!!!Stephanie, Kronprinzessin

Stephanie, Crown Princess, b. Laeken near Brussels (Belgium), May 
21, 1864, d. Pannonhalma (Hungary), Aug. 23, 1945, daughter of 
King Leopold II of Belgium. 1881 married Crown Prince  Rudolf; 
after his death went on many journeys, on which she often adopted 
various pseudonyms (e.g. Graefin Lacroma, Eppan, Gondrecourt, Lady 
Bonchurch), 1900 married the Hungarian Count (1917 Prince) Elemer 
Lónyay of Nagylónya (1863-1946). 1945 had to leave 
Oroszvár Palace after the invasion of the Soviet troops; took 
refuge in the Benedictine abbey of Pannonhalma.

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Work: Ich sollte Kaiserin werden, 1935 (her daughter obtained a court 
injunction against its distribution).

!Literature
I. Schiel, S., Kronprinzessin im Schatten von Mayerling, 
1978.


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