Marion Stein
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Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein, CBE
(born 18 October 1926), known as Marion Stein, is an Austria
n concert pianist and, as a former Countess of Harewood, is also a former member of the British Royal Family
.
Born in Vienna
, Stein was the daughter of musician Erwin Stein
. She led a distinguished musical career and was joint founder in 1961 (along with Fanny Waterman
) of the Leeds International Piano Competition.
Stein has married twice, both times to prominent public figures:
1) George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
, on 29 September 1949. Lord Harewood, son of Mary, Princess Royal
(1897–1965), was the grandson of King George V
, the nephew of his mother's brothers, the kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The marriage was dissolved in 1967. They had three sons:
2) The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Thorpe
MP (then Leader
of the Liberal Party
(married 1973).
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
(born 18 October 1926), known as Marion Stein, is an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n concert pianist and, as a former Countess of Harewood, is also a former member of the British Royal Family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
.
Born in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Stein was the daughter of musician Erwin Stein
Erwin Stein
Erwin Stein was an Austrian musician and writer, prominent as a pupil and friend of Schoenberg, with whom he studied between 1906 and 1910. He was one of Schoenberg’s principal assistants in organizing the Society for Private Musical Performances...
. She led a distinguished musical career and was joint founder in 1961 (along with Fanny Waterman
Fanny Waterman
Dame Fanny Waterman, DBE is a piano teacher, and the founder, Chairman and Artistic Director of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. She is also president of the Harrogate International Music Fesitval.-Life:...
) of the Leeds International Piano Competition.
Stein has married twice, both times to prominent public figures:
1) George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, KBE AM , styled The Hon. George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, was the elder son of the 6th Earl of Harewood , and Princess Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and...
, on 29 September 1949. Lord Harewood, son of Mary, Princess Royal
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...
(1897–1965), was the grandson of King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
, the nephew of his mother's brothers, the kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The marriage was dissolved in 1967. They had three sons:
- David, 8th Earl of Harewood (born 21 October 1950)
- The HonourableThe HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
James LascellesJames LascellesJames Edward Lascelles , styled The Hon. James Lascelles, is a British musician and the second son of the 7th Earl of Harewood and his first wife, the former Marion Stein...
(born 5 October 1953) - The HonourableThe HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Jeremy LascellesJeremy LascellesRobert Jeremy Hugh Lascelles , is the youngest child of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and his first wife, Marion Stein who later married Jeremy Thorpe. He is a great-grandson of George V, so he is a second cousin to the Prince of Wales and is 51st in line to inherit the British throne...
(born 14 February 1955)
2) The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Thorpe
Jeremy Thorpe
John Jeremy Thorpe is a British former politician who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 and was the Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979. His political career was damaged when an acquaintance, Norman Scott, claimed to have had a love affair with Thorpe at a time...
MP (then Leader
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
(married 1973).