is at the top now even though Rebecca eventually congratulates her. References Notes 1. The character's official title is Countess of Lahnstein through her marriages to Johannes and Ludwig von Lahnstein. From 2001 to 2007 and for a short time in 2009, Elisabeth's legal name was Elisabeth Brandner. She had to give up her title as Countess of Lahnstein for a short time in 2009 when Maria di Balbi claims to be the late Francesca von Lahnstein. The character was introduced as Elisabeth Ryan (1999-2001). Verbotene Liebe characters Television characters introduced in 1999 Fictional counts and countesses Fictional business executives Fictional socialites