Caroline Bauer
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Caroline Bauer was a German actress of the Biedermeier
era who used the name Lina Bauer.
Caroline Philippina Augusta Bauer was born in Heidelberg, Germany to Heinrich Bauer and Christiane Stockmar (1785, Coburg – 1842, Mannheim). Her siblings were Lottchen, Karl and Louis.
She was during a short time in 1828-1829 the mistress of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(later King of Belgium as Leopold I). In mid 1829 she and her mother returned to Berlin and she resumed her career as an actress. She competed with Charlotte von Hagn
; the theatre audiences were divided into "Bauerians" and "Hagnerians".
She many years later, in posthumous memoirs, declared that she had engaged into a morganatic marriage with him and that he had created her Countess of Montgomery. There was no proof of these affirmations which, if true, should have left traces in official English records. There was on the contrary a strong denial by her cousin, the son of Leopold's secretary, baron Christian Friedrich Freiherr von Stockmar.
Her second husband was Wladyslaw Plater
, they were married in 1843. Her cousin, Marie Bauer was married to Marian Langiewicz
, leader of the Polish Insurrection of 1863
; they were married in Switzerland. She died by suicide in Kilchberg
, Zurich
, Switzerland.
Biedermeier
In Central Europe, the Biedermeier era refers to the middle-class sensibilities of the historical period between 1815, the year of the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and 1848, the year of the European revolutions...
era who used the name Lina Bauer.
Caroline Philippina Augusta Bauer was born in Heidelberg, Germany to Heinrich Bauer and Christiane Stockmar (1785, Coburg – 1842, Mannheim). Her siblings were Lottchen, Karl and Louis.
She was during a short time in 1828-1829 the mistress of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Leopold I of Belgium
Leopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
(later King of Belgium as Leopold I). In mid 1829 she and her mother returned to Berlin and she resumed her career as an actress. She competed with Charlotte von Hagn
Charlotte von Hagn
Charlotte von Hagn was a German actress of the Biedermeier-era.-Early life:Hagn was a daughter of the businessman Karl von Hagn and his wife Josepha Schwab...
; the theatre audiences were divided into "Bauerians" and "Hagnerians".
She many years later, in posthumous memoirs, declared that she had engaged into a morganatic marriage with him and that he had created her Countess of Montgomery. There was no proof of these affirmations which, if true, should have left traces in official English records. There was on the contrary a strong denial by her cousin, the son of Leopold's secretary, baron Christian Friedrich Freiherr von Stockmar.
Her second husband was Wladyslaw Plater
Wladyslaw Plater
Władysław Plater was a Polish count, brother of Cezary Plater, and a relative of Emilia Plater...
, they were married in 1843. Her cousin, Marie Bauer was married to Marian Langiewicz
Marian Langiewicz
Marian Langiewicz, full name Marian Antoni Melchior Langiewicz , was a Polish patriot notable as a military leader of the January Uprising in 1863.-Biography:He was born in the province of Posen, his father being the local doctor...
, leader of the Polish Insurrection of 1863
January Uprising
The January Uprising was an uprising in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire...
; they were married in Switzerland. She died by suicide in Kilchberg
Kilchberg, Zurich
Kilchberg is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.Its coat of arms features a sky-blue shield with a trillium.Kilchberg is also the site of a regional cemetery.-History:...
, Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland.
Literature
- Karoline BAUER, Verschollene Herzensgeschichten: Nachgelassene Memoiren, 1884
- Posthumous memoirs of Karoline Bauer, from the German, 2 vol., 1884
- Susanne FÖRSTER, Am Tage Ruhm, am Abend Tränen: Lebenserinnerungen der Schauspielerin Karoline Bauer, Ed. Sporn, 1943
- Caroline Bauer and the Coburgs, 2009