Sophie Esterházy
Sophie Esterházy
Sophie Esterházy-Liechtenstein (Vienna, 5 September 1798 – Vienna, 27 June 1869), was an Austrian courtier. She served as Oberhofmeisterin (mistress of the Robes) to Empress Elisabeth of Austria in 1854-1862. She was disliked by the Empress, as she was a confidante of the Empress' mother-in-law, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and suspected to be her spy. She was also described as very strict, and her attitude toward Elisabeth was compared to a governess. She was replaced by Pauline von Königsegg. She has been portrayed in numerous books about Elisabeth.
She married in Vienna, on 4 August 1817, Count Vincenz Esterházy von Galántha (Pressburg, 25 October 1787 – Eisgrub, 19 October 1835), without issue.
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- Egon Caesar Conte Corti: Elisabeth, „die seltsame Frau“. Nach dem schriftlichen Nachlass der Kaiserin, den Tagebüchern ihrer Tochter und sonstigen unveröffentlichten Tagebüchern und Dokumenten. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 2003, ISBN 3-8289-0548-X (früherer Titel: Sissi - Glück und Tragödie einer großen Kaiserin).
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- 1798 births
- 1869 deaths
- Austrian ladies-in-waiting
- 18th-century Liechtenstein women
- 19th-century Liechtenstein women