Eleonore von Schlieben

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The Baroness von Keyserlingk with a lute , painted by Antoine Pesne (around 1745)

Eleonore L (o) uise Albertine Countess von Schlieben- Sanditten, married Baroness von Keyserlingk (* 1720 - February 15, 1755 in Berlin ), was a lady of honor of the Prussian Queen Elisabeth Christine , wife of Frederick the Great .

Life

She was the daughter of the royal Prussian chief hunter Georg Christoph, Count von Schlieben (1676–1748), landlord on Sanditten ( East Prussia ) and Eleonora Lucia von Ilten (1686–1757), the daughter of the Electorate of Hanover, Jobst Hermann von Ilten . In 1742 she married Baron Dietrich Cesarion von Keyserling (1698–1745), a close friend of Friedrich II.

In 1744 their daughter Adelaide Friederike von Keyserling , later Baroness von Alvensleben, was born. Frederick II was not only her godfather , he is even said to have carried the child in his arms during the baptism .

Her husband died soon after the daughter was born. Friedrich II mediated the queen's widow as a lady-in-waiting at Schönhausen Palace . Until her untimely death she took care of the housekeeping of the castle, organized everyday life and made music with the queen.

Her portrait is one of Antoine Pesne's most famous pictures today . It hangs in Charlottenburg Palace .

Her daughter Adelaide Friederike (1744-1818) was married to Freiherr Georg Ludwig von Edelsheim (* June 22, 1740, † December 1, 1814). He initially served in Prussia and then became Minister of State and Foreign Minister of Baden. She was also married to a Johann Friedrich von Alvensleben , but the marriage was divorced again.

See also

literature

  • Ursula Röper, Simone Oelker, Astrid Reuter: Prussia's women. Verlag Henschel, 2001, ISBN 3894873930 , p. 31.
  • Helmut Börsch-Supan : The paintings of Antoine Pesnes in the Berlin palaces. In: From Berlin palaces. Volume 7. Administration of State Palaces and Gardens, 1982, p. 69.
  • Michael Ranft, New genealogical-historical news from the most distinguished events that happened at the European courts , Volume 44; Volumes 59-64, p. 373 digitized

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personal data
SURNAME Close, Eleonore von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schlieben-Sanditten, Eleonore Luise Albertine von; Eleonore von Keyserling; Eleonore von Keyserlingk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lady-in-waiting of the Prussian Queen Elisabeth Christine
DATE OF BIRTH 1720
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1755
Place of death Berlin