Friederike von Reden
Friederike von Reden (1774–1854), was a German noblewoman, philanthropist and salon-holder. She is known as the Mutter des Hirschberger Tales.
Early life
[edit]She was born as the daughter of Baron Friedrich Adolf Richard Riedesel zu Eisenbach (1738–1800) and his wife, Friederike Charlotte Louise von Massow (1746–1808).[1]
Biography
[edit]She married minister Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden in 1802. After being widowed in 1815, she became a significant philanthropist. She founded the bible society Buchwalder Bibelgesellschaft, whose president she was. She founded a number of charitable societies active in Silesia. She also hosted a literary salon in her home, Schloss Buchwald, which became a center of the Silesian aristocracy.
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