Constanze Geiger

Constanze Geiger, created Freifrau von Ruttenstein by Ernst II. Duke of Saxe-Cobueg and Gotha in 1862.

Born: Vienna 16. Oct 1835

Actress and composer

Married: (as his morganatic wife) Schottenkirche, Vienna 23. Apr 1861 Leopold, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1824-1884), son of Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785-1851) by his wife  Antonie, Prinzessin Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (1797-1862).

Issue:

• Franz Freiherr von Ruttenstein (1860-1899)

Died: Dieppe 24. Aug 1890

Buried: Cimetière de Montmatre, Paris

Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000;