Henriette Mendel
Auguste Henriette Mendel , Baroness von Wallersee (born July 31, 1833 in Darmstadt , † November 12, 1891 in Munich ), was a German actress and wife of Duke Ludwig in Bavaria .
Life
Henriette was an actress at the Grand Ducal Hessian Court Theater in Darmstadt and in Augsburg . She fell in love with Duke Ludwig in Bavaria , the eldest brother of Empress Elisabeth . The relationship between the two was difficult, as Ludwig was expected to marry in keeping with his status. When her illegitimate daughter Marie Louise , who later became Countess Larisch-Moennich, was born on February 24, 1858 , there was an rapprochement with the ducal family. Karl Emanuel, the second child, was born on May 9, 1859, but died on August 1, 1859 at just under three months. On May 19, 1859, Henriette was raised to the nobility and was immediately allowed to call herself Henriette Baroness von Wallersee . The hereditary title of nobility also applied to the descendants. The morganatic marriage between Henriette Freifrau von Wallersee and Duke Ludwig in Bavaria took place on May 28, 1859 in Augsburg . When Ludwig Henriette married, he had to renounce his birthright and thus a large fortune and his high position. Henriette was very popular in the family and was needed again and again. Henriette died of abdominal cancer in 1891 .
progeny
- Marie Louise von Wallersee (1858–1940), since 1877 Countess Larisch-Moennich
- Karl Emanuel (* / † 1859)
literature
- Brigitte Sokop: That Countess Larisch ... Marie Louise Countess Larisch-Wallersee, confidante of the Empress - ostracized after Mayerling. Böhlau, Cologne et al. 1985, ISBN 3-205-07231-6 (4th edition, ibid 2006, ISBN 3-205-77484-1 ).
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| SURNAME | Mendel, Henriette |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mendel, Auguste Henriette (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress and wife of Duke Ludwig in Bavaria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1891 |
| Place of death | Munich |