Karoline von Feuchtersleben

Baroness, Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben (full name: Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben; 12 October 1774 – 1842), was a German noblewoman and Lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Karoline von Feuchtersleben
Baroness
Full name
Baroness, Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben
BornKaroline von Feuchtersleben
12 October 1774
Hildeburghausen, Germany
Died1842
Hildeburghausen, Germany
Noble familyvon Feuchtersleben
Spouse(s)Jean Paul (engaged 1799 - 1800), Karl Christoph von Grundherr von Altenthann (m. 1817 - d. 1831)
FatherAdjunct General. Christoph Erdmann von Feuchtersleben (d. 1796)
MotherRosalie Sophie Marie
OccupationLady-In-Waiting to Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Life

She was born as a daughter of Adjunct General of Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Christoph von Feuchtersleben and his wife Rosalie Marie. They were of an old Saxon noble family.[1] [2]

From 1798 she held the position of Lady-In-Waiting to Princess, Charlotte von Hildburghausen and because of this developed a close romantic relationship with writer Jean Paul who was invited to Hildeburghausen by Princess Charlotte.[2] In July 1799 Paul declared his love for Feuchtersleben in a letter and in October of the same year both became secretly engaged, this engagement didn't last long when von Feuchtersleben's mother wasn't happy with her marrying someone of a lower class and income.[2]

In October 1817, Karoline von Feuchtersleben married Karl Christoph von Grundherr von Altenthann (1777 – 1831), from one of the oldest patrican families, who was four years her junior. Karl was a Ducal Saxony-Hildburghausen Legation Counselor, a tutor to Princes George, Friedrich and Eduard von Hildburghausen, later Higher Regional Court and Consistorial Counselor[3]

She died in 1842 in Hildeburghausen.[4]

Note
  1. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Feuchtersleben, Ernst, Freiherr von". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 296–297.
  2. "Caroline von Feuchtersleben".
  3. "Jean Paul - Sämtliche Briefe Digital".
  4. "Frauen". www.literaturportal-bayern.de.


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