An image of a Princess
HSH Sophie-Maria Octavia Celeste, Fürstin von Altenwald-Weust de Gothe, together with Erb-Fürst Mikhail (Sasha), and Fürstin Sophie-Louise (Lala).
Recovered by representatives of the Altenwald Family in 1948 from Swiss Immigration officials, the image was part of a set of false identity papers manufactured for the Princess for their flight from Altenwald. Unable, at the last, to arrange safe passage further west, the Fürstin and her children were obliged to remain in Switzerland until the close of the war.
The Fürst, Stephan-Bertholdt, remained behind to assist the defence of the local population at the family seat of Altenwald. Unreliable reports suggest that the Prince was detained by Soviet Troops and was eventually deported to Siberia. He was last reported seen in 1947.
The Fürstin Sophie-Maria, together with Sasha and Lala, disappeared from Switzerland during the chaos following the close of the War. Altenwald fell into the hands of the Soviets.
The current head of the Altenwald Family, Carl Heinz-Ludwig, Fürst von Altenwald-Wandel de Gothe, has repeatedly declined to comment on persistent rumors that suggest that the entire family of the Fürst Stephan-Bertholdt were reunited in Chile sometime after 1948.
To this day the whereabouts of the Fürstin and her children remain unknown.
Recovered by representatives of the Altenwald Family in 1948 from Swiss Immigration officials, the image was part of a set of false identity papers manufactured for the Princess for their flight from Altenwald. Unable, at the last, to arrange safe passage further west, the Fürstin and her children were obliged to remain in Switzerland until the close of the war.
The Fürst, Stephan-Bertholdt, remained behind to assist the defence of the local population at the family seat of Altenwald. Unreliable reports suggest that the Prince was detained by Soviet Troops and was eventually deported to Siberia. He was last reported seen in 1947.
The Fürstin Sophie-Maria, together with Sasha and Lala, disappeared from Switzerland during the chaos following the close of the War. Altenwald fell into the hands of the Soviets.
The current head of the Altenwald Family, Carl Heinz-Ludwig, Fürst von Altenwald-Wandel de Gothe, has repeatedly declined to comment on persistent rumors that suggest that the entire family of the Fürst Stephan-Bertholdt were reunited in Chile sometime after 1948.
To this day the whereabouts of the Fürstin and her children remain unknown.
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