A new family crest: Faber-Castell
Lothar von Faber stipulated that the name "Faber" must be retained if the heiress to the company were to marry. When Baroness Ottilie marries Count Alexander zu Castell-Rüdenhausen, the new family name therefore becomes Count and Countess von Faber-Castell.The family in a private setting
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Countess Ottilie with her children
After three daughters, the couple finally welcome son and heir Roland to the world in 1905. Their son Wolfgang, born in 1902, died at the age of just a few months.
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The Count and Countess's children
Countesses Elisabeth, Mariella and Irmgard with their brother Roland
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Well protected on the North Sea
The couple's two eldest daughters, Mariella and Elisabeth, at the beach on Norderney
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Count Alexander von Faber-Castell at the beach
Dad building a sand castle - daughter Mariella watches with a critical eye.
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Summer retreat by the sea
Countess Ottilie with her daughters on Norderney
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The proud parents
Count and Countess von Faber-Castell with daughter Elisabeth.
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The young mother
Countess Ottilie welcomes her first child to the world in 1899. The little girl is christened Elisabeth.
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Countess Ottilie (right) with her sister Hedwig
Ottilie's youngest sister Hedwig also marries a Count zu Castell-Rüdenhausen, the brother of Count Alexander von Faber-Castell.
