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Vera Gräfin von Lehndorff-Steinort (born 14 May 1939 in Königsberg, East Prussia, now known as Kaliningrad, Russia) is a German model, actress, and artist who was popular during the 1960s. Often known simply as Veruschka or Veruschka von Lehndorff, she is a daughter of Heinrich Graf von Lehndorff-Steinort, a member of the German resistance.
Veruschka was born on 14 May 1939 in Königsberg, East Prussia as Vera Gottliebe Anna Gräfin von Lehndorff-Steinort. She grew up at Steinort, an estate in East Prussia, that had been in her family for centuries. Her mother was Countess Gottliebe von... MORE
Vera Gräfin von Lehndorff-Steinort (born 14 May 1939 in Königsberg, East Prussia, now known as Kaliningrad, Russia) is a German model, actress, and artist who was popular during the 1960s. Often known simply as Veruschka or Veruschka von Lehndorff, she is a daughter of Heinrich Graf von Lehndorff-Steinort, a member of the German resistance.
Veruschka was born on 14 May 1939 in Königsberg, East Prussia as Vera Gottliebe Anna Gräfin von Lehndorff-Steinort. She grew up at Steinort, an estate in East Prussia, that had been in her family for centuries. Her mother was Countess Gottliebe von Kalnein (b. 1913). Her father was a German count and army reserve officer who became a key member of the German Resistance, reportedly after witnessing Jewish children being beaten and killed. When Veruschka was five years old, her father was executed for attempting to assassinate Adolf Hitler in the July 20 Plot. After his death, the remaining family members spent their times in labor camps until the end of World War II. By the end of the war, her family was left homeless. As a young girl, she attended 13 schools. She has three sisters: Marie Eleanore "Nona" (b. 1937, married Jan van Haeften and LESS
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