Countess Beatrix von Schönburg-Glauchau died at the age of 90 in the city of Regensburg, the family announced in a statement sent to the Hungarian Nation .
As you can read, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, together with her brothers Alexander and Carl-Alben, announce the death of their mother, Countess Beatrix von Schönburg-Glauchau, with a heavy heart. The mother of the princess died on 30.09.2021, in the 91st year of her life, in the city of Regensburg. The Hungarian-born countess was the great-granddaughter of Count István Széchenyi, statesman and social revolutionary.
As a young woman, Beatrix Széchenyi fled to Germany in 1956 from Hungarian communist reprisals. In 1957, she married German journalist Count Joachim Schönburg-Glauchau, who passed away in 1998.
My mother was the head and center of the family. His loss has shaken us all. After a fall at home, he underwent a successful operation at the Munich City Clinic. Due to his fragile state of health, he continued to be treated at the "Barmherzigen Brüder" hospital in Regensburg, which he was unable to leave after that. The doctors and especially the caregivers cared for him in an exemplary and loving way. The Good God gifted us with a couple of beautiful days spent in his company, it was an opportunity for most of his family and friends to say goodbye to him. Princess Gloria said about her mother.
The funeral mass will be held on November 6, 2021 in the Kreuzkirche church in Munich. His funeral takes place in a close family circle.
