HSH Marianne, Fürstin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn celebrates her 105th birthday. According to a press release from her eldest son, the Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, the princess is in "good health." She celebrated her birthday "surrounded by her family in her Munich apartment." She is known to her family and friends as "Manni."
Marianne was born Baroness Maria Anna Mayr von Melnhof on December 9, 1919, in Salzburg, Austria, the eldest of nine children of Baron Friedrich Mayr von Melnhof (1892-1956) and Countess Maria-Anna von Meran (1897-1983). Baron Friedrich and Countess Maria-Anna were married in Graz on February 1, 1919.
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| The announcement of Marianne's birth in the December 13, 1919 issue of the Wiener Salonblatt. |
The young Baroness and her younger siblings grew up in Schloss Glanegg, which remains in the Mayr von Melnof family. In the Schlosskapelle she married HSH Prince Ludwig Stanislaus Heinrich Aloysius of Say-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1915-1962) on March 12, 1942. He was the eldest child of HSH Prince Ludwig Heinrich Gustav Alexander of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and Baroness Walburga von Friesen. In 1958, Ludwig succeeded his uncle Prince Stanislas as Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
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| The newly married Prince and Princess Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. Ludwig's two younger brothers, Princes Heinrich (1916-1944) and Alexander (1925-1945). Both princes were killed in action during the Second World War. |
Princess Marianne is a descendant of Empress Maria Theresia through her mother, Countess Maria-Anna von Meran.
Maria Theresa - Leopold II - Archduke Johannes (whose marriage to Anna Plochl was morganatic) -- Baron Franz von Brandhofen, Count von Meran - Count Johann von Meran - Countess Maria-Anna von Meran - Baroness Marianne Mayr von Melnhof (HSH Marianne, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.)
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The Princess, a doyenne of society, was a noted photographer who studied at the Blocherer Art School in Munich.
Marianne was known as Mamarazza, a name bestowed by Princess Caroline of Monaco: "Manni, you are a real Mamarazza."
Prince Ludwig died in an accident in January 1962 and was succeeded by his 21-year-old son, Prince Alexander. The couple had five children (Princess Yvonne (1942), Prince Alexander (1943), Princess Elisabeth, Baroness Schuler von Senden (1948), Princess Maria Teresa, Countess von Kageneck (1951) and Prince Peter (1954).
Princess Marianne has 66 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. The most recent great-grandchild, Princess Anunciata of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, was born on December 1, the third child of Prince Casimir and Princess Alana of Sayn-Wittgenstein.
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