Maria Neipperg | |
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| Born | 30 April 1738 |
| Died | 21 October 1775 (aged 37) |
| Parent | Wilhelm Neipperg |
Countess Maria Wilhelmina von Neipperg (later Princess of Auersperg) (30 April 1738 - 21 October 1775) was an Austrian noble and court official, known as the mistress of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. By birth, she was member of an ancient House of Neipperg and by marriage member of the House of Auersperg.
She was born as the third child and the youngest daughter of Imperial Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg and his wife, Countess Maria Franziska Theresia von Khevenhüller-Frankenburg (1702-1760). Her father was the teacher and friend of Emperor Francis I.
She appeared at the Imperial court as a maid-of-honour to the Empress in 1755. The Emperor soon became infatuated with her. He had begun to lose interest in his wife, Maria Theresa of Austria, who by then had borne him 16 children. [1] [2] [3]
In April 1756, she married Prince Johann Adam Joseph von Auersperg (1721-1795), upon the wish of the Empress Maria Theresa. She remained in a liaison with the Emperor until his death in 1765, [4] however she never had any position of being an official mistress, and their relationship, though known, was never confirmed. [5] Wilhelmina also had an affair with Charles-Joseph Lamoral. [6] She had no children.
Joachim Wilhelm von Brawe dedicated a tragedy to her.
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Marie Louise was an Austrian archduchess who reigned as Duchess of Parma from 11 April 1814 until her death in 1847. She was Napoleon's second wife and as such Empress of the French and Queen of Italy from their marriage on 1 April 1810 until his abdication on 6 April 1814.
Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Austria, and Tuscany through his marriage to Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor Charles VI. Francis was the last non-Habsburg monarch of the Empire. The couple were the founders of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, and their marriage produced sixteen children.
The Imperial Crypt, also called the Capuchin Crypt (Kapuzinergruft), is a burial chamber beneath the Capuchin Church and monastery in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1618 and dedicated in 1632, and located on the Neuer Markt square of the Innere Stadt, near the Hofburg Palace. Since 1633, the Imperial Crypt serves as the principal place of entombment for the members of the House of Habsburg. The bones of 145 Habsburg royalty, plus urns containing the hearts or cremated remains of four others, are here, including 12 emperors and 18 empresses. The visible 107 metal sarcophagi and five heart urns range in style from puritan plain to exuberant rococo. Some of the dozen resident Capuchin friars continue their customary role as the guardians and caretakers of the crypt, along with their other pastoral work in Vienna. The most recent entombment was in 2023.
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Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg was an Austrian general.
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Adam Albert, Count von Neipperg was an Austrian general and statesman. He was the son of a diplomat famous for inventing a letter-copying machine, and the grandson of Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg. His second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, was the widow of Napoleon and a daughter of Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor and founding Emperor of the Austrian Empire.
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Count Erwin Franz Ludwig Bernhard Ernst von Neipperg was an Austrian General of the Cavalry of Württembergian descent who was notable for being the main commander at the Battle of Aschaffenburg.
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