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J.P.</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="parent" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/FitzPatrick-1155" itemprop="url" title="Mother: b. 1 Nov 1858 Temple Port Rectory, Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland daughter of &nearr; Frederick Fitzpatrick &searr; Olivia Taylour"><span itemprop="name">Mary Adelaide Virginia Thomasina Eupatoria (FitzPatrick) Cornwallis-West</span></a></span> </div>  <div class="VITALS">Sister of <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/West-30959" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1874 Ruthin Castle, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales"><span itemprop="name">George Frederick Myddleton (West) Cornwallis-West</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/West-30961" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1877 Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales"><span itemprop="name">Constance Edwina (West) Lewis C.B.E.</span></a></span> </div> <div class="VITALS">Wife of <span itemprop="spouse" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Von_Pless-4" itemprop="url" title="husband b. 1861-04-23 Pszczyna, Poland"><span itemprop="name"><strong>Hans Heinrich von Pless 15th</strong></span></a></span> — married 9 Dec 1891 (to 12 Dec 1922) in St Margaret's, Westminster, London, England<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=St Margaret's, Westminster, London, England" target="_map"><img src="/images/icons/map.gif.pagespeed.ce.dRGS_qcAFb.gif" border="0" width="12" height="11" alt="map"></a> </div>  <div class="VITALS">Mother of <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Von Pless-3" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. 2 Feb 1900 Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany "><span itemprop="name">Hans Heinrich Wilhelm Albert Eduard (von Pless) Pless 16th</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Von Hochberg-1" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. 1 Feb 1905 London, England, United Kingdom "><span itemprop="name">Alexander Frederick William George Conrad Ernest Maximilian Von Hochberg 5th Furst</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Von Pless-5" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. 23 Sep 1910 England, United Kingdom "><span itemprop="name">Bolko Conrad Frederick (Von Pless) von Hochberg</span></a></span> </div> <div class="VITALS">Died <strong><time itemprop="deathDate" datetime="1943-06-29">29 Jun 1943</time></strong> <span title="Born 151 years ago; died at age 70">at age 70</span> in <strong><span itemprop="deathPlace" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Place"><span itemprop="name">Wałbrzych, Poland</span></span></strong><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Wałbrzych, Poland" target="_map"><img src="/images/icons/map.gif.pagespeed.ce.dRGS_qcAFb.gif" border="0" width="12" height="11" alt="map"></a> </div> <div class="SMALL" style="background-color:#ffe183;"> <span class="problemQuestionLink button small" data-mnamedb="West-30957" style="float:right; clear:right; margin:2px; padding:3px;" title="Open Problems and Questions Guide">Problems/Questions</span> <span title="The manager cares for the profile and leads the collaboration">Profile manager</span>: <a href="/wiki/Roth-8064" title="Click to visit Lucille's WikiTree profile">Lucille Roth</a> <a href="#" class="privateMessageLink" data-who="42542952" data-ref="46213661" rel="nofollow" title="Send a private message to Lucille about this profile"><img src="/images/icons/mail.gif.pagespeed.ce.Q4d4kzofWu.gif" border="0" width="15" height="11" alt="private message"/></a> [<a href="#" class="privateMessageLink" data-who="42542952" data-ref="46213661" rel="nofollow" title="Send a private message to Lucille about this profile">send private message</a>] </div> <div class="SMALL" style="background-color:#e1efbb;">Profile last modified <time itemprop="modifiedDate" datetime="2025-02-26">26 Feb 2025</time> | Created 18 Feb 2015</div><div class="SMALL" style="background-color:#eee;">This page has been accessed 2,210 times.</div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <a name="Biography"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Biography </span></h2> <div style="width:250px; min-height:50px; float:right; clear:right; display: flex; align-items: center; margin:2px 2px 2px 20px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #ccc; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888888;"><div style="display: flex; align-items=stretch;"><div style="min-width:50px; margin:0px 5px 0px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-around;"><a href="/wiki/Image:Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-53.png" class="image" title="Flag of Denbighshire"><img alt="Flag of Denbighshire" src="/photo.php/thumb/3/36/Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-53.png/50px-Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-53.png" width="50" height="30" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></div></div><div class="SMALL">Mary (West) Von Pless was born in Denbighshire, Wales.</div></div> <div style="width:250px; min-height:50px; float:right; clear:right; display: flex; align-items: center; margin:2px 2px 2px 20px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #ccc; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888888;"><div style="display: flex; align-items=stretch;"><div style="min-width:50px; margin:0px 5px 0px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-around;"><a href="/wiki/Image:European_Aristocracy.jpg" class="image" title="European Aristocracy"><img alt="European Aristocracy" src="/photo.php/thumb/e/ea/European_Aristocracy.jpg/45px-European_Aristocracy.jpg" width="45" height="50" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></div></div><div class="SMALL">Princess Mary West was a <a href="/wiki/Project:European_Royals_and_Aristocrats" title="Project:European Royals and Aristocrats">member of the aristocracy</a> in British Isles.</div></div><div style="width:250px; min-height:50px; float:right; clear:right; display: flex; align-items: center; margin:2px 2px 2px 20px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #ccc; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888888;"><div style="display: flex; align-items=stretch;"><div style="min-width:50px; margin:0px 5px 0px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-around;"><a href="/wiki/Project:Notables"><img alt="Notables Project" src="/photo.php/a/a2/WikiTree_Image_Library-37.png" width="50" height="50" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></div></div><div class="SMALL">Mary (West) Von Pless is Notable.</div></div> <p><b>Mary "Daisy" Theresa Olivia West</b> was born on 28 June 1873 at Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, Wales<sup id="_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>. She was the daughter of <a href="/wiki/West-30956" title="West-30956">William Cornwallis West</a> and <a href="/wiki/FitzPatrick-1155" title="FitzPatrick-1155">Mary Adelaide Virginia Eupatoria FitzPatrick</a>. </p><p>She was baptised on 30 July 1873 at Denbighshire, Wales<sup id="_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>. </p><p>In the 1881 England Census, <b>Mary T. O. West</b> (aged 7) was recorded in the household of her aunt Georgeiana Peacocke (49) at West Street, Southwick, Hampshire. Also in the household was her only brother <a href="/wiki/West-30959" title="West-30959">George F M West</a> (6), her step-aunt Maud F Peacocke (25), and seven servants<sup id="_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup>. </p><p>In the 1891 England Census <b>Mary Theresa Olivia West</b> (aged 17) was recorded at Milford, Hampshire, England<sup id="_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup>: </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4"> <caption> 1891 Census of England and Wales: Newlands Manor, Everton, Milford, Lymington, Hampshire, England </caption> <tr bgcolor="#e1f0b4"> <td> Name </td><td> Relation </td><td> Status </td><td> Sex </td><td> Age </td><td> Birth Year </td><td> Occupation </td><td> Birth Place </td></tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/wiki/West-30956" title="West-30956">William Cornwall West MP</a> </td><td> Head </td><td> Married </td><td> M </td><td> 56 </td><td> 1835 </td><td> Member of Parliament </td><td> Florence Italy </td></tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/wiki/FitzPatrick-1155" title="FitzPatrick-1155">Mary Olivia West</a> </td><td> Wife </td><td> Married </td><td> F </td><td> 36 </td><td> 1855 </td><td> </td><td> Ireland </td></tr> <tr> <td> <strong class="selflink">Mary Theresa Olivia West</strong> </td><td> Daughter </td><td> Single </td><td> F </td><td> 17 </td><td> 1874 </td><td> - </td><td> Ruthen, Denbighshire, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West-30959" title="West-30959">George Fredk Middleton West</a> </td><td> Son </td><td> Single </td><td> F </td><td> 16 </td><td> 1875 </td><td> - </td><td> Ruthen, Denbighshire, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/wiki/West-30961" title="West-30961">Constance Edwina West</a> </td><td> Daughter </td><td> Single </td><td> F </td><td> 15 </td><td> 1876 </td><td> - </td><td> Ruthen, Denbighshire, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td> Georgiana T E Peacocke </td><td> Sister </td><td> Widow </td><td> F </td><td> 59 </td><td> 1832 </td><td> - </td><td> Lymington, Hampshire, England </td></tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/wiki/FitzPatrick-1839" title="FitzPatrick-1839">Edwina Brooke</a> </td><td> Sister-in-law </td><td> Widow </td><td> F </td><td> 33 </td><td> 1858 </td><td> - </td><td> Ireland </td></tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/wiki/Brooke-1804" title="Brooke-1804">Mary O H Brooke</a> </td><td> Niece </td><td> Single </td><td> F </td><td> 7 </td><td> 1884 </td><td> - </td><td> Ireland </td></tr> <tr> <td> Leanore Mary Sackville </td><td> Cousin </td><td> Single</td><td> F </td><td> 17 </td><td> 1874 </td><td> - </td><td> London, Middlesex, England </td></tr> <tr> <td> Charles Sanders Hoffman </td><td> Visitor </td><td> Single</td><td> M </td><td> 22 </td><td> 1869 </td><td> - </td><td>Ireland </td></tr> <tr> <td> Elsa Nanbroxier </td><td> Governess </td><td> Widow </td><td> F </td><td> 44 </td><td> 1847 </td><td> - </td><td> Germany </td></tr></table> <p>At the age of 18 she married <a href="/wiki/Von_Pless-4" title="Von Pless-4">Hans Heinrich XV Prinz von Pless</a> on 9 December 1891 at St. Margaret's Church in Westminster, London<sup id="_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup>. The service was fully choral, and the officiating clergy were the Bishop of St. Asaph, Archdeacon Farrar, and the Rev. R. Wilkinson, Hampshire. She wore a plain Empire robe of white duchess satin, trailed with orange blossoms, hemmed with tulle puffings, and yoked and sleeved with silver gimp, over which fell at train from the shoulders of superb white and silver brocade, patterned with feather-groups tied by "true lovers" knots, and edged on the right with lovely old lace and sprays of the nuptial blossom. A high collar of silver gimp framed her head, and the bodice was cut away slightly at the throat for the pearl collet. She also wore the Pless crown, a spray of diamonds, and other jewels. Mary was accompanied by eight bridesmaids- Miss Sheelagh West (sister of the bride), Lady Mary Sackville and Lady Margaret Sackville (daughters of the Earl and Countess De La Warr), and Miss Madge Brooke (daughter of Mrs. Brooke), cousins of the bride ; Lady Lilian Grosvenor (daughter of Countess Grosvenor), Lady Catherine Beresford (daughter of Lord and Lady Decies), Lady Margaret Hare (daughter of the Earl and Countess of Listowel), and Miss Sylvia Heseltine (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Heseltine). At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Prince and Princess Henry drove to 30, Portman- square, Mrs. Fleetwood Wilson's residence.<sup id="_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#_note-5" title="">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>They went on to have three sons. </p><p>In the 1901 England Census, <b>H S H Princess Hy of Pless</b> (aged 27) and her husband <a href="/wiki/Von_Pless-4" title="Von Pless-4">H S H Prince Henry of Pless</a> (40) were recorded as visitors in the household of her married sister <a href="/wiki/West-30961" title="West-30961">Constance Duchess of Winchester</a> (23) and her husband <a href="/wiki/Grosvenor-188" title="Grosvenor-188">Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor</a> (22) at Eaton Hall, Eaton, Cheshire. Also in the household were 32 servants<sup id="_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#_note-6" title="">[7]</a></sup>. </p><p>Daisy was a noted society beauty in the Edwardian period, and a member of one of the wealthiest European noble families. She and her husband <a href="/wiki/Von_Pless-4" title="Von Pless-4">Hans Heinrich</a> were the owners of large estates and coal mines in Silesia (Poland) which brought the Hochbergs enormous fortune. Her extravagant lifestyle coupled with disastrous events and political and family scandals were tasty morsels for the international press. </p><p>During her marriage Daisy, known in Germany as the Fürstin von Pless, became a social reformer and militated for peace with her friends William II, German Emperor and <a href="/wiki/Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-5" title="Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-5">King Edward VII</a> of the United Kingdom. During World War I she served as a nurse. </p><p>She and <a href="/wiki/Von_Pless-4" title="Von Pless-4">Hans Heinrich XV Prinz von Pless</a> were divorced on 12 December 1922 at Berlin, Germany. </p><p>The Princess maintained her links with English society, appearing with her children in Country Life magazine. She was a Dame of the Order of Theresa of Bavaria and of the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain, and was awarded the German Red Cross Decoration. </p><p>Her ex-husband <a href="/wiki/Von_Pless-4" title="Von Pless-4">Hans Heinrich</a> died on 31 January 1938. </p><p><b>Daisy, Princess of Pless</b>, died on 29 June 1943 at age 70 in relative poverty at Waldenburg, today Wałbrzych, Poland. She was reportedly murdered by the Gestapo, and was buried at Von Hochberg Mausoleum in Książ Castle Grounds, Wałbrzych, Miasto Wałbrzych, Dolnośląskie, Poland<sup id="_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#_note-7" title="">[8]</a></sup>. </p> <a name="Sources"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Sources </span></h2> <ol class="references"><li id="_note-0"><a href="#_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <b>Birth:</b> "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XC6-LVW" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XC6-LVW" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XC6-LVW</a> : 1 October 2014), Mary Thereasa O West, 1873; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (<a href="http://www.findmypast.com" class="external free" title="http://www.findmypast.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.findmypast.com</a> : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.</li> <li id="_note-1"><a href="#_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <b>Baptism:</b> "Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC5D-16B" class="external free" title="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC5D-16B" rel="nofollow">https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC5D-16B</a> : 7 September 2023), Mary Theresa Olivia West, 30 Jul 1873, Baptism; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (<a href="http://www.findmypast.com" class="external free" title="http://www.findmypast.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.findmypast.com</a> : 2012); citing Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. </li> <li id="_note-2"><a href="#_ref-2" title="">↑</a> "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-VXFK" class="external free" title="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-VXFK" rel="nofollow">https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-VXFK</a> : Sun Nov 12 00:48:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Georgeiana Peacocke and Maud F Peacocke, 1881. </li> <li id="_note-3"><a href="#_ref-3" title="">↑</a> <b>1891 Census:</b> "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4QND-TPZ" class="external free" title="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4QND-TPZ" rel="nofollow">https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4QND-TPZ</a> : Thu Jan 11 16:19:00 UTC 2024), Entry for William Cornwallis West M P and Mary Olivia West, 1891. </li> <li id="_note-4"><a href="#_ref-4" title="">↑</a> <b>Marriage:</b> "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYY-BWD" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYY-BWD" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYY-BWD</a> : 13 December 2014), Mary Theresa O West, 1891; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (<a href="http://www.findmypast.com" class="external free" title="http://www.findmypast.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.findmypast.com</a> : 2012); citing 1891, quarter 4, vol. 1A, p. 922, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.</li> <li id="_note-5"><a href="#_ref-5" title="">↑</a> <a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002148%2F18911209&page=8&article=113&stringtohighlight=william+cornwallis-west" class="external text" title="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002148%2F18911209&page=8&article=113&stringtohighlight=william+cornwallis-west" rel="nofollow">Leicester Daily Post dated 9 December 1891, page 8 (requires subscription to view)</a></li> <li id="_note-6"><a href="#_ref-6" title="">↑</a> "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6F-BWL" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6F-BWL" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6F-BWL</a> : 21 May 2019), H S H Princess Pless in household of H S H Prince Pless, Eaton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (<a href="http://www.findmypast.com" class="external free" title="http://www.findmypast.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.findmypast.com</a> : n.d.); citing Chester Castle subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. </li> <li id="_note-7"><a href="#_ref-7" title="">↑</a> <b>Burial:</b> Find a Grave, database and images (<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233667841/mary_theresa_olivia-von_hochberg" class="external free" title="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233667841/mary_theresa_olivia-von_hochberg" rel="nofollow">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233667841/mary_theresa_olivia-von_hochberg</a>: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Mary Theresa Olivia “Daisy” Cornwallis-West von Hochberg (28 Jun 1873–29 Jun 1943), Find A Grave: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233667841" class="external text" title="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233667841" rel="nofollow">Memorial #233667841</a>, citing Von Hochberg Mausoleum in Książ Castle Grounds, Wałbrzych, Miasto Wałbrzych, Dolnośląskie, Poland; 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