Henriette von Egloffstein

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Henriette Countess von Egloffstein, pastel painting by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein
Henriette von Egloffstein and her three daughters;
In 1986, Ulrike Enders created a relief plate on the Misburg town hall
Grave of Henriette Countess von Egloffstein and her daughters

Henriette Sophie Franziska Friederike Albertine Countess von Egloffstein , b. Freiin von Egloffstein, married von Beaulieu-Marconnay, (born July 6, 1773 at Egloffstein Castle near Forchheim , † October 15, 1864 in Marienrode Abbey ) was a German writer .

Life

Henriette von Egloffstein was born as the daughter of the Brandenburg treasurer Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Egloffstein (1734–1773) and Sophie von Thüna (1742–1807) at Egloffstein Castle, the family's ancestral palace. She had three older brothers: Friedrich Gottfried von Egloffstein (1769–1848) later became general and castle captain of Saxony-Weimar, August Freiherr von Egloffstein (1771–1834) became general of Saxony-Weimar; her brother Gottlob von Egloffstein married her childhood friend Caroline von Aufseß , became court marshal and died in 1815.

In 1787 Egloffstein came to Weimar for the first time and was trained at Anna Amalia's court . Its sponsors included Johann Gottfried Herder , Christoph Martin Wieland and Karl Ludwig von Knebel . A year later, at the age of 16, Egloffstein was married to her cousin Count Leopold von Egloffstein-Arklitten against her will and had to leave Weimar. She stayed in Italy from 1791 to 1792 , where she continued her education. She moved to Erlangen with her husband . The marriage, which was finally divorced in 1803, came from the son Carl von und zu Egloffstein and the daughters Caroline (1789–1868), who became court lady, Jeanette (1791–1809), painter Julie (1792–1868) and poet Auguste ( 1796-1862).

Egloffstein met Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as early as 1795 . She moved back to Weimar in 1799, where "her rich education ... gave her a leading position in Weimar's social life". She became a member of the Goethescher Kreis: From the winter of 1801 they met regularly in his house for a Wednesday wreath. The members of the circle included "the most important minds of the time", including Friedrich Schiller and Charlotte von Lengefeld , Luise von Göchhausen , Amalie von Imhoff , Friedrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel , Johann Heinrich Meyer and Caroline von Wolzüge .

In 1804 Egloffstein married the Hanoverian general and chief forest master Carl von Beaulieu-Marconnay . She moved with him and her four daughters to the Marienrode monastery near Hildesheim in 1815 . Her husband died in 1855. Egloffstein survived him by nine years and died at the age of 91 in Marienrode Abbey. She found her final resting place in a grave not far from the western entrance to the monastery. Her daughters Caroline, Julie and Auguste were also buried in the family grave.

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Egloffstein was in correspondence with numerous important personalities of her time, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Duchess Anna Amalia and Alexander Macco . Her novella appeared in vain during her lifetime . Her memoirs, which she wrote for her daughters, remained unprinted during her lifetime and did not appear until 1884, published by her nephew Karl von Beaulieu-Marconnay . They are considered Egloffstein's literary legacy:

“The literary significance [Egloffsteins] lies in their stylistically skilful, occasionally humorous memoirs with many apt characteristics, which brilliantly reflect the atmosphere of classical Weimar, partly also behind the scenes (Goethe as 'dictator'); all the more appealing because she embodied classic ideality as a personality. "

- NDB, 1959

literature

Web links

Commons : Henriette Gräfin von Egloffstein  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b NDB, p. 340.
  2. ↑ ADB, p. 682.
personal data
SURNAME Egloffstein, Henriette von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Egloffstein, Henriette Sophie Franziska Friederike Albertine Countess von (full name); Beaulieu, Marconnay, Henriette von (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH Egloffstein Castle
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1864
Place of death Marienrode Monastery