div. 1958) |
| Children | 4, including Christoph and Michael |
| Parent(s) | Baron Herbert von Doblhoff Gertrud von Skutezky |
| Family | Doblhoff (by birth) Schönborn (by marriage) |
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