Hannes von Lahnstein
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Johannes "Hannes" von Lahnstein II (formerly known as Hannes von Anstetten) is a fictional character
on German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love). He is the son of Tanja von Anstetten
and Ansgar von Lahnstein
. The character was played by child actor
s Daniel and Simon Kühn from March 20, 2006 to November 24, 2008. Hannes was recast with child actor Jonas Enderer, who debuted in the role on November 28, 2008. He was last seen in June 2011 and then recast with Melvin Eisenstein, who is set to debut in January 2012.
closer and that that would him bring back in the family business.
After a while, Ansgar really loves Hannes as his son and fights with Tanja over custody. Tanja, as always, doesn't want that to be fate and as her sister Meike Breuer comes to town, she wants him as a nanny for Hannes. But Meike falls in love with Ansgar. He finds out, that Meike is Tanja's sister and uses her to get custody.
Later, Ansgar marries Nathalie Käppler
and she is the new Mom for Hannes. But Tanja wouldn't let her and kidnaps her son and make Nathalie and Ansgar believe, that Nathalie cost Hannes' death. After Tanja fakes her own death too, she leaves Düsseldorf
with the help of Adrian Degenhardt
.
They return in December 2007, when Hannes got kidnapped to bring him back to his father Ansgar. Tanja soon needs to discover that Adrian was behind that, after Sebastian von Lahnstein
, Ansgar's cousin, found out the child was still alive. Tanja only wants to come back to take Hannes again from his father, but her plan doesn't work and instead she soon becomes problems with the police for kidnapping her own son and faking her death.
But Tanja manages it to blackmail Ansgar with one of his own intrigues and doesn't need go to prison after he predicates that Tanja had no other choice. Then Ansgar and Tanja fight for custody of Hannes again. But non of them wins, when Carla
, Ansgar's sister, becomes the child's legal guardian thanks to Lydia Brandner
, who's working for the Childrens' and Young Peoples' Affairs. He now grows up with his cousin Sophia.
Tanja tries to win her son back by trying to bring Ansgar to marry her. So they can win back custody of their son together and can enjoy the millions of the Lahnstein assets, because of faked last will of Johannes, Hannes is the heir. There is only one problem left for Tanja: Ansgar's found again love for his wife Nathalie. Tanja gets Nathalie behind bars with a scheme and she and Ansgar get married in August 2008. Shortly after, Tanja and Ansgar win the custody back as planned. But Ansgar opens up to Carla about the fake will to protect the family assets from Tanja. He also makes it clear that he still loves Nathalie and has an openly affair with her.
Right before the wedding, a surprising guest arrived, when Annegret Wittkamp
, Tanja's mother, shows up to make peace with her daughter and to learn more about her grandson. Tanja doesn't want to forgive her and tries to get rid of her several times. After she spoke out the dark truth about Tanja's past, Annegret sees that Tanja never can forgive her and wants to leave town. After a harsh conversation, Annegret decides to end her life and committed suicide into the Rhine.
After that, Tanja is hunted by her and learns that she wants to give Hannes a real family. That's why she tries to be a good wife to Ansgar and wants to win him back on her side. After three years, Hannes has his christening in November 2008. Nathalie is planned to be his godmother, but Tanja drugged her and makes it look like she is drinking again. In the end, Carla becomes his godmother. Tanja tries to convince Ansgar to extend their family and team up with her again, but their relationship is too unstable to make anything like that happen. Meanwhile Hannes forms a natural bound with Maria di Balbi, who turns out to be his grandmother after posing as the late Francesca von Lahnstein.
The marriage of Ansgar and Tanja finally fails, when Ansgar starts an affair with Lydia, who in the meanwhile became the wife of Sebastian. When Lydia turns out to be pregnant, Ansgar makes plans for his newfound love and his two children, which include getting rid of Tanja's interference once and for all. Tanja plans on protecting her son's interest in the Lahnstein fortune and even makes an attempt of the life of Lydia's unborn child. She then discovers that the paternity is in question as also Lydia's soon-to-be ex-husband Sebastian could also be the father. Tanja advices Lydia to take matter into her own hands and kill the child inside of her, before Ansgar is going to leave her for the lie she told. Lydia leaves town after the brake up with Ansgar. Over 2011, Hannes would gain three half-siblings, with the birth of Ansgar and Lydia's son Nick Brandner, the birth of Tanja's daughter Emma von Lahnstein with Sebastian and the discovery that Ansgar fathered Kim Wolf
.
Currently, Hannes is away at a boarding school in Switzerland
and is only visiting from time to time.
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on German
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soap opera
Soap opera
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Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
(Forbidden Love). He is the son of Tanja von Anstetten
Tanja von Anstetten
Tanja von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , played by actress Miriam Lahnstein. She made her first appearance on-screen on 21 June 1995 and left after three years in May 1998. Lahnstein returned to the role in 2001, where she was seen from 24 April to...
and Ansgar von Lahnstein
Ansgar von Lahnstein
Ansgar Eduard Johannes von Lahnstein is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , portrayed by actor Wolfram Grandezka. He debuted in the role on January, 22 2004....
. The character was played by child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
s Daniel and Simon Kühn from March 20, 2006 to November 24, 2008. Hannes was recast with child actor Jonas Enderer, who debuted in the role on November 28, 2008. He was last seen in June 2011 and then recast with Melvin Eisenstein, who is set to debut in January 2012.
Character's background
In early 2006, Tanja returns with her son, Hannes, and wants to build a family together with Ansgar. But he has other plans. At first, he didn't accept his son and wants have nothing to do with him or Tanja. But the interest that Hannes is the first child of a new Lahnstein generation makes Ansgar believe, that his son would to be used of to bring him and his father JohannesJohannes von Lahnstein
Johannes von Lahnstein is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by actor Thomas Gumpert from September 23, 2003 to January 9, 2008.-Storylines:...
closer and that that would him bring back in the family business.
After a while, Ansgar really loves Hannes as his son and fights with Tanja over custody. Tanja, as always, doesn't want that to be fate and as her sister Meike Breuer comes to town, she wants him as a nanny for Hannes. But Meike falls in love with Ansgar. He finds out, that Meike is Tanja's sister and uses her to get custody.
Later, Ansgar marries Nathalie Käppler
Nathalie von Lahnstein
Nathalie Brandner is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is portrayed by actress Jenny Winkler...
and she is the new Mom for Hannes. But Tanja wouldn't let her and kidnaps her son and make Nathalie and Ansgar believe, that Nathalie cost Hannes' death. After Tanja fakes her own death too, she leaves Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
with the help of Adrian Degenhardt
Adrian Degenhardt
Adrian Degenhardt is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is portrayed by actor Klaus Zmorek from January 25, 2007 to March 5, 2009, when the character was written out with the chance of a return....
.
They return in December 2007, when Hannes got kidnapped to bring him back to his father Ansgar. Tanja soon needs to discover that Adrian was behind that, after Sebastian von Lahnstein
Sebastian von Lahnstein
Sebastian von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character has been portrayed by actor Joscha Kiefer from November 26, 2007 to October 13, 2009...
, Ansgar's cousin, found out the child was still alive. Tanja only wants to come back to take Hannes again from his father, but her plan doesn't work and instead she soon becomes problems with the police for kidnapping her own son and faking her death.
But Tanja manages it to blackmail Ansgar with one of his own intrigues and doesn't need go to prison after he predicates that Tanja had no other choice. Then Ansgar and Tanja fight for custody of Hannes again. But non of them wins, when Carla
Carla von Lahnstein
Carla Sophia von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , portrayed by actress Claudia Hiersche. She made her first appearance on screen on September 19, 2003 and left the show on November 10, 2009. Hiersche then returned for a guest stint on January 29, 2010...
, Ansgar's sister, becomes the child's legal guardian thanks to Lydia Brandner
Lydia Brandner
Lydia Brandner is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The role was originated by actress Theresa Underberg on January 16, 2008. Theresa announced on December 21, 2010 that she will leave the show in early 2011...
, who's working for the Childrens' and Young Peoples' Affairs. He now grows up with his cousin Sophia.
Tanja tries to win her son back by trying to bring Ansgar to marry her. So they can win back custody of their son together and can enjoy the millions of the Lahnstein assets, because of faked last will of Johannes, Hannes is the heir. There is only one problem left for Tanja: Ansgar's found again love for his wife Nathalie. Tanja gets Nathalie behind bars with a scheme and she and Ansgar get married in August 2008. Shortly after, Tanja and Ansgar win the custody back as planned. But Ansgar opens up to Carla about the fake will to protect the family assets from Tanja. He also makes it clear that he still loves Nathalie and has an openly affair with her.
Right before the wedding, a surprising guest arrived, when Annegret Wittkamp
Annegret Wittkamp
Annegret Wittkamp is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . She was portrayed by an unknown actress in 1996. In 2008 the actress Ursula Heyer, who is well known as the dubbing voice of Joan Collins, took over the role and debuted on-screen on August 26, 2008...
, Tanja's mother, shows up to make peace with her daughter and to learn more about her grandson. Tanja doesn't want to forgive her and tries to get rid of her several times. After she spoke out the dark truth about Tanja's past, Annegret sees that Tanja never can forgive her and wants to leave town. After a harsh conversation, Annegret decides to end her life and committed suicide into the Rhine.
After that, Tanja is hunted by her and learns that she wants to give Hannes a real family. That's why she tries to be a good wife to Ansgar and wants to win him back on her side. After three years, Hannes has his christening in November 2008. Nathalie is planned to be his godmother, but Tanja drugged her and makes it look like she is drinking again. In the end, Carla becomes his godmother. Tanja tries to convince Ansgar to extend their family and team up with her again, but their relationship is too unstable to make anything like that happen. Meanwhile Hannes forms a natural bound with Maria di Balbi, who turns out to be his grandmother after posing as the late Francesca von Lahnstein.
The marriage of Ansgar and Tanja finally fails, when Ansgar starts an affair with Lydia, who in the meanwhile became the wife of Sebastian. When Lydia turns out to be pregnant, Ansgar makes plans for his newfound love and his two children, which include getting rid of Tanja's interference once and for all. Tanja plans on protecting her son's interest in the Lahnstein fortune and even makes an attempt of the life of Lydia's unborn child. She then discovers that the paternity is in question as also Lydia's soon-to-be ex-husband Sebastian could also be the father. Tanja advices Lydia to take matter into her own hands and kill the child inside of her, before Ansgar is going to leave her for the lie she told. Lydia leaves town after the brake up with Ansgar. Over 2011, Hannes would gain three half-siblings, with the birth of Ansgar and Lydia's son Nick Brandner, the birth of Tanja's daughter Emma von Lahnstein with Sebastian and the discovery that Ansgar fathered Kim Wolf
Kim Wolf
Kim Wolf is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . Lisa Tomaschewsky introduced the role on April 13, 2011, but was eventually recast with actress Nicole Mieth, who took over the part on May 10, 2011.-Introduction:...
.
Currently, Hannes is away at a boarding school in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and is only visiting from time to time.