Tomb of Lily Countess von Koenigsmarck

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The tomb of Lily Countess von Koenigsmarck in front of the Koenigsmarck crypt

The tomb of Lily Countess of Koenigsmarck (Karoline Elisabeth Oktavie Sibylla Margaret Countess of Koenigsmarck , born Princess of Schoenaich-Carolath ) is a listed, plastically shaped grave conditioning in the cemetery of the parish church Plaue in the city of Brandenburg an der Havel belonging to city and district Plaue .

description

The Counts of Koenigsmarck had owned Plaue Castle since 1839 . As such, they held the church patronage in the village. Immediately at the parish church, the family had their own family crypt, just like the previous noble owner families . The grave of Lily Countess von Koenigsmarck is located as a single grave outside the family crypt directly in front of it.

The tomb represents a broken stele several meters high , in front of which a woman (Countess Lily von Koenigsmarck?) In a thin dress, sitting barefoot, looks thoughtfully at the ground. In front of it is the bordered grave.

inscription

In the base there is a simple, incised five-line inscription in which the first name, family name , maiden name , date of birth and date of death are noted in one line .

LILY
COUNTESS OF Königsmarck
GEB. PRINCESS OF SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH
GEB. MAY 17, 1867
GEST. NOVEMBER 21, 1911

Monument protection

The tomb of Lily Countess von Koenigsmarck is included as a monument in the list of monuments of the state of Brandenburg . The memorial is assigned the ID number 09145824. The description in the list of monuments is short: “Tomb for Lily Countess von Koenigsmarck, in the churchyard”.

Individual evidence

  1. Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum (ed.): List of monuments of the State of Brandenburg - City of Brandenburg an der Havel . D) Monuments of other genres, ID number 09145824, December 31, 2018, p. 31 ( bldam-brandenburg.de [PDF; 201 kB ; accessed on May 13, 2019]).

Coordinates: 52 ° 24 ′ 23.5 "  N , 12 ° 24 ′ 56.9"  E