Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich

Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Portrait by Josef Löwy
Born
Marie Louise Elizabeth Mendel

(1858-02-24)24 February 1858
Augsburg, Bavaria
Died4 July 1940(1940-07-04) (aged 82)
Augsburg, Bavaria
Spouses
Count Georg Larisch of Moennich
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(m. 1877⁠–⁠1896)​
Otto Brucks
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(m. 1897⁠–⁠1914)​
William H. Meyers
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(m. 1924⁠–⁠1928)​
Parent(s)Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria
Henriette Mendel, Baroness von Wallersee
Countess Marie Larisch (L) and Baroness Mary Vetsera (R)

Countess Marie Louise Larisch von Moennich (also known as Countess Marie Louise Larisch-Wallersee and Countess Marie Larisch) (24 February 1858 – 4 July 1940) was a niece and lady-in-waiting of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and a morganatic descendant of Dukes in Bavaria, collateral branch of the House of Wittelsbach. She was implicated in the Mayerling Incident which resulted in the death of her married cousin Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera, who was also her friend. She published several books with a ghostwriter about the Imperial household.

Early life

The Countess was born Marie Louise Elizabeth Mendel on 24 February 1858 in Augsburg, Bavaria, the illegitimate daughter of Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831–1920) and an actress, Henriette Mendel (1833–1891).[1][2] Her father, Ludwig Wilhelm, was the eldest son of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria and had the title of Duke in Bavaria (German: Herzog in Bayern). He was properly addressed as "His Royal Highness," as a member of the cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach - the royal house in Bavaria. Ludwig Wilhelm was the first cousin of King Maximilian II of Bavaria and also of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, whose mother, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, was a daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria. One of Ludwig Wilhelm's younger sisters, Elisabeth, married Emperor Franz Joseph and another, Maria Sophie, married Francis II of the Two Sicilies just before he became king. Henriette (or Henrietta) Mendel was created Baroness of Wallersee (Freifrau von Wallersee) on 19 May 1859 in preparation for her morganatic marriage with Ludwig Wilhelm on 28 May 1859 in Augsburg. Marie was thus a Baroness of Wallersee (Freiin von Wallersee) at birth.[3] Marie became a lady-in-waiting and confidante of her aunt, Empress Elisabeth of Austria.[3]

Early adulthood

Marie received financial support from her cousin Crown Prince Rudolf. On 30 January 1889, Rudolf shot his 17-year-old mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera and committed suicide - a scandal known as the Mayerling Incident. It was subsequently revealed that Marie Larisch had acted as go-between for Rudolf and Mary Vetsera.[4] She also used the situation to extort money from Rudolf through Mary.[5] After the incident, she became distanced from Empress Elisabeth and the nobility, and moved to Bavaria.

Writer

From 1898, Marie began to write about her experiences with the Empress and other Imperial and Royal relatives. The Imperial house paid her "hush money" not to publish her memoirs. However, in 1913, she published her memoirs, My Past, despite her contract with the Imperial house. She later published a series of other ghost-written works.[6][7]

World War I and its aftermath

During World War I she worked at the front as a nurse. In 1921, she portrayed herself in a silent film, Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich, about Empress Elisabeth that she co-authored.[8][9]

Personal life

On 20 October 1877, at Jagdschloß Gödöllő in Hungary, she married Count Georg Larisch von Moennich, Baron of Ellgoth and Karwin (1855–1928), second child and the only son of Count Leo Larisch von Mönnich (1824-1872) and his Romanian wife, Princess Irina Stirbey (1831-1864). [3] The marriage had been arranged by the Empress. They had 5 children:

  • Count Franz Joseph Larisch von Möennich (1878-1937); married to Maria Satterfield (1879-1947) and had issue
  • Countess Marie Valerie Larisch von Möennich (1879-1907)
  • Countess Marie Henriette Larisch von Möennich (1884-1907); her biological father was Heinrich Baltazzi (1858-1929)
  • Count Heinrich Georg Larisch von Möennich (1886-1909); his biological father was also Heinrich Baltazzi (1858-1929)
  • Count Friedrich Karl Larisch von Möennich (1894-1929); his biological father was Karl Ernst von Otto-Kreckwitz (1861-1938)

After divorcing Count Larisch on 3 December 1896, she married musician Otto Brucks (1854–1914) in Munich on 15 May 1897.[2]: 239  They had one child, Otto (1899–1977). Her second husband's career foundered due to his association with "that Countess Larisch" and his dependency on alcohol. In 1906, her second husband became director of the theatre of Metz. He died in 1914. [6]

On 2 September 1924, she married for the third time naturopath William H. Meyers (1859-1930) in Elizabeth, New Jersey and they lived in Florida. In 1924, an article was published in New York claiming that she would marry anybody who would pay her and her son the fare to America. In 1926, she fled to New Jersey, to work as a housemaid. She returned to Germany in 1929.

Death

Marie died in 1940 in a nursing home at Augsburg and was buried in the Ostfriedhof in Munich.[2]

Works

Legacy

Marie met and conversed with the poet T. S. Eliot, and part of their conversation found its way into his epochal poem The Waste Land.[13][14][15][16]

And when we were children, staying at the archduke's,
My cousin's, he took me out on a sled,
And I was frightened. He said, Marie,
Marie, hold on tight. And down we went.
In the mountains, there you feel free.
I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.

Notes

Regarding personal names: Gräfin is a title, translated as 'Countess', not a first or middle name. The masculine form is Graf. Regarding personal names: Freiin is a title, translated as 'Baroness', not a first or middle name. The title is for the unmarried daughters of a Freiherr.

References

  1. ^ Tourtchine, Jean-Fred. Le Royaume de Baviére (Les Manuscrits du CEDRE). pp. volume II, p. 29.
  2. ^ a b c Sokop, Brigitte (1985). Jene Gräfin Larisch...: Marie Louise Gräfin Larisch-Wallersee: Vertraute der Kaiserin - Verfemte nach Mayerling. Wien, Köln, Graz: Hermann Böhlaus Nachf. ISBN 3-205-07231-6.
  3. ^ a b c von Ehrenkrook, Hans Friedrich (1955). Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Gräfliche Häuser A Band II. Glücksburg/Ostsee: C. A. Starke Verlag. p. 245. ISBN 3-7980-0710-1.
  4. ^ Payne, Robert (1964-03-28). "Mayerling Remains a Mystery". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  5. ^ Coatman, Lucy. "Scandal in the House of Habsburg: the Mayerling incident".
  6. ^ a b Powell, Violet (1967). A Substantial Ghost. London: Heinemann.
  7. ^ Ffoulkes, Maude M. C. (1915). My Own Past. London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd.
  8. ^ Newton, Michael (2014-04-17). Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-61069-286-1.
  9. ^ "Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich". imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  10. ^ Larisch, Marie; Maude Mary Chester ffoulkes (1913). My Past. New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
  11. ^ Larisch, Marie; Paul Maerker Branden; Elsa Branden (1934). Secrets of a Royal House. London: John Long, Ltd.
  12. ^ Larisch, Marie; Paul Maerker Branden; Elsa Branden (1936). My Royal Relatives. London: John Long, Ltd.
  13. ^ Morris, George K. L., Partisan Review, 21 no. 2, 1954.
  14. ^ Eliot, T. S.; Valerie Eliot (1971). The Waste Land: A Facsimile and Transcript of the Original Drafts including the annotations of Ezra Pound. San Diego, New York, London: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-194760-0.
  15. ^ Hecht, Anthony (2003). Melodies Unheard: Essays on the Mysteries of Poetry. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. "Uncle Tom's Shantih", pp. 122–130. ISBN 0-8018-6956-0.
  16. ^ Parker, Rickard A. "Marie, Countess Larisch". Retrieved 2015-11-25.
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