| Karoline von Feuchtersleben | |
| Baroness | |
| Spouse: | Jean Paul (engaged 1799–1800) Karl Christoph von Grundherr zu Altenthann und Weyerhaus (m. 1817 – d. 1831) |
| Full Name: | Baroness Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben |
| Noble Family: | von Feuchtersleben |
| Father: | Adjutant General Christoph Erdmann von Feuchtersleben (d. 1796) |
| Mother: | Rosalie Sophie Marie |
| Birth Name: | Karoline von Feuchtersleben |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1774 |
| Birth Place: | Hildburghausen, Germany |
| Death Date: | 1842 |
| Death Place: | Hildburghausen, Germany |
| Occupation: | Lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Baroness Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben (née Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben; 12 October 17741842), was a German noblewoman and Lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was created a Baroness in her own right in the Saxe-Hildburghausen nobility.
She was born as a daughter of an Adjutant General of the army of Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Christoph von Feuchtersleben and his wife Rosalie Marie. They were of an old Saxon noble family.[1]
From 1798 she held the position of Lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte von Hildburghausen and because of this developed a close romantic relationship with writer Jean Paul who was invited to the Ducal court of Hildburghausen by Princess Charlotte.[1] In July 1799, Paul declared his love for Feuchtersleben in a letter and in October of the same year both became secretly engaged, this engagement didn't last long when von Feuchtersleben's mother wasn't happy with her marrying someone of a lower class and income.[1]
In October 1817, Karoline von Feuchtersleben married Karl Christoph von Grundherr zu Altenthann (1777–1831), from one of the oldest patrician families, who was four years her junior. Karl was a Counselor of the Saxe-Hildburghausen Legation, a tutor to Princes George, Friedrich and Eduard of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and later a Higher Regional Court and Consistorial Counselor.[2]
She died in 1842 in Hildburghausen.[3]