Leonard von Lahnstein
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Lars Korten als Leonard von Lahnstein
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| Verbotene Liebe character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Lars Korten | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 2173 March 11, 2004 |
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| Last appearance | September 10, 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Dr. Leonard Lahnstein | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Doctor at St. Vincenz Hospital Founder of the Jana von Lahnstein Stiftung Former executive of the Lahnstein Holding |
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| Residence | Boston, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Parents |
Adrian Degenhardt (biological father) Francesca di Balbi (deceased) Johannes von Lahnstein (legal father; deceased) |
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| Siblings |
Constantin von Lahnstein Carla von Lahnstein (maternal half-sister) |
| Spouse | Silke Voss (divorced) Cécile de Maron (widowed; deceased) [2006] Jana Brandner (widowed; deceased) [2007-2008] Sarah Hofmann (married) [2008-present] |
| Children | Julius de Maron (deceased) |
| Aunts and uncles | Carlotta di Balbi (maternal) Maria di Balbi (maternal) |
| Nieces and nephews | Sophia von Lahnstein |
| First cousins | Ansgar von Lahnstein |
Dr. Leonard Antonio Sebastian von Lahnstein is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love) portrayed by actor Lars Korten from March 11, 2004 to September 10, 2009.
Leonard is the son of Adrian Degenhardt (Klaus Zmorek) and the late Francesca von Lahnstein. He is also the brother of Constantin von Lahnstein (Milan Marcus) and the half-brother of Carla von Lahnstein (Claudia Hiersche). Until 2007 he believed that Johannes von Lahnstein (Thomas Gumpert) was his real father, but a letter from his late mother Francesca sheds another light on his paternity. A DNA test proves that Adrian is indeed his biological father.
Leonard is the favorite son of his father Johannes. When he comes home from Chicago, where he worked as doctor, he meets the beautiful Cécile de Maron (Yvonne Burbach) and knows from the beginning that she is the love of his life. He arrives at Königsbrunn and it turns out, that Cécile is Johannes's new wife. Soon, Leonard and Cécile have to deal with their feelings for each other. They try to deny their love, and Leonard even marries his former love Silke Voss (Annette Culp) to prove that he can live without Cécile. But his marriage falls apart when Silke sees that Leonard is in love with Cécile. Johannes also tries to come between Leonard and Cécile's love. When he finds out they had an affair, Johannes files for divorce and wants Leonard out of his life. Cécile tries to bring them back together when she finds out that she is pregnant and hopes that Johannes finds a way to be a grandfather to their child, but Johannes refuses. Just a few days after marrying Leonard, Cécile and her unborn son, Julius, die after a car accident. Johannes comes to Leonard and comforts him when he needs him most. Leonard soon becomes addicted to pain killers and is haunted by memories of Cécile.
His family and friends try to help him and he finally sees that it's worth living again. Then he meets the new maid Sarah Hofmann (Sina-Valeska Jung) and falls in love with her. Their relationship doesn't last long since Sarah discovers that she is the product of a one-night stand between Elke Käppler (Elke Bludau) and Johannes, making Leonard and Sarah half siblings. Sarah and Leonard break up and try to move on. Leonard begins a passionate affair with his good friend, Jana Brandner (Vanessa Jung), while Sarah begins to fall for Gregor Mann (Andreas Jancke).
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