Count Alexander and Countess Ottilie von Faber-Castell

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.

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.
Countesses Elisabeth, Mariella and Irmgard with their brother Roland

The couple's two eldest daughters, Mariella and Elisabeth, at the beach on Norderney
Dad building a sand castle - daughter Mariella watches with a critical eye.
Countess Ottilie with her daughters on Norderney

Count and Countess von Faber-Castell with daughter Elisabeth.
Countess Ottilie welcomes her first child to the world in 1899. The little girl is christened Elisabeth.

Two sisters marry

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.

Marriage of Baroness Hedwig von Faber-Castell to Count Wolfgang zu Castell-Rüdenhausen, 1903

In front of the villa in Stein, the wedding party appears with the bride and groom Countess Hedwig and Count Wolfgang zu Castell-Rüdenhausen in the centre, on the left behind them in the dark dress is Countess Ottilie.