Photographer Marianne Sayn-wittgenstein-Sayn died-DiePresse.com
The descendant of Empress Maria Theresia died at the age of 105. Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn photographed numerous celebrities.
The celebrity photographer « Mamarazza » alias Marianne Fürstin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn died in Munich on Sunday at the age of 105. This was confirmed by her family.
Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn has photographed numerous celebrities in many decades. Among them, as the heeted throne, was the current British King Charles III, the star soprano Maria Callas, the surrealistic artist Salvador Dalí and James Bond actor Sean Connery. The noble owed her nickname to an idea by Caroline from Monaco. She once joked: « You are not a paparazzo, you are a mamarazza. »
Mother of five children
The princess took part in social life until old age. A few years ago, to the delight of the family, she had plans to move her residence from Munich back to Sayn in Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition, the noble had a place of residence in Fuschl, Austria. There she also liked to hold the courtyard, invited many stars to her property on the edge of the Salzburg Festival.
The urururure granddaughter of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresia (1717-1780) was the mother of five children and, thanks to grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-arches, had more than 60 offspring. « Your interest does not apply celebrities, but the interesting personalities behind it, » her daughter-in-law Gabriela had emphasized to Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn a few years ago. (APA/dpa)
