Princess Pauline Von Metternich (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Princess Pauline Clementine von Metternich - Winneburg zu Beilstein nee Countess Pauline Clementine Marie Walburga Sandor de Szlavnicza (February 25, 1836 in Vienna - September 28, 1921 in Vienna) was a famous Viennese and Parisian socialite of great charm and elegance. She was an important promoter of the work of the German composer Richard Wagner and the Czech composer Bed ich Smetana. Princess Pauline von Metternich (also known as "de Metternich" and "von Metternich-Winneburg") was born into the Hungarian noble family of Sandor de Slawnitza. Her father Moritz Sandor, described as "a furious rider" was known throughout the Habsburg empire as a passionate horseman. Her mother Princess Leontine von Metternich was a daughter of the Austrian chancellor Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (architect of the Concert of Europe). It was at his home in Vienna that Pauline spent almost her whole childhood.