biography
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Stein, Charlotte von
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née von Schardt
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pronunciation:
[shtiyn]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1742–1827)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Eisenach, C Germany. Lady-in-waiting at the Weimar court, in 1764 she married Friedrich von Stein, the Duke of Saxe-Weimar's Master of the Horse. In 1775, she met Goethe, who fell in love with her. She became the inspiration for his character Natalie in Wilhelm Meister, as well as many of his love poems and plays. Her own works include dramas such as Rino (1776) and Dido (1792). |
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