Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg
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Countess Louise Augusta zu Stolberg-Stolberg (January 7, 1753 Bramstedt
- May 30, 1835 Kiel
) is known for a lively correspondence with the poet and thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
; she is known as Goethe Gustchen in the history of literature.
She was the younger sister of Goethe's friends Graf Friedrich Leopold to Stolberg-Stolberg ("Fritz") and Count Christian Stolberg-Stolberg. She lived in a pension
for young, unmarried girls from 1770 to 1783 along with the older Baron
ess Metta von Oberg
. Her letters to the young Goethe date to 1775 and 1776. They never met in person.
In all her correspondence she was a lively writer."Augusta – vom Morgen bis in Abend laufen die Depeschen bey ihr ein, wie bey einem Staatsminister, und werden sorgfältiger abgefertigt, als in einer Canzelley"
noted Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
.
On 7 August 1783 Augusta Louise moved to Copenhagen
, and later married the Danish
Minister of State Andreas Peter Bernstorff
.
Bramstedt
Bramstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Bramstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the...
- May 30, 1835 Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
) is known for a lively correspondence with the poet and thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
; she is known as Goethe Gustchen in the history of literature.
She was the younger sister of Goethe's friends Graf Friedrich Leopold to Stolberg-Stolberg ("Fritz") and Count Christian Stolberg-Stolberg. She lived in a pension
Pension (lodging)
A pensione is a family-owned guest house or boarding house. This term is typically used in Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, other Continental European countries, in areas of North Africa and the Middle East that formerly had large European expatriate populations, and in some parts of South America...
for young, unmarried girls from 1770 to 1783 along with the older Baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
ess Metta von Oberg
Metta von Oberg
Anna Metta von Oberg was a German Baroness and close friend to Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg.Von Oberg was born in Jersbek, and lived in the period from 1762 to 1794 in the monastery of Uetersen. There she met Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg. After they left the monastery, they lived...
. Her letters to the young Goethe date to 1775 and 1776. They never met in person.
In all her correspondence she was a lively writer."Augusta – vom Morgen bis in Abend laufen die Depeschen bey ihr ein, wie bey einem Staatsminister, und werden sorgfältiger abgefertigt, als in einer Canzelley"
noted Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was a German poet.-Biography:Klopstock was born at Quedlinburg, the eldest son of a lawyer.Both in his birthplace and on the estate of Friedeburg on the Saale, which his father later rented, young Klopstock passed a happy childhood; and more attention having been given...
.
On 7 August 1783 Augusta Louise moved to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, and later married the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Minister of State Andreas Peter Bernstorff
Andreas Peter Bernstorff
Andreas Peter Bernstorff was a Danish statesman and politician. He was a Danish minister, father of Christian Günther von Bernstorff, and a guardian of civil and political liberty.-Background and early career:A. P...
.
Sources
- Plath-Langheinrich, Elsa: Als Goethe nach Uetersen schrieb: Das Leben der Conventualin Augusta Louise Gräfin zu Stolberg-Stolberg. ISBN 3529026956 (de)
- Koopmann, Helmut: Goethe und Frau von Stein. ISBN 3423340827 (de)
- Goethe an Auguste Gräfin zu Stolberg, [Frankfurt, January 18.- 30. 1775]. (de)