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Künsberg
The Künsberg family was an old German nobility, German noble family of knights from the Franconian Forest and Upper Franconia. History The Künsberg family took its name from Künsberg near Creußen and was directly related to the House of Sparneck. Members of the family held the title of Freiherr, Baron, granted to them in 1690. Notable members *Antonietta Cornelia Vetterlein, Antonietta Cornelia von Künsberg (1812-1862), Bavarian beauty appeared in the Gallery of Beauties gathered by Ludwig I of Bavaria *Caroline von Holnstein, Caroline von Künsberg (1815-1859), Bavarian beauty appeared in the Gallery of Beauties gathered by Ludwig I of Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavaria * (1881–1941), legal historian * (1909–1945), Nazi diplomat See also * Kuenssberg * , derelict castle References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kunsberg German noble families Franconian nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Von Holnstein
Baroness Caroline von Spiering, Countess von Holnstein, Baroness von Künsberg (8 May 1815, Schloss Fronberg, Fronberg Castle, Schwandorf – 24 July 1859, Fronberg Castle, Schwandorf) was a German noblewoman, best known for her appearance in the Gallery of Beauties. Early life Baroness Caroline Maximiliana Maria von Spiering was the fifth child of Baron Carl Theodor von Spiering and his wife, Baroness Johanna Nepumukena von Enzberg. After her father's death in 1829 she began looking for a suitable husband, eventually marrying Count von Holnstein in 1831. It was no love-match, though it did mean that the Holnstein lands passed in the direct line to the Baroness von Spiering. Caroline moved into the ''Palais Holnstein'' in Munich, where her husband's position opened many doors for her at court, though life among the nobility bored her. On 8 December 1833 Ludwig I of Bavaria first saw her at a court academy. Personal life On 9 November 1831, aged 16, she married 34-year-old Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonietta Cornelia Vetterlein
Antonietta Cornelia Vetterlein, Baroness von Künsberg (25 December 1812, Münchberg – 5 March 1862, Mainleus), was a Bavarian beauty of the 19th century. She was the granddaughter of Bayreuth Court Gardner Schneider and the daughter of State Councillor Vetterlein. She appeared in the Gallery of Beauties gathered by Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1828. Life She was born on Christmas Day in Münchberg to Johann Karl Martin Vetterlein, the State Councillor and Rosaline Katrina Schneider. She died in 1862 in Schmeilsdorf, Upper Franconia. Portrait In 1826, she attended the Royal Court Heigel as a student and attracted the attention of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. In 1828, the king commissioned the court painter Joseph Karl Stieler to paint her for his Gallery of Beauties collection in Nymphenburg Palace, Munich. Most of the paintings in the Gallery of Beauties did not have significant backgrounds, but Cornelia symbolizes constancy and a castle is shown in the background. To match the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallery Of Beauties
The Gallery of Beauties () is a collection of 38 portraits of the most beautiful women from the nobility and bourgeoisie of Munich, Germany, gathered by King Ludwig I of Bavaria in the south pavilion of his Nymphenburg Palace. All but two were painted between 1827 and 1850 by Joseph Karl Stieler (appointed court painter in 1820), the others by Friedrich Dürck, a student of his. The collection's best-known works are the portraits of the shoemaker's daughter Helene Sedlmayr, actress Charlotte von Hagn, Italian noblewoman Marianna Florenzi, and the King's Irish mistress Eliza Gilbert (better known as Lola Montez). It also includes a Briton, a Greek, a Scot and an Israelite, along with relations of Ludwig's — the wife and daughter of Ludwig of Oettingen-Wallerstein were both painted, as was Ludwig I's daughter Princess Alexandra of Bavaria. All 38 models were rewarded by Ludwig I. He took over their dowry, paid them an allowance or found them a job at court. He remained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Sparneck
The Sparneck family was an old German nobility, German noble family from Franconia. History The family is known to exist from 1223 to 1744 and was named after the market village of Sparneck. One of their first castles was the Waldsteinburg; further castles were located in Sparneck, Weißdorf, Stockenroth, Uprode near Weißdorf, Stein near Gefrees, Hallerstein (now part of Schwarzenbach an der Saale) and Gattendorf. Their homeland corresponds to the old Districts of Germany, district of Münchberg, now part of the Hof (district), district of Hof. The family is directly related to the Houses of Bibra family, Bibra, Gravenreuth, House of Guttenberg, Guttenberg, Kotzau, Künsberg, Notthafft, Pappenheim (state), Pappenheim, Reitzenstein and Zedtwitz. As a consequence of supporting the Robber baron (feudalism), robber baron Thomas von Absberg, they were forced to give up their origin lands and moved to Upper Palatinate, keeping only few fiefs, the so-called ''Afterlehen'', e.g. in Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
