Marie von Brühl
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Countess Marie Sophie Gräfin von Brühl |
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June 3, 1779 Warsaw |
| Died | January 28, 1836 (aged 56) |
| Spouse(s) | Carl von Clausewitz (1810-1831) |
Marie Sophie Gräfin von Brühl (Countess Marie Sophie von Brühl; (3 June 1779 – 28 January 1836) was a member of the noble German von Brühl family originating in Thuringia. Despite her own career as a patron of the arts in Berlin, she is known for editing and publishing the work of her husband Carl von Clausewitz, especially his military treatise On War.
Brühl was born in Warsaw to Count Carl Adolph von Brühl and Sophie Gomm, an aunt of British Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm. Her parents had named her Maria Sophia, but was called Marie by her family. She was the oldest child, but many of her siblings died as infants. Therefore, Marie was protective of her sister Fanny, who had survived the smallpox epidemic. When Fanny died in March 1804 due to complications during childbirth, Marie was left to care for the orphaned daughter. Brühl also treated her younger brother Fitz more like a son than her sibling.
Her education began at home under her father's guidance. He taught Marie how to write and read in French, and how to compose letters in a manner appropriate for a "lady of high society." Her mother taught her English, which Marie spoke fluently and later taught to her friends' children. Marie and Fanny also took lessons in painting, music, and history. It was their mother's intention to create "true phenomena" out of her daughters.
She was a talented painter and patron of the arts. She was close friends with novelists Bettina von Arnim and her husband Ludwig Achim von Arnim, and Sophie von Schwerin.
At the age of 18, von Brühl became a lady-in-waiting for Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia. Her position was terminated in February 1805 following the princess' death. Later she became the chief lady-in-waiting for Princess Charlotte, who was only eleven years old at the time. After the death of her husband, von Brühl assumed the role of chief lady-in-waiting for Princess Augusta in Berlin. One of her duties was to care for and educate Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (who would later be known as Emperor Friedrich III)
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