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Austrian princess From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Klementine Maria Octavia von Metternich (30 August 1804 – 6 May 1820) was an Austrian princess.
Klementine von Metternich | |
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Portrait of Klementine as Hebe by Moritz Michael Daffinger, 1819 | |
| Full name | Klementine Maria Octavia |
| Born | 30 August 1804 |
| Died | 6 May 1820 (aged 15) |
| Noble family | Metternich |
| Father | Klemens, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein |
| Mother | Countess Eleonore von Kaunitz |
Princess Klementine von Metternich was born on 30 August 1804 into the House of Metternich. Her father was the Austrian diplomat Klemens, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein. Her mother was Countess Eleonore von Kaunitz, a granddaughter of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg.[1] She was their fifth child and second daughter.[2]
Klementine was painted by Moritz Michael Daffinger in 1819, posed as the goddess Hebe.[3] The painting Portrait of a Lady attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence is allegedly a portrait of Klementine.[4]
She died from tuberculosis on 6 May 1820.[5]
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