Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
| Marianne | |
|---|---|
| Dowager Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn | |
| Born |
9 December 1919 Salzburg, Austria |
| Spouse | Ludwig, 6th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn |
| House | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn |
| Father | Baron Friedrich von Mayr-Melnhof |
| Mother | Countess Maria-Anna von Meran |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Marianne, Dowager Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, (born Baroness Marianne von Mayr-Melnhof; 9 December 1919) is a German photographer, and the mother of Alexander, 7th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1943).
Marianne was born on 9 December 1919 in Salzburg, the eldest daughter of Baron Friedrich von Mayr-Melnhof (1892–1956), proprietor of the Glanegg estate near Salzburg, and of Countess Maria-Anna von Meran (1897–1983), granddaughter of Franz, Count of Meran, head of a morganatic branch of the imperial Habsburg-Lorraine. The Mayr-Melnhof family were Catholic Styrians since the 15th century and, having become industrialists, were ennobled in Austria in 1859.
Marianne married Ludwig, 6th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn on 12 Mar 1942 in Glanegg, who was born in 1915 and died accidentally at Sayn in 1962. They had five children:
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