Marie Kalergi (1840–1877)

Marie Kalergi (16 January 1840 – 11 March 1877) was a Austro-Polish noblewoman of Greek and German descent.

Countess Marie von Coudenhove-Kalergi, painted by Hans Makart in the second half of the 19th century

Biography

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Born in Saint Petersburg, she was the daughter of Jan Kalergi, of the Greek Kallergis family of Crete, and the pianist Countess Marie von Nesselrode-Ehreshoven. Kalergi was married on June 27, 1857 in Paris to Franz Karl von Coudenhove (1825-1893), founding the Coudenhove-Kalergi family. Their children were:

  • Heinrich Johann Marie Coudenhove-Kalergi (born 12 October 1859), founding the surname "Coudenhove-Kalergi" in 1903
  • Friedrich Coudenhove-Kalergi (born 9 January 1861)
  • Johann Dominik Maria Coudenhove-Kalergi (born 7 January 1863)
  • Maria Thekla Walburga Franzisca Coudenhove-Kalergi (born 31 May 1865)
  • Richard Joseph Franz Maria Coudenhove-Kalergi (born 8 May 1867)
  • Marietta Anna Sophie Viktorie Coudenhove-Kalergi (born 26 October 1874)

Death

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Countess Marie von Coudenhove-Kalergi died, aged 37, at Ronsperg.

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