Franziska von Wertheimstein
Franziska von Wertheimstein (born August 17, 1844 in Vienna ; † January 19, 1907 there ) was a Viennese patroness of the outgoing Danube monarchy .
Life
The daughter of the banker Leopold von Wertheimstein and his wife Josephine von Wertheimstein , née Gomperz , had Dr. Eduard Wessel as an educator. In 1876 her father bought the house in Döbling , now known as Villa Wertheimstein, from Rudolf von Arthaber's heirs , in which Franziska, as a salon lady, gathered a stimulating circle of friends around her. Ferdinand von Saar belonged to the closest circle . Franziska von Wertheimstein was known for her charity and helpfulness, which, however, was sometimes abused.
In 1906 Franziska showed symptoms of an incipient mental illness and died six months later , being looked after by her doctor Josef Breuer . In her will, she bequeathed the house and garden to the municipality of Vienna “for the good of the population”. Today the Döbling District Museum is housed in the Villa Wertheimstein ( Döblinger Hauptstraße 96), and the garden has become the public Wertheimstein Park.
Franziska von Wertheimstein is buried in the Israelite department of the Döblinger Friedhof (group I1, row G1, number 1).
literature
- Ernst Kobau: The years of flight are restless ... Josephine and Franziska von Wertheimstein, Ferdinand von Saar. Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3205986245 .
- Felicie Ewart , Two portraits of women. In memory of. Chwala, Vienna 1908.
- Franz Lessner: The salon of the Wertheimsteinvilla as the room and home of the muses. In: Döblinger Museumsblätter No. 112/113, 30th year, November 1993, pp. 2–7.
Web links
- Franziska von Wertheimstein in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library
- District Museum Döbling - On the history of the house and the salon
- Entry on Wertheimstein, Franziska in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- About the Wertheimstein family ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death book of the IKG Vienna 1907, No. 117 ( facsimile at FamilySearch, free registration required ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wertheimstein, Franziska von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Viennese patroness |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1907 |
| Place of death | Vienna |