Regina Daxenberger (2 January 1811, Munich - 16 November 1872) was the daughter of coppersmith Matthäus Daxenberger. Her portrait was included in the famous Gallery of Beauties of the Bavarian King Ludwig I.[1] The king considered her so beautiful that he arranged for her to open a royal ball on the arm of Duke Maximillian of Bavaria, accompanied by the first four royal couple.[2]
Regina Daxenberger was born on 2 January 1811 in Munich. She was the daughter of coppersmith Matthäus Daxenberger and Maximiliane, née Leuthner. She has an older brother, Sebastian Franz von Daxenberger who was a lawyer, writer, politician and a friend of Crown Prince later King Maximilian II of Bavaria.[3]
In the portrait, she wears the traditional Munich headdress, waist band, natural waistline and a lapel covering part of her big sleeves. A carnation in the background (not visible due to cropping) symbolizes loyalty.[4]
She married the royal cabinet secretary Heinrich Fahrmbacher in 1832. She died in 1872.[5]