Princess Eleonora Fugger von Babenhausen


Princess Eleonora Fugger von Babenhausen was an Austrian noblewoman, socialite and chronicler of the House of Fugger. She is also known as Nora Fugger in her autobiography.

Early life

Eleonore Aloysia Maria was born Princess zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, as the third child of Prince Carl zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and his wife Princess Rosa Karoline née Countess von Sternberg. She had two elder siblings: Princess Marie and Prince Johannes, who was married to Archduchess Anna Maria Theresia of Austria, a daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany and sister of Luise, Crown Princess of Saxony, in 1901.

Marriage and issue

Eleonora married Karl, 5th Prince Fugger von Babenhausen on January 8, 1887, in Vienna. Her husband was chamberlain to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. Together, they were the parents of two sons and four daughters:Friederike Maria Carolina Henriette Rosa Sabina Franziska Pauline Fugger von Babenhausen, who married Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart in 1908.
Her memoirs are filled with stories about the upper classes of the Austro-Hungarian empire and are a te
stimony to that period of history.

Literature

  • Nora Fugger. The Glory of the Habsburgs: The memoirs of Princess Fugger. G.C. Harrap ASIN B00085SJMS