After his wife's death he was briefly engaged to Countess Bertha Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, who later became first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but she broke off an engagement before the marriage occurred.
Following his wife's death, he had a brief romantic connection with Countess Bertha Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, who later achieved distinction as the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, but she cancelled the wedding before it occurred.