Louise Von Sturmfeder
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Louise von Sturmfeder-Oppenweiler (full name: ''Maria Aloisia Sturmfeder of Oppenweiler, Erbsassin Lerch von und zu Dirmstein''; 3 October 1789, Esslingen - 10 September 1866,
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) was a lady-in-waiting to the
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.


Early life

Louise was born as daughter of Baron Carl Theodor Sturmfeder von Oppenweiler (1748-1799) and his wife, Maria Charlotte Eva von Greiffenclau-Vollraths, daughter of Adolph von Greiffenclau-Vollraths (* 1727 in Mainz; † 1763 in Mainz).


Court life

She was put in charge of the early upbringing of the royal infants, as ''aja'' (then rendered "nurse", now
nanny A nanny is a person who provides child care. Typically, this care is given within the children's family setting. Throughout history, nannies were usually servants in large households and reported directly to the lady of the house. Today, modern ...
- but see also '' ayah'') to
Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...
, his brother Maximilian I of Mexico and his other siblings. She distrusted doctors and prescribed fresh air for her charges. At first, she favoured the elder boy over the second, with unfortunate effects on the latter's character.


See also

*
Governess of the Children of France The Governess of the Children of France (sometimes the Governess of the Royal Children) was office at the royal French court during pre-Revolutionary France and the Bourbon Restoration. She was charged with the education of the children and grandchi ...


Bibliography

* Otto Ernst: ''Franz Joseph I. in seinen Briefen.'' Rikola Verlag, Wien 1924, hauptsächlich Seiten 44–47 Zu dem Quellenwerk ''Franz Joseph I. in seinen Briefen'' von Dr. Otto Ernst
/ref> * Ferdinand Anders, Klaus Eggert: ''Maximilian von Mexiko.'' Niederösterreichisches Verlagshaus St. Pölten, 1982 * Anton Bettelheim: ''Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog.'' Band 2, 1898, Seite 445 * Michael Martin (Hrsg.): ''Dirmstein – Adel, Bauern und Bürger.'' Chronik der Gemeinde Dirmstein. Selbstverlag der Stiftung zur Förderung der pfälzischen Geschichtsforschung, Neustadt an der Weinstraße 2005, * Hilde Knobloch: ''Der letzte Monarch.'' 1. Kapitel, Pustet Verlag, Graz 1949


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1789 births 1866 deaths Austrian ladies-in-waiting 19th-century Austrian people Governesses to Austrian royalty {{Germany-bio-stub