Made a few visits with Marie Dönhoff and in the evening, a lovely soirée at the Dönhoffs, where R. sees Marie Hohenlohe again for the first time in 19 years. After a great intimacy, a complete estrangement had occurred, but R. recognises her again, and despite the gaps and the coolness of her nature, he does not find her uninteresting.
[1] Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Marie Prinzessin zu.
Born in Woronince (Southern Russia), February 18, 1837; died at Schloss Friedstein near Steinach (Styria), January 21, 1920. As the daughter of Princess Caroline zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, born Iwanowska, who became known through her friendship with F. Liszt, she spent her youth in Weimar and traveling, surrounded by admiring artists and poets (F. Liszt, R. Wagner, W. v. Kaulbach, F. Hebbel, etc.). Through her marriage in 1859 to the future First Chamberlain of Emperor Franz Joseph (see below), Prince Konstantin zu H.-S. (see below), she moved to Vienna. Here, she endeavored to transfer the “Weimar spirit” into the different atmosphere of the Viennese society. Highly educated and with a true understanding of art, she had a supportive influence on Vienna’s art and cultural life, particularly on the works of F. von Saar, with whom she had a friendly influence. Her personality is captured in the art and literary works of her time. She actively led and supported humanitarian initiatives (such as the Leopoldstadt People’s Kitchen, founded in 1873, and holiday colonies, etc.).
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Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.