Beatrice von Hardenberg

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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]

Born(1947-06-28)28 June 1947
Donaueschingen, Germany
Died14 March 2020(2020-03-14) (aged 72)
Marbella, Spain
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Countess Beatrice von Hardenberg
Born(1947-06-28)28 June 1947
Donaueschingen, Germany
Died14 March 2020(2020-03-14) (aged 72)
Marbella, Spain
Spouse
Issue
FatherCount Günther von Hardenberg
MotherPrincess Maria Josepha of Fürstenberg
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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]

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]

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