Johanna Maria Louise (Loisinger) Battenberg (1865 - 1951)

Born 18 Apr 1865 in Preßburg, Ungarn, Kaiserthum Oesterreich

Wife of Alexander Joseph (Battenberg) von Battenberg GCB — married 6 Feb 1890 in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Died 20 Jul 1951 at age 86 in Vienna, Österreich

Biography

Johanna Maria Louise Loisinger^[1] (1865–1951), was an Austrian actress, pianist, and soprano opera singer.

Background

She was born on 18 April 1865 in Preßburg, Austria (today Bratislava), the daughter of John Loisinger and Maria Meier.

Career

After she had completed her singing studies, Loisinger sang in Prague, Troppau (today Opava), Linz, and at the court theatre in Darmstadt. She was a well known singer of the works of Mozart.

Marriage and family

Loisinger married Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) on 6 February 1889 in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France. The prince had resigned from the Bulgarian throne in 1886 and had assumed the syle of Count von Hartenau, so Loisinger became the Countess von Hartenau.

The couple settled in Graz, Austria, and had two children, Assen Ludwig Alexander (1890–1965) and Marie Therese Vera Zvetana (1893–1935). After her husband's early death, she moved to Vienna, where she was an active patron of musical organisations. Among other posts, she was president of the Vienna Symphony.

Death and burial

She died on 20 July 1951 in Vienna. She was buried in St Leonhard Cemetery in Graz, Austria, where her daughter Tsvetana was previously buried.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Loisinger

Wikipedia, Johanna Loisinger, Countess von Hartenau.[1]

Ancestry.com. Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.

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