Lahnstein family
| Ethnicity | German & Italian |
|---|---|
| Current region | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Members |
Ludwig von Lahnstein Johannes von Lahnstein Hagen von Lahnstein Sebastian von Lahnstein Helena von Lahnstein Tristan von Lahnstein Marlene Wolf (Marlene von Lahnstein) Rebecca von Lahnstein Ansgar von Lahnstein Carla von Lahnstein Leonard von Lahnstein Sarah Hofmann Nico von Lahnstein Constantin von Lahnstein Christina Brandner Emma von Lahnstein Kim Wolf Hannes von Lahnstein Nick Brandner Sophia von Lahnstein |
| Connected families | Di Balbi family Brandner family |
| Traditions | Adultery High morals Secrets Illegitimate children Coming back from the dead |
| Heirlooms | Lahnstein Enterprises Castle Königsbrunn estate |
| Estate | Castle Königsbrunn Penthouse Lahnstein stud farm |
The Lahnstein family is a very wealthy and aristocratic prestigious fictional family on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). The Lahnsteins have been a staple on Verbotene Liebe since their introduction in September 2003.
The Lahnsteins are a family of tradition and appear with high morals to which they don't see to hold up to. They are known for their conversations on the dinner table. It became a choice by the producers over the years that the "evil characters" would sit on the right side of the table, while the "good characters" sit on the left side with the patriarch of the family on the head.
Over the years, the Lahnsteins also became known for their celebrations and events. Several weddings took place at their residence, Königsbrunn Castle. There were also festivities like a masquerade ball or an oldtimer race. All events are known for going not as planned. A hostage crisis, shocking paternity reveal, attempted murder or the reveal of affairs took place at those events. But they are also known for the beginning of great love stories.
It has become known that members of the Lahnstein family have had affairs with their servants. These affairs may have ended in producing illegitimate children or even marriage. This fact also caused the family to gain a reputation of hypocrisy and caused them to be known as a dysfunctional clan.
The Lahnstein family, according to story in 2012, is first mentioned in 1512 and is one of the prestigious names along the German aristocracy. Their back story starts in the 1960s, when Johannes von Lahnstein is about to marry Francesca di Balbi, after having an affair with her younger sister Maria. She ends up pregnant with Johannes' child, but eventually has to give up her baby boy as she is committed to an insane asylum after trying to shoot Johannes. Her sister Francesca takes the boy, names him Ansgar and raises him as her own. Francesca and Ansgar have a special bond and she always looks out for him, while Johannes starts to resent the boy somehow at a young age. While Johannes and Francesca end up with the first child of their own, a daughter named Carla, Johannes' older brother Ludwig falls in love with a maid named Madeline. Dietrich von Lahnstein, Johannes' and Ludwig's father, wants Ludwig to end things with Madeline as she is below its level. Ludwig doesn't want to leave Madeline and gets disowned by his father. Ludwig and Madeline end up living aboard, raising their five children.
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