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Count Géza Paul Stephan Eusebius of Königsegg-Aulendorf and Countess Elena Maria Cecilia Eugenia Marietta Sophie of Arco-Zinneberg are engaged to be married.
The count is the third and youngest child of H Ill H Count Markus Maximilian Eusebius Johannes of Königsegg-Aulendorf and H Ill H Countess Philippa Charlotte Gertrud Walburga Maximiliana of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems. He was born on January 19, 1998, in Vienna.
Géza is a nephew of the head of the house, Count Maximilian of Königsegg-Aulendorf.
Elena is the second of three children of Count Maria Andreas Maximilian Ludwig Eucharius Arco von und zu Zinneberg and Daria-Maria Turnauer. She was born on November 11, 1999, in Vienna.
Daria is the only child of Max Turnauer, a member of Austria’s wealthiest families.
In 2022, the Turnauers’ wealth was estimated to be €1.25 billion.
https://www.forbes.com/profile/max-turnauer/
Géza is based in Zurich, where he is a Private Equity Associate with LGT Partners. He has a BA in Business Management from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Elena grew up in Up Cern, Dorset, where her father has been a farm manager with Up Cern Ltd. Previous directors of that company include Archduke Michael of Austria and Severin Meister. The company is a part of the Turnauer family businesses. Severein Meister, son of Archduchess Gabriela of Austria, is now the CEO of Constantia Beteiligungs AG in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. She graduated from the University of Westminster where she earned a BS in Sociology.
Last year, she joined Habemu, a PR firm based in Munich and Berlin. In early 2025, she was promoted to Junior Consultant.
Géza’s father, Count Markus, is the co-owner of Schloss Halbturn with his brother, Count Maximilian. The Schloss was gifted initially by Empress Maria Theresia to her daughter, Archduchess Maria Christina, when she married Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen. Their only child, Princess Maria of Saxony, died a day after her birth in 1767. Maria Christina persuaded her brother, Archduke Leopold. Grand Duke of Tuscany, to adopt one of his younger sons, Karl Ludwig, so he could succeed as the Duke of Teschen. The estate passed to Karl Ludwig, then his son, Archduke Albrecht, who died without surviving male issue. The property was inherited by his nephew, Archduke Friedrich, who also succeeded to the Teschen title. One of the wealthiest members of the Habsburg dynasty, Archduke Friedrich, married Princess Isabella of Croy. He made Schloss Halbturn one of his primary residences, and it was not one of the properties confiscated after World War I. His son, Archduke Albrecht, inherited the estate in 1936.
In 1949, a fire destroyed nearly all of the Schloss, which at the time was uninhabited. Albrecht died in 1955, and the property was inherited by his nephew, Baron Paul von Waldbott-Bassenheim, the son of his sister, Archduchess Maria Alice. Paul recognized “the potential of the soils on his property” and established a 40-hectare vineyard site at the Wittmannshof, near Halbturn Palace. He began cultivating a winery in 1960.
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Paul and his wife, Countess Marie-Therese (Marietherese) Wickenburg-Capellini gen. Stechelini, were childless. His sister, Stephanie, was married to Count Johannes von Königsegg-Aulendorf. Through Marie Therese’s recommendation, Stephanie’s younger son, Count Markus, is invited to restructure the vineyard. He brings several international wine experts. Today, it is the “largest contiguous vineyard site in Austria, with 42 hectares, and is surrounded by the organic farms of Halbturn estate”.
Baron Paul von Waldblott-Bassenheim passed away in 2008. Eight years prior, he adopted his nephew, Count Markus, and inherited his estate, which included the vineyards. He now runs the winery alongside his older brother, Count Maximilian.
https://www.weingut-schlosshalbturn.com/en/
This might not be the only engagement in the Königsegg-Aulendorf family. Géza’s brother, Count Constantin, is said to be in a relationship with HRH Duchess Pauline of Württemberg.
