Beatrice von Hardenberg
Countess Beatrice von Hardenberg | |
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| Born | 28 June 1947 Donaueschingen, Germany |
| Died | 14 March 2020 (aged 72) Marbella, Spain |
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| Father | Count Günther von Hardenberg |
| Mother | Princess Maria Josepha of Fürstenberg |
Countess Beatrice Wilhelmine Paula von Hardenberg zu Fürstenberg (28 June 1947 – 14 March 2020), formerly Beatrice de Borbón, Duchess of Seville, was a German-Spanish aristocrat and magazine editor. She served as director of Vogue Spain and, during her marriage to Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville, was a member of the extended Spanish royal family.[1]
Early life
Von Hardenberg was born on 28 June 1947 in Donaueschingen to Count Günther von Hardenberg and Princess Maria Josepha of Fürstenberg.[2] She was a great-granddaughter of Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg.[2] She grew up at Donaueschingen Palace, the seat of her mother's family, the House of Fürstenberg.[3]
Career
Von Hardenberg was a founder of Vogue Spain and served as the magazine's director in the 1980s.[3][4]
Personal life and death
She married Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville on 7 July 1973 in Baden-Baden.[5] They had three children:[5]
- Olivia Enriqueta María Josefa de Borbón y Hardenberg (born 6 April 1974 in London)
- Cristina Elena de Borbón y Hardenberg (2 September 1975 in Madrid – 13 February 2020 in Madrid)
- Francisco de Paula Joaquín de Borbón y Hardenberg (born 21 January 1979 in Madrid)
They divorced on 30 June 1989 in Madrid.[6]
She died of cardiac arrest, brought on by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, on 14 March 2020 in Marbella, one month after the death of her daughter, Cristina.[3][7]
References
- ↑ "Marbella Resists!". Vanity Fair. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- 1 2 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser, Band V. "Hardenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1967, pp. 175-176.
- 1 2 3 Gómez Morales, Carmen (14 March 2020). "Beatrice von Hardenberg dies one month after the death of her daughter Cristina de Borbón". ABC. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Fallece Beatrice von Hardenberg. Así nos contó la historia de su foto preferida: "Es mi favorita porque soy yo: independiente, alegre y despreocupada"". Vanity Fair. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- 1 2 Font, Consuelo (16 March 2020). "Muere Beatrice Von Hardenberg un mes después de morir su hija, Cristina de Borbón". El Mundo. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 550-554. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X
- ↑ "Death of Beatrice von Hardenberg". St-lazarus.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.