#prince rudolf of windisch-graetz

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Crown Prince Rudolf's grandchildren, early 1920s.

Princess Stephanie, Prince Rudolf, Prince Ernst and Prince Franz Joseph of Windisch-Graetz.

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               The Furstenberg Diamond and Pearl Tiara

       ~ “This tiara, consisting of 11 medallions formed by two diamond lilies and surmounted by 23 pear-shaped pearls, was made by the Flach Mediansky & Paltscho jewellers in 1889 for Countess Irma of Schönborn Buchheim, commissioned by her husband, Prince Maximilian Egon II of Fürstenberg, using brooches made a few years earlier.

This jewel is of immense versatility, as it can be worn:

In the form of a necklace by wearing only the 11 medallions and adding only a clip pin;

· Removing the diamond medallions, so that the 23 pearls seemed to hang in the hair;

Removing the smaller pearls, leaving only the large ones;

Wearing only the diamond motifs without pearls;

By replacing pearls with other precious stones, as Irma did in a portrait by Philip de Laszlo, in which she exchanged pearls for a large pear-shaped cabochon emerald on the central medallion;

In addition, each locket could be worn individually as a brooch or hairpin.

     The tiara remained in the family after Irma's death in 1948 and has since been worn by various members, including Princess Paula of Fürstenberg who wore it at the wedding ball of the wedding of Princess Marie-Louise of Prussia and Count Rudolf of Schönburg-Glauchau. in 1971 and at the wedding ball of Princess Marie Antoinette of Fürstenberg's marriage to Count Johannes of Schoenborn Wiesentheid in 1977.

     The last appearance of the tiara in its full version was in 1993 at the wedding ball for the wedding of Duke Frederik of Württemberg to Princess Marie of Wied in 1993.

     The last appearance of the piece in the form of a necklace was the one that Princess Maximilian of Windisch-Graetz made at the wedding of her son, Prince Antonius of Fürstenberg, with Countess Matilde dei Principi Borromeo Arese Taverna in 2011.” ~

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Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria with her children, Prince Franz Joseph, Princess Stephanie and Prince Rudolf of Windisch-Graetz, c. 1913.

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Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz in 1928.

Great-granddaughter of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and only granddaughter of Crown Prince Rudolf.

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Wedding of Empress Sissi's great-granddaughter in 1933.

Belgian Count Pierre d'Alcantara de Querrieu (1907- 1944) and Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz (1909-2005).

The young couple leaving the church.

She was the daughter of Prince Otto Weirand of Windisch-Graetz (1873–1952) and  Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883–1963), only child of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. She was the great-grandchild of Emperor Franz-Joseph and Empress Elisabeth ('Sissi') of Austria. She was also the great-grandchild of King Leopold II of Belgium.

Count d'Alcantara was a member of the household of King Leopold III. In 1942 he was arrested by the Gestapo and died two years later in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. She had one child by her first husband:

Count Alvar Etienne d'Alcantara de Querrieu (30 July 1935 - 5 August 2019)

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Princess Stéphanie of Windisch-Graetz (April 4, 1909 in Ploskovice, Bohemia– May 29, 2005 in Uccle, Belgium) was the daughter of Prince Otro Weirand of Windisch-Graetz (1873–1952) and Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883–1963), only child of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. She was the great-grandchild of Emperor Franz-Joseph and Empress Elisabeth ('Sissi') of Austria. She was also the great-grandchild of King Leopold II of Belgium.

The New York Evening Post chronicled the crisis in her mother's household in August 1933:

"She (Erzsi) tried to bring up her children in this spirit, but apparently without success. Two of the sons left home, and Prince Ernest is now agent for a wine merchant, while Prince Francis Joseph is an attendant at an American gasoline filling station. Princess Stephanie left the house of her mother at the end of last year and went to Belgium, where she was accepted by the Belgium royal family".

Stéphanie married into the Belgian aristocracy, and her request for a dowry from her mother was flatly refused, kicking off a war of words in the international press. Erzsi claimed she hadn’t been invited to the wedding in Brussels, while Stéphanie claimed that she had refused to be invited:

"The [family] gave a statement to the papers that Princess Elisabeth Windisch-Grätz was neglecting her children because of her love affair with the Socialist functionary Petznek; that she owns a huge tenement house near the Vienna opera which brings her sufficient rent; moreover, that she inherited from Francis Joseph the estate at Schoenau, which she sold but that the proceeds were carefully invested. It was also asserted that, despite her Socialist views, she lives In great luxury In a villa in the Auhof Strasse in Vienna, surrounded by rare art treasure which represent a huge value".

Source: History Answers

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            The Furstenberg Diamond And Pearl Tiara.

     ~ “This tiara, consisting of 11 medallions formed by two diamond lilies and surmounted by 23 pear-shaped pearls, was made by the Flach Mediansky & Paltscho jewellers in 1889 for Countess Irma of Schönborn Buchheim, commissioned by her husband, Prince Maximilian Egon II of Fürstenberg, using brooches made a few years earlier. This jewel is of immense versatility, as it can be worn:In the form of a necklace by wearing only the 11 medallions and adding only a clip pin; Removing the diamond medallions, so that the 23 pearls seemed to hang in the hair;Removing the smaller pearls, leaving only the large ones; Wearing only the diamond motifs without pearls;By replacing pearls with other precious stones, as Irma did in a portrait by Philip de Laszlo, in which she exchanged pearls for a large pear-shaped cabochon emerald on the central medallion; In addition, each locket could be worn individually as a brooch or hairpin. The tiara remained in the family after Irma's death in 1948 and has since been worn by various members, including Princess Paula of Fürstenberg who wore it at the wedding ball of the wedding of Princess Marie-Louise of Prussia and Count Rudolf of Schönburg-Glauchau. in 1971 and at the wedding ball of Princess Marie Antoinette of Fürstenberg's marriage to Count Johannes of Schoenborn Wiesentheid in 1977. The last appearance of the tiara in its complete version was in 1993 at the wedding ball for the wedding of Duke Frederik of Württemberg to Princess Marie of Wied in 1993. The last appearance of the piece in the form of a necklace was the one that Princess Maximilian of Windisch-Graetz made at the wedding of her son, Prince Antonius of Fürstenberg, with Countess Matilde dei Principi Borromeo Arese Taverna in 2011.” ~