was changed into a thirty-acre English landscape garden including a palmhouse. Also, there were the stables where the count kept his beloved world-famous horses. Metternich-Sándor After the death of Móric Sándor, as there was no male heir, his daughter Paulina Sándor (1836-1921) inherited the estate. She married her uncle Richard von Metternich and they merged their surnames to 'Metternich-Sándor'. They modernized the kitchens and introduced gas lightning. The last owner of the family was their youngest daughter, princess Clementine von Metternich-Sandor (1870–1963). As she was badly injured by her dog as a child, she decided never to marry due to her scarred face. As her heir, she adopted her grand nephew, duke Franz-Albrecht von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1920-2009), the son of Victor III, Duke of Ratibor and Prince of Corvey (a branch of the princely house of Hohenlohe). He changed his surname to Metternich-Sándor, and lived in Bajna up to 1940, where he attended primary school and served in the Hungarian army. Due to the troubles after the Second World War, princess Clementine had to abandon the Bajna mansion and its estateds, and she left Hungary in 1947. She spent her last years on Schloss Corvey, one of the residences Franz-Albrecht inherited when he became duke of Ratibor. Communist times The Second World War brought the destruction of the castle in all its glory. First, it became a field hospital and emergency housing. Then in communist times, it became public property and was used a local cooperative. Interior walls were smashed, murals were destroyed, and the furniture was stolen. In the 1970s, there were plans to turn the mansion into a guest house. Also the Indiana University Bloomington considered to use it, but finally backed out. As nothing materialized, the palace stood empty for years, deprived of all its splendor, it began to decline and the gardens and the park overgrown. Renovation With help of funding by the European Union and as part of the 'Nemzeti Kastélyprogram és Nemzeti Várprogram' (Hungarian national program for castles, palaces and mansions), renovation of both the mansion and garden started in March 2018. It has been opened for visitors with an interactive exhibition focused on count Móric Sándor and his daughter Pauline von Metternich. References The initial version of this page is based on this page on Hungarian Wikipedia. External links Official website of the Sándor-Metternich mansion in Bajna The Sándor-Metternich mansion at the website of