Karoline von Bretzenheim

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Heinrich Carl Brandt (1724–1787): Countess Maria Josepha von Heydeck (1748–1771) with her and the elector Karl Theodor of the Palatinate legitimized children , Karoline Josepha far left at her mother's side. On the wall is a portrait of the father, Elector Karl Theodor. Oil painting, 1785

Karoline Josepha von Bretzenheim (born January 11, 1768 , † June 27, 1786 ) was a Countess of Bretzenheim and, by marriage, Countess of Holnstein .

Life

Karoline was an illegitimate daughter of Elector Karl Theodor von Bayern (1724–1799) from his relationship with Maria Josepha Seyffert (1748–1771), an actress and dancer at the Mannheim Theater, who was promoted to the rank of “Countess von Heydeck “Was raised.

Karl Theodor, who had no legitimate offspring, looked after his children born out of wedlock very lovingly. In addition to Karoline Josepha, there was also Karl August and the twin sisters Eleonore and Friederike . For them he acquired the Bretzenheim rule in 1772 , whose name they would use in the future and whose coat of arms symbol (pretzel) was included in theirs. In addition to the Bretzenheim children, there was also a half-sister, Karoline Franziska von Parkstein , who was descended from another mother. All of these illegitimate children grew up in Mannheim's Palais Bretzenheim and at times received piano lessons from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .

Karoline Josepha was endowed by her father with the lords of Thanstein and Pilmersreuth , which she gave to her husband. She married on February 18, 1784 in Amberg Count Maximilian Joseph von Holnstein (1760-1838), governor of the Upper Palatinate, whose father Franz Ludwig came from an extramarital union between Emperor Charles VII and Maria Caroline Charlotte von Ingenheim . Karoline Josepha only died at the age of 18 giving birth to her son Karl Theodor (1786–1831), who remained unmarried and without descendants.

Karoline Josepha von Holnstein born. von Bretzenheim was buried in the Theatine Church in Munich , where a beautiful epitaph is dedicated to her.

  • Epitaph, Theatinerkirche Munich

  • Close-up of epitaph inscription

literature

  • Christian von Stramberg, Anton Joseph Weidenbach: Memorable and Useful Rheinischer antiquarius , Volume 16, Part 2, RF Hergt, 1869, p. 268.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Eduard Vehse: History of the German Courts since the Reformation , Volume 24, Hoffmann and Campe, 1853, p. 153.
  2. ^ Genealogical website about the son
personal data
SURNAME Karoline von Bretzenheim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Karoline Josepha von Bretzenheim; Karoline Josepha von Heydeck
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Countess of Holnstein
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1768
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1786