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Sophie Josephine Ernestine Friederike Wilhelmine Countess von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg-Schönstein, (born Countess von Hatzfeldt Trachenberg 10 August 10, 1805 Trachenberg - 25 January 1881 Wiesbaden) was a German socialist and partner of Ferdinand Lassalles.

Life
She was forced to marry her violent cousin, Edmund von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg-Weisweiler, a wealthy man with residences at Castle Kalkum near Dusseldorf, Schönstein and Crottorf Castle. By 1830 she wanted a divorce, but her brothers denied her any financial support. Beginning in 1846 she filed for divorce, and met Lasalle, whom she met through the mediation of Colonel Archibald Count von Keyserling. The process, which Lassalle also used for propaganda purposes of the workers' movement, dragged on until 1854 and took place in six courts.

Beginning in 1848, the "Red Countess" lived with Lassalle in Dusseldorf, and was politically active during the March Revolution. Even after her divorce was finalized in 1851, she lived with Lassalle until 1856; Afterwards she moved to Berlin, but remained in close contact with him. In 1861, they both met Giuseppe Garibaldi in Italy. In 1862, she lived in Zurich, and traveled with Wilhelm Rüstow through southern Germany.

After the death of Lassalle in 1864, she saw herself as his spiritual heir, published his posthumous writings, and was active in the General German Workers 'Association (ADAV), where she quickly came into conflict with many male members of the workers' movement. In 1867, she founded the Lassalleschen Allgemeine Deutsche Arbeiterverein (LADAV). The president of this club was Fritz Mende. After the reunification of the LADAV with the ADAV in 1869, the countess withdrew from politics. After she reconciled with her family, she lived on the farm estate at Frauenstein and Heddernheim, and later in Wiesbaden.