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Elisabeth von Lahnstein (née Cornelius; formerly Ryan and Brandner) is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe portrayed by actress Martina Servatius. She made her first appearance on screen on 2 August 1999.Considered to be the show’s matriarch of first the Brandner family and then the Lahnstein family the character takes a huge part in the series history.