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 The grave of Charlotte Kalb at the Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof, Berlin. Picture by Androom (18 Aug 1996) |
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BORN 25 Jul 1761, Waltershausen, Thüringen - DIED 12 May 1843, Berlin BIRTH NAME Freiin Marschalk von Ostheim, Charlotte Sophie Juliane GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Dreifaltigkeitskirchhof II, Bergmanstrasse 39-41, Kreuzberg (B-HA-14) |
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Charlotte Freiin Marschalk von Ostheim married Heinrich von Kalb (1752-1806), an officer in French service, in 1783. But she didn't love him. In 1784 she met Friedrich Schiller in Mannheim and by the time he was forced to leave that city in 1785 they were close friends. In 1787 Schiller joined her in Weimar and they even considered marriage around that time. Recommended by Schiller, Friedrich Hölderlin became teacher to her son in 1793 at Waltershausen. Later she became a close friend of the author Jean Paul. He based the person of Linda in his novel "Titan" (1800-1803) on her, but he married Karoline Mayer in 1801. In 1804 she lost her entire fortune and in 1806 her husband shot himself. Later her eldest son did the same. From 1820 onwards she was blind and she lived at the Royal Schloss in Berlin. She died in 1843. During her life she published nothing, but her memoires were published in 1879 and her daughter Edda (1790-1874) published her novel "Cornelia" (1851) and some of her poetry. Related persons • was a friend of Hölderlin, Friedrich • was a friend of Jean Paul • was a friend of Schiller, Friedrich von Events |
| 9/5/1784 | First meeting between Friedrich Schiller and Charlotte von Kalb [Schiller, Friedrich von] |
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The grave of Charlotte Kalb at the Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof, Berlin. Picture by Androom (18 Aug 1996) |
Sources • Damm, Sigrid, Das Leben des Friedrich Schiller, Eine Wanderung, Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 2004 • Grosse Frauen der Weltgeschichte, Neuer Kaiser Verlag, Klagenfurt, 1987 • Charlotte von Kalb – Wikipedia |
