Luise Christiane von Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen

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Luise Christiane von Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (born August 17, 1748 in Gelnhausen , † January 31, 1829 in Gera ) was a Countess Palatine and Princess in Bavaria and wife of Heinrich XXX. , the last count of the House of Reuss in Gera .

Life

Luise Christiane was the eldest daughter of Count Palatine Johann von Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1698–1780) and the Rhine Countess Sophia Charlotte von Salm- Dhaun (1719–1770) and the sister of Wilhelm , Duke in Bavaria.

She received her upbringing in her early youth at the Fürstenhof in Gelnhausen. At the age of 25, she married Count Heinrich XXX on October 28, 1773 at Hungen Castle . Reuss zu Gera (1727–1802) and from then on lived in the royal seat of Gera . After the death of her husband in 1802 she used the palace and park in Tinz near Gera as a widow's residence. In addition, the Palais on Johannisplatz in Gera is named as her place of residence.

Commemorative plaque from Carl Wetzel in memory of Heinrich XXX., Count Reuss zu Gera and his wife Luise Christiane in the town church of Sankt Salvator zu Gera

Luise Christiane died childless on January 31, 1829 in Gera and was buried on February 4, 1829 in the middle crypt of the Gera Salvatorkirche . A plaque commemorates the “noble benefactor”, as Luise Christiane supported and financed charitable and social projects in the city of Gera. Among other things, she donated the clock to the church in Gera-Tinz.

See also

literature

  • Berthold Schmidt : History of the Reussland. 1st and 2nd half volume, Gera 1923 and 1927.
  • Paul Lehfeldt : Architectural and art monuments of Thuringia. Principality of Reuss Younger Line. 1st volume, Jena 1896.
  • Thomas Gehrlein: The Reuss House. Part III and IV, Arnsberg 2015.

Web links

Commons : Luise Christiane von Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm - Duke in Bavaria. Biographical representation from the time of his public life and work. Bamberg 1838.
  2. ^ Paul Lehfeldt: Architectural and art monuments of Thuringia. Principality of Reuss Younger Line . 1st volume. Verlag Gustav Fischer, Jena 1896, p. 114 .
  3. ^ Ferdinand Hahn: History of Gera and its immediate surroundings . tape 2 . Gera 1855, p. 1297 .
  4. ↑ Alexander Jörk (ed.): Elements of the local history of Gera-Tinz . 5th edition. Gera 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, Luise Christiane von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Countess Palatine and Princess in Bavaria and wife of Heinrich XXX., The last Count of the House of Reuss zu Gera
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1748
PLACE OF BIRTH Gelnhausen
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1829
Place of death Gera