Mary von Bothmer

Biography

Mary von Bothmer (1833–1901; also known as the Countess von Bothmer) was an English-German writer and aristocrat. She published six books during her lifetime, including German Home Life (1876).

Mary von Bothmer was born in London in 1833. Her father was John Young, a British merchant. In 1856, she married German diplomat Major Count Hippolyt von Bothmer (1812-1891), with whom she had two children, Alfred and Mabel. She died in 1901.