In 1862 , when Gertrud was seventeen years old , her parents left their estate and bought a villa in Beuthen an der Oder .
Her father , Count Schack , was an open - minded and wise man who exercised great influence on his gifted daughter .
In 1862 , when Schack was seventeen years old , her parents left their estate and bought a villa in Beuthen an der Oder .
Her father , Count Schack , was an open - minded and wise man who exercised great influence on his gifted daughter .