Julie de Roquette

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Juliane (Julie) de Roquette , née Penz (born November 15, 1763 in Wolgast , † December 4, 1823 in Berlin ) was a German poet . At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries she published two volumes of poetry.

Life

She was born as Julie Penz in Wolgast in what was then Swedish Pomerania . Her father was a captain in the Swedish service. At the age of eight she became seriously ill and lost her hearing and speech, although she was able to learn spoken language again. After the death of her father, she came to live with relatives near Neubrandenburg in what was then Mecklenburg-Strelitz , where her Duke Adolf Friedrich IV of Mecklenburg-Strelitz suspended a pension and thus secured her livelihood. In August 1793 she married a French emigrant, the former captain de Roquette. The marriage had three children. After the death of her husband in 1808, she moved to Berlin, where she was supported by Queen Luise , who came from the Mecklenburg-Strelitz family.

poetry

During her time, Julie de Roquette was best known for two volumes of poetry (1797, 1803). The second edition of the first volume had 535 subscribers from all over Germany and Denmark, which proves its supra-regional effectiveness. According to today's assessment, “their poetry is of a remarkable level, which explains the national literary effect,” which of course only lasted for a short time.

Works

  • Poems . Hofbuchdrucker Korb, Neubrandenburg 1797. 2nd extended edition, Neubrandenburg 1802.
  • Newer poems . 1803.

literature

  • Horst Hartmann: Julie von Roquette - a forgotten poet from Pomerania. In: Baltic Studies . Volume 83 NF, 1997, ISSN  0067-3099 , pp. 69-75.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Charité Berlin Church: Church book . Funerals. No. 640/1823.
  2. ↑ Horst Hartmann: Julie von Roquette - a forgotten poet from Pomerania. In: Baltic Studies . Volume 83 NF, 1997, ISSN  0067-3099 , p. 75.

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personal data
SURNAME Roquette, Julie de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Penz, Juliane (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolgast
DATE OF DEATH 4th December 1823
Place of death Berlin