Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg | |
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in 1913 by Bassano | |
| Born | Lady Anne Savile 25 May 1864 London, England |
| Disappeared | 31 August 1927 (aged 63) North Atlantic Ocean |
| Status | Declared dead in absentia, 6 February 1928 |
| Monuments | Memorial at St Raphael's church, Kingston upon Thames |
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| Known for | First woman to attempt transatlantic flight and first woman to die in transatlantic flight. |
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Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (German: Anne Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg; née Lady Anne Savile; 25 May 1864 – 31 August 1927) was an English socialite and aviation patron and enthusiast. Anne was the first woman both to attempt and to die in a transatlantic aircraft flight, as well as the second to die in a transoceanic flight. Through her marriage to Prince Ludwig of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Anne was a Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and a member of the Princely House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.