Franziska Klähr

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Franziska Klähr (born August 7, 1774 in Vienna as Franziska Prokesch, † April 15, 1850 in Vienna) was a locksmith and benefactress in Vienna.

Klährgasse in Vienna-Meidling
Salvator Medal

Life

Franziska Klähr lost her father, who was a Hungarian court agent, at the age of eight, and married the master locksmith Josef Klähr at the age of 16. When he died in 1820, she successfully continued the business on her own.

She started her charitable works earlier. At the age of almost 30 she cared for Austrians and Russians who were wounded during the Third Coalition War in the Augustinian and Michael Hospitals. In the war year 1809 after the Battle of Aspern and the Battle of Wagram ( Fifth Coalition War ), she cared for the wounded and supported those in need with care, food, laundry and money. In Vienna, which was occupied by the French , she and her children and journeymen did voluntary care services for Austrian and Russian prisoners of war . When she also bought 200 men, she was punished by the French military authorities and had to flee with her children.

Franziska Klähr was already an example of active charity during her lifetime, which the enemies also recognized. Arthur Schnitzler immortalized her name in his dramatic history " The young Medardus ".

Today a street in Vienna in the 12th district is named after her.

Awards

  • 1806: Large gold medal of honor with the chain, awarded by Emperor Franz II
  • 1814: Medal from King Friedrich Wilhelm III. of Prussia
  • 1814: Diamond ring from Alexander I , Emperor of Russia
  • In 1818 Franziska Klähr became an active member of the aristocratic poor association
  • 1844: Ten times the Golden Salvator Medal, awarded by the Vienna City Council

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klähr, Franziska . In: Biographical Lexicon of the Austrian Empire . Part 12, Klacel - Korzistka. KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, p. 3–4 ( literature.at [accessed on January 28, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Klähr, Franziska . In: Austrian Academy of Sciences (ed.): Austrian biographical lexicon . tape 3 . Verlag der Österr. Academy of Sciences, Vienna, p. 363 ( biographien.ac.at [PDF; accessed on January 28, 2019]).
  3. ↑ City of Vienna, Wohnhausanlage Klährgasse 4. Retrieved on January 28, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Klährgasse in Vienna History Wiki of the city of Vienna
personal data
SURNAME Klähr, Franziska
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Prokesch, Franziska (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian benefactress
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1850
Place of death Vienna