Stephanie Hohenlohe Member of a famous princely family, Nazi intelligence agent, Hitler spy Date of Birth: 16.09.1891 Country: Switzerland

Biography of Stephanie von Hohenlohe

Stephanie von Hohenlohe, a member of a well-known noble family, was a Nazi intelligence agent and Hitler's spy. Born in Vienna, Austria, Stephanie grew up in a prestigious family and was named after Princess Stephanie of Belgium. She attended the ballet school at the Vienna Opera and quickly gained entry into the upper Austrian society due to her beauty and charm.

In the early 1910s, Stephanie became the mistress of Archduke Franz Salvator, Prince of Tuscany, and a son was born out of this relationship. To avoid scandal, Stephanie moved to London. It was there that she married Friedrich Franz von Hohenlohe- Waldenburg- Schillingsfurst on May 12, 1914. Together, they had a son named Franz Josef.

After her divorce from Friedrich Franz in 1920, Stephanie moved to Paris, where she was often seen in the company of influential people. Despite her Jewish heritage, Stephanie was acquainted with almost all the future Nazi leaders. Adolf Hitler referred to her as "dear princess" and she had close friendships with Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, who bestowed upon her the honorary Aryan title.

Living in London for a long period of time and having friends from the upper echelons of English society, Stephanie became an excellent spy and propagandist for Hitler's new government. She befriended Lord Rothermere, owner of the "Daily Mail," which praised Hitler and advocated for an alliance with Germany. In 1937, Stephanie arranged a meeting between Lord Halifax and Hermann Göring, as well as a visit by Edward, Duke of Windsor, and his wife Wallis Simpson to Germany. During this time, she also embarked on a romance with Fritz Wiedemann, Hitler's personal aide, and they eventually moved to San Francisco together.

In 1938, Stephanie received another gift when Hermann Göring gave her the confiscated Leopoldskron Castle, which belonged to the renowned theater director Max Reinhardt. However, with the outbreak of World War II, Stephanie returned to London but soon went back to the United States out of fear of arrest and espionage charges. American intelligence was aware of her activities and described her as a "very intelligent, dangerous, and clever woman" who was worse than "ten thousand people" as a spy. Despite this, she managed to avoid deportation by reaching out to Lemuel Schofield, head of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

In the post-war years, Stephanie von Hohenlohe established new influential connections in Germany, working with media leaders such as Axel Springer. She passed away in Switzerland in 1972 and was buried there.