Marie Festetics
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Marie Festetics
Countess Marie Festetics von Tolna (1839–1923), was an Austro-Hungarian Countess, aristocrat, diarist and lady-in-waiting.
Family[]
Born in Tolna, she was the daughter of Count Sandor Festetics de Tolna (1805–1877) and Baroness Josephine von Boxberg (1811–1892) and as such by birth member of an old and distinguished House of Festetics.
Imperial Lady-in-waiting[]
She served as lady-in-waiting to Empress Elisabeth of Austria from 1870, and became one of the favorites and confidantes of the Empress. Her diaries are regarded as an important source of the Imperial Austrian court. She was also a noted diarist.
References[]
- Gudula Walterskirchen, Beatrix Meyer (Hrsg.): Das Tagebuch der Gräfin Marie Festetics. Kaiserin Elisabeths intimste Freundin. Residenz-Verl. St. Pölten 2014, ISBN 978-3-7017-3338-5.
Categories:
- 1839 births
- 1923 deaths
- Austrian ladies-in-waiting
- Women diarists
- Austrian writer stubs