Marie Louise von François (27 June 1817 in

Herzberg (Elster) Herzberg (Elster) () is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg. Overview From 1939 to 1945 it was home to the Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster, a huge longwave transmitter, whose mast was the second talle ...

– 25 September 1893 in

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) was a German writer, best known for her historical novel ''Die letzte Reckenburgerin'' (1871). She was a friend and correspondent of

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and

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.''Louise von François und Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, ein Briefwechsel'', 1905

Life

Louise von François belonged to the school of realism. She was the daughter of an aristocratic officer from an old Noble French family and her mother was of Saxon nobility. François educated herself by reading the works of Adolf Müllner and

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. Her fathered died when she was young and her mother remarried multiple times. François' uncle took custody of her in Potsdam, where her writing career began. Her guardians squandered her inheritance and as consequence François' fiance, Count Alfred of Görtz, broke off their engagement. Penniless, François moved back to live with her mother and step-father in Weissenfels where she stayed until her death. At 54 she published ''Die letzte Reckenburgerin'' he Last Lady of Reckenburgher most popular novel. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach and Conrad Ferdinand Meyer sent François admiring letters about ''Die letzte Reckenburgerin'', starting a lengthy correspondence that was eventually published in 1905.

Works

Marie Louise von François' published works as cited by ''An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers'' *''Ausgewählte Novelle'' elected Short Stories 1867. *''Die letzte Reckenburgerin'' he Last Lady of Reckenburg 1871. *''Erzählungen''

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1871. *''Frau Erdmuthens Zwillingssöhne'' rs. Erdmuthen's Twin Sons', 1872. *''Geschichte der Preussischen Befreiungskriege'' [History of the Prussian Liberation War 1813-1815. *''Ein Lesebuch für Schule und Haus'' [History of the Prussian War of Independence 1813-1815. A Reader for School and Home], 1873. *''Hellstadt und andere Erzählungen'' [Hellstadt and Other Stories], 1874. *''Natur und Gnade nebst anderen Erzählungen'' [Nature and Grace and Other Stories], 1876. *''Stufenjahre eines Glücklichen'' he Pinnacle Years of a Fortunate One 1879. *''Phosphorus Hollunder'', 1881. *''Zu Füssen des Monarchen'' t the Feet of the Monarchy 1881. *''Der Posten der Frau. Lustspiel'' he Situation of the Woman. A Comedy 1882. *''Judith, die Kluswirthen'' udith, the Innkeeper's Wife 1883. *''Das Jubliäum und andere Erzählungen'' he Anniversary and Other Stories[, 1886. *''Briefwechsel mit C.F. Meyer, hrsg. A. Bettelheim'' [Correspondence of C.F. Meyer, edited by A. Bettelheim 1905. *''Gesammelte Werke'' [Collected Works], 1918.

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A selection of works by François
from the Sophie database {{DEFAULTSORT:Francois, Louise Von 1817 births 1893 deaths People from Herzberg (Elster) Writers from the Province of Saxony Novelists from the Kingdom of Prussia German historical novelists Writers from Brandenburg German women novelists 19th-century German novelists 19th-century German women writers Women historical novelists

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