Wilhelmine von Wickenburg-Almasy

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Wilhelmine Countess von Wickenburg-Almasy (born April 8, 1845 in Ofen (Buda) , † January 22, 1890 in Gries near Bozen ) was an Austrian poet .

Life

Wickenburg-Almasy was born as the daughter of the then President of the Hungarian Court Chamber and Privy Councilor Moritz Count von Almásy. When Count Almásy was appointed to a higher post in Vienna in 1855, lively literary and artistic intercourse in the parental home influenced the young lady, who showed poetic talent at an early age, to various poetic attempts, which attracted the attention of the dramatic artist Julie Radich, well-known to her, and the famous poet Friedrich Halm awakened, which resulted in the publication of a collection of poems by Wickenburg-Almasy that was temporarily printed only in manuscript. Albrecht Graf von Wickenburg , himself a poet and translator, was so captivated by her poems, which soon became famous, that he sought her acquaintance and married her in 1867. Since then, the counts and poets lived in Vienna or on their travels. The Castle Lehenhof served as Villa Almasy as the summer residence of the writer-couple Albrecht von Wickenburg and his wife Wilhelmine. Several of the dramatic poems by Wickenburg-Almasy that have now been written have been performed in Vienna and on other stages, for example the dramatic poem “An Adventure of the Dauphin” in 1882 at the Vienna Burgtheater . Soon thereafter, a physical ailment set in, which resulted in several long stays in Gries near Bozen . She also developed a true mastery in the field of singing. The marriage of the artistically gifted couple was soon to come to an end, because the poet's suffering could no longer be cured. She died on January 22nd, 1890 in Gries. Her husband, who came from a Styrian noble family, had devoted himself to civil service after completing his juridical service, but left it in 1863 and lived entirely his poetic aspirations. After his wife's death, he lived in seclusion in Bolzano.

Create

After Wickenburg-Almásy published the first-mentioned edition of the poems in handwriting, the collection soon appeared increasingly in bookshops in Vienna from 1882 onwards. In addition, one of her poetic works should be mentioned: “New Poems” (1869); “Experienced and imagined. Poems ” (1873); “Emanuel d'Astorga. Tell. Poem ” (1872); “The Count of Remplin. Narration in Verses ” (1874); “Marina. Tell. Poem ” (1875) and the adaption from the English by Michael Drayton, which she wrote together with her husband: “ Nymphidia ”. In 1890 Albrecht von Wickenburg published “Last Poems” from the estate of his wife who was immortalized in it. In addition to the comedy already mentioned, the dramatic poem “Radegundis” (1880) is also listed here. Wickenburg held an important position not only among the Austrian, but also among the German-speaking poets of the turn of the century.

Works

  • New Poems (1869)
  • Emanuel d'Astorga. Tell. Poem (1872)
  • Experienced and imagined. Poems (1873)
  • The Count of Remplin. Narration in verse (1874)
  • Marina. Tell. Poem (1875)
  • Nymphidia
  • Radegundis (1880)
  • An Adventure of the Dauphin (1882)
  • Last Poems (1890 - posthumous)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German biography: Wickenburg-Almasy, Wilhelmine Countess von - German biography. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Wickenburg-Almasy, Wilhelmine von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian poet
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Buda
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1890
Place of death Bolzano