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Anna Plochl - Wikipedia

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Anna Maria Josephine Plochl

Born	(1804-01-06)6 January 1804 Bad Aussee, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	4 August 1885(1885-08-04) (aged 81) Bad Aussee, Duchy of Styria, Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Archduke John of Austria
Children	Franz, Count of Meran

Anna Maria Josephine Plochl (6/9 January 1804 – 4 August 1885) was the morganatic wife of Archduke John of Austria. She was given the title Baroness von Brandhofen and then Countess von Meran. She and her husband were the parents of Franz, Count von Meran.

Biography

She was born and grew up in Bad Aussee as the daughter of Jakob Plochl (Gorlinzendorf-bei-Pettau, 27 May 1774 - Bad Aussee, 25 April 1822), a postmaster, and wife Maria Anna Pilz (Bad Aussee, 15 May 1782 - Bad Aussee, 21 January 1821), paternal granddaughter of Jakob Plochl and wife Maria Lubschen and maternal granddaughter of Johann Pilz and wife Maria Ehrentrude Fürst.^[1]^[2]

She met Archduke John in 1819, when a coach driver could not be procured to transport the archduke back to Vienna and she was disguised to look like a boy in order to fulfill the role.^[3]^[4] Archduke John, seeing through the ruse, was highly impressed by her vivaciousness and promised the girl, who disbelieved his claim to be the archduke, that he would return to see her and prove his credentials.^[4]

Archduke John not only kept his word, but he subsequently became a frequent visitor to the postmaster's residence in order to court the commoner. Fearing a scandal, she attempted to break off the relationship, but instead he declared her as his intended fiancée.^[4]

Archduke John asked his brother, Emperor Francis, for permission to marry her, which was denied.^[4] Approval for a morganatic marriage was granted eleven years later. They were married in 1829 at the Bad Aussee church.^[4]

Despite royal misgivings, she was given the properties of Stainz and Brandhof and the title Baroness von Brandhofen after the marriage, and she was elevated to the higher title of Countess von Meran in 1850.^[3]^[4]^[5] However, the great disparity in social rank caused a rift between Archduke John and his family, to the point that the couple was refused entry to court.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[6]

Her positive attributes were such that she eventually earned a grudging respect within court circles.^[7] Within general society circles, she was held in much higher regard, having been described as a society "queen".^[4]

They had one son, Franz, Count of Meran.^[8]

A 1929 film entitled Archduke John and a 1950 film entitled Erzherzog Johanns große Liebe are about the romance between her and Archduke John.^[9] A number of her portraits are found in the Kammerhof museum in Bad Aussee.^[10]

Arms

Arms of the Barons of Brandhofen granted to Anna Plochl and her descendants in 1834	Arms of the Counts of Meran granted to Anna Plochl in 1850
Arms of the Barons of Brandhofen granted to Anna Plochl and her descendants in 1834	Arms of the Counts of Meran granted to Anna Plochl in 1850

References

^ ^a ^b Bousfield, Jonathan; Humphreys, Rob (2008). The Rough Guide to Austria. Penguin. p. 455. ISBN 9781405383721.
^ "Anna Maria Josephine Plochl Gravin van Meran (1804-1885) » West-Europese adel » Genealogie Online". www.genealogieonline.nl. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ringhoffer, Karl; von Koenneritz Bernstorff, Anna (1908). The Bernstorff Papers: the Life of Count Albrecht Von Bernstorff. Vol. 1. Longmans. p. 72.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Williams, S. M. (April 1902). "Hapsburg Romances". Munsey's Magazine. 27: 113–116.
^ de Burgh, A. (July 1899). "Royal Mésalliances". Strand Magazine. 18 (8). London: George Newnes, Ltd.: 58–59.
^ Mach, Adrea (2011). Exploring Austria: Vienna and Beyond. iUniverse. p. 157. ISBN 9781450278065.
^ Speakman, Fleur; Speakman, Colin (1989). Walking in the Salzkammergut: Holiday Rambles in Austria's Lake District. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 78. ISBN 9781852840303.
^ Enache, Nicolas (1999). La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg, Reine de Hongrie et de Boheme. Paris: ICC. pp. 253–255, 266, 278, 295. ISBN 2-908003-04-X.
^ Fritsche, Maria (2013). Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books. p. 96. ISBN 9780857459466.
^ Haywood, Anthony; Christiani, Kerry; Di Duca, Marc (2014). Lonely Planet Austria. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781743600085.

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