Princess Klementine von Metternich explained

Klementine von Metternich
Full Name:Klementine Maria Octavia
Birth Date:30 August 1804
Noble Family:Metternich
Father:Klemens, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein
Mother:Countess Eleonore von Kaunitz

Princess Klementine Maria Octavia von Metternich (30 August 1804 – 6 May 1820) was an Austrian princess.

Biography

Princess Klementine von Metternich was born on 30 August 1804 into the House of Metternich. Her father was the Austrian diplomat Klemens, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein. Her mother was Countess Eleonore von Kaunitz, a granddaughter of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg.[1] She was their fifth child and second daughter.[2]

Klementine was painted by Moritz Michael Daffinger in 1819, posed as the goddess Hebe.[3] The painting Portrait of a Lady attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence is allegedly a portrait of Klementine.[4]

She died from tuberculosis on 6 May 1820.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Creating a Statesman: The Early Life of Prince Clemens von Metternich and its Effect on his Political Philosophy . Nadeau . Ryan . 2016 . cupola.gettysburg.edu . 2019-06-08.
  2. Book: British Envoys to Germany 1816-1866. Sabine. Freitag. Peter. Wende. 21 December 2000. Cambridge University Press. 9780521790666. Google Books.
  3. Web site: MORITZ MICHAEL DAFFINGER (AUSTRIAN, 1790-1849), Princess Clementina Metternich (1804-1820) as Hebe, in loose white dress with yellow sash fastened by a strand of pearls and drop pearl pendant at corsage, her dark brown hair curled and upswept. www.christies.com.
  4. Web site: Portrait of a lady, thought to be Princess Clémentine de Metternich. 18 March 2014. Musée Cognacq-Jay.
  5. Web site: Princess Clementine Metternich - Artist - Royal Academy of Arts. www.royalacademy.org.uk.