Alma Vetsera Hayne
Pretender to the Austrian throne
About Alma Vetsera Hayne
Lived 1890 – 1919 (aged 28–29). Alma Vetsera Hayne was an American.
Alma Vetsera Hayne (1890–1919) was a New York City socialite who passed herself off as the daughter of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and Baroness Mary Vetsera and called herself Princess Vetsera of Austria. She claimed her son, Charles Rudolph Spurway Hayne (1899-1983), was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Biography Her first husband was George Osborne Hayne (1875-1950). She married Donald Shields Andrews (1894-1930) on April 24, 1915. She married Sebastian Cedric Samuel Steane in London on 30 August 1919. She took her own life with poison on 12 November 1919 after attending the second victory ball for the end of World War I.
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Who was Alma Vetsera Hayne?
Pretender to the Austrian throne
When was Alma Vetsera Hayne born?
Alma Vetsera Hayne was born in 1890.
When did Alma Vetsera Hayne die?
Alma Vetsera Hayne died in 1919.
What nationality was Alma Vetsera Hayne?
Alma Vetsera Hayne was American.
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