Karoline Kaulla
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Karoline Kaulla (nee Raphael), but known foremost under the name Madame Kaulla) or "Kiefe" Auerbacher, born 1739 in Buchau am Federsee, died March 18, 1809 in Hechingen
, was one of the greatest Court Jew
s of her time, and was reputed to have been the richest woman in Germany
.
Her father, Isaak Raphael, was a Court Jew
for the house of Hohenzollern. She was the sister of Raphael Kaulla
.
To speak in modern terms, she can be characterized as a charisma
tic economic leader, who came to be a treasurer at the Royal Württemberg
Court, and leader of the Trading House Kaulla in Stuttgart
. She later was a co-founder of the Royal Württemberg Court Bank, which, after many fusions, resulted in the Deutsche Bank
in the 1920s.
Kaulla received great honors, amongst them the Civil-Verdienst-Medaille with golden chain presented to her by Emperor Franz I. The golden chain is now displayed at Yad Vashem Historic museum in Jerusalem.
She is reputed to have been a beautiful, impressive woman, praised for the welfare, her care for the poor (regardless of religion) and her works for the Jewish community in Hechingen.
Her direct descendant emigrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1934 and her great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (born 2004 and 2009) live there. Descendants of Karoline Kaulla emigrated from Germany to Switzerland in 1933 (Rudolf Kaulla and his daughter Margerite Kaulla)and their descendants live between Geneva and Lausanne.
Hechingen
Hechingen is a town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about south of the state capital of Stuttgart and north of Lake Constance and the Swiss border.- City districts :...
, was one of the greatest Court Jew
Court Jew
Court Jew is a term, typically applied to the Early Modern period, for historical Jewish bankers who handled the finances of, or lent money to, European royalty and nobility....
s of her time, and was reputed to have been the richest woman in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Her father, Isaak Raphael, was a Court Jew
Court Jew
Court Jew is a term, typically applied to the Early Modern period, for historical Jewish bankers who handled the finances of, or lent money to, European royalty and nobility....
for the house of Hohenzollern. She was the sister of Raphael Kaulla
Raphael Kaulla
Jacob Raphael Kaulla was a German court banker; born at Buchau on the Feder-See about the middle of the eighteenth century....
.
To speak in modern terms, she can be characterized as a charisma
Charisma
The term charisma has two senses: 1) compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others, 2) a divinely conferred power or talent. For some theological usages the term is rendered charism, with a meaning the same as sense 2...
tic economic leader, who came to be a treasurer at the Royal Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
Court, and leader of the Trading House Kaulla in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. She later was a co-founder of the Royal Württemberg Court Bank, which, after many fusions, resulted in the Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
in the 1920s.
Kaulla received great honors, amongst them the Civil-Verdienst-Medaille with golden chain presented to her by Emperor Franz I. The golden chain is now displayed at Yad Vashem Historic museum in Jerusalem.
She is reputed to have been a beautiful, impressive woman, praised for the welfare, her care for the poor (regardless of religion) and her works for the Jewish community in Hechingen.
Her direct descendant emigrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1934 and her great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (born 2004 and 2009) live there. Descendants of Karoline Kaulla emigrated from Germany to Switzerland in 1933 (Rudolf Kaulla and his daughter Margerite Kaulla)and their descendants live between Geneva and Lausanne.