Henriette Amalie von Friesen

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Henriette Amalie, Baroness von Friesen (born May 19, 1668 in Dresden , † August 2, 1732 in Berggießhübel ) was married to a Countess Reuss zu Obergreiz .

Life

Henriette Amalie was born as the daughter of Freiherr Heinrich von Friesen and Freiin Maria Margaretha von Lützelburg . On May 3, 1691, at the age of 23, which was already considered relatively old at the time, she married Count Heinrich VI, who was almost 19 years her senior . Reuss zu Obergreiz (older line) (1649–1697), for whom it was already the second marriage. The connection resulted in three children:

  1. Count Heinrich I. Reuss zu Obergreiz (born December 29, 1693; † September 7, 1714)
  2. Countess Johanna Margarete (February 18, 1695 - March 20, 1766)
  3. Count Heinrich II. Reuss zu Obergreiz (February 4, 1696 - November 17, 1722)

The Friesen and Reuss families were leading noble families at the Dresden court with extensive estates in Saxony and Thuringia.

After the death of Henry VI. on October 11, 1697, Henriette Amalie von Greiz , the royal seat of the Reuss family, moved to Dresden and ran a so-called "political salon", in some cases quite successfully. In addition, she is said to have had a liaison with the governor of Dresden, Prince Anton Egon von Fürstenberg . Your salon was an important hub of court life in the Saxon capital at the beginning of the 18th century. Many courtiers such as Counts Wackerbarth , Flemming or Vitzthum von Eckstädt , but also the former mistresses August the Strong , Aurora von Königsmarck and Princess Teschen were frequent visitors to the Reuss salon. Augustus the Strong himself rarely visited this establishment.

Contemporaries claimed that the Electoral Saxon policy was not made in the cabinet of ministers, but in the house of Countess Reuss. In reality it was more likely court gossip and intrigue that were forged here. All of the more or less successful conspiracies against Countess Cosel , with whom Reuss first tried to establish friendly ties, arose here. The countess was at times one of the most powerful and influential court ladies.

Countess Henriette Amalie Reuss died on August 2, 1732 in Berggießhübel and was buried in Schönfeld near Pillnitz .

personal data
SURNAME Friesen, Henriette Amalie von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reuss, Henriette Amalie von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Daughter of Baron Heinrich von Friesen and Countess Maria Margaretha von Lützelburg
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1668
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1732
Place of death Berggießhübel