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Friederike von Bretzenheim

1771–1816

Born
9 Dec 1771
Country of birth
Germany
Died
2 Mar 1816, Schloss Oberhausen
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Died · Schloss Oberhausen

    Death, Schloss Oberhausen

What was it like?

The world around 1771: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Friederike was born around the same time as Thomas Young, Gaspare Spontini, and Giuseppe Acerbi.

Known for

Titles held

  • abbess
Born around the same time

  • Thomas Young

    1773 · English polymath (1773-1829)

  • Gaspare Spontini

    1774 · Italian composer and conductor

  • Giuseppe Acerbi

    1773 · Italian naturalist, explorer, composer (1773-1846)

  • William Henry Harrison

    1773 · president of the United States in 1841 (1773-1841)

  • Klemens von Metternich

    1773 · Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859)

  • Caspar David Friedrich

    1774 · German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)

During their lifetime

  1. 1794

    Unified Prussian civil law code enacted

    A unified civil law code for Prussia was developed, ultimately taking effect in 1794 to ensure more honest and efficient justice.

  2. 1812

    Jews granted citizenship in 1812

    Prussia passed an edict that granted Jews citizenship, ending their status as protected subjects with special taxes.

Family

Parents

Ancestors and children

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