The most beautiful photograph of Leopoldina was taken in January 1922 at the Kieser photo studio in Maribor, located on the then‑prestigious Gregorčičeva ulica (formerly Schillerstrasse). In the picture, twenty‑one‑year‑old Leopoldina is carefully groomed, smiling, and heavily pregnant. In what was the happiest period of her life—after her marriage to her first husband, Ivan—she was young, beautiful, loved, provided for, and full of expectation.


