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Princess Stéphanie of Windisch-Graetz (April 4, 1909 in Ploskovice, Bohemia – May 29, 2005 in Uccle, Belgium) was the daughter of Prince Otto Weriand of Windisch-Graetz (1873–1952) and Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (1883–1963), only child of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. Her full name was ''Stéphanie Eleonore Maria Elisabeth Kamilla Philomena Veronika zu Windisch-Grätz'' in German, and ''Stéphanie Éléonore Marie Élisabeth Camille Philomène Véronique de Windisch-Grätz'' in French. She may have been named after her maternal grandmother, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. She was the great grandchild of emperor Franz-Joseph and of the empress Elisabeth ('Sissi') of Austria. She was also the great grandchild of king Leopold II of Belgium. ==Childhood== As a child she suffered very much from the constant absence of her mother and subsequently from the painful divorce of her parents. Her mother came to live in Brussels with the four children and princess Clementine offered a friendly refuge to Stéphanie. The couple was separated in 1924 and divorced in 1948. Since 1921 princess Elisabeth de Windischgrätz was the mistress of the Austrian socialist member of parliament Leopold Petznek, whom she married in 1948. Stéphanie had three elder brothers: * Prince Franz Joseph zu Windisch-Grätz (1904 in Prague - 1981 in Nairobi), married to Ghislaine d'Arschot Schoonhoven (1912–1997) and father of * * Princess Stéphanie Windisch-Graetz (b. 1939) became an artist, known for her photographic portraits using only candles as a source of light and for her sensual images from the animal world. She married Dermot Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell (1935–2009). They are the parents of * * * Henry Victor William Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell (born 1967) and * * * Alexander Otto Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell (born 1969) * * Prince Guillaume Franz Josef Maria Windisch-Graetz (born 1950; unmarried). * Prince Ernst zu Windisch-Grätz (1905–1952) * Prince Rudolf zu Windisch-Grätz (1907–1939) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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