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On 13 July 1788, the 39-year-old Goethe met the 23-year-old Vulpius in the Park an der Ilm, where she handed him a petition on behalf of her brother Christian August. Goethe later advocated several times for his future brother-in-law. That summer, Goethe and Vulpius began a passionate love affair.
Oct 19, 2018 · On October 19, 1806, the famous German writer, artist, and politician, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, finally got married with his mistress Christiane Vulpius after having lived together quasi-maritally since 1788, to the scandal of the ladies of Weimar and the vexation of Bettine von Arnim.
Jun 6, 2016 · Goethe had once inspected the factory, and had helped the Vulpius family before, but had never met Christiane. Soon after their first encounter – perhaps on the same day, precise facts and dates are uncertain – the two began a sexual liaison.
Sep 21, 1997 · In fact, a major two-volume psychological study by Kurt R. Eissler published in the early 1980's suggested that Goethe's friendships with men had clear homosexual overtones and that physical...
Summary. W hy did goethe marry Christiane Vulpius, his companion of eighteen years, on 19 October 1806, five days after Napoleon's victory over Prussia at the battle of Jena-Auerstedt?
Jun 9, 2016 · When Johann Wolfgang Goethe the ‘Giant of World Literature,’ took as his mistress the uneducated maid Christiane Vulpius, it created a social scandal in Weimar’s high society. It was a love story that weathered the storm of criticism and lasted for all of 28 years.
May 30, 2024 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe formally married Christiane Vulpius in October 1806. He was opposed to the church ceremony that was, at the time, the only way of being legally married, so, although she bore Goethe a son, August, in 1789, he didn’t marry her until the Napoleonic army sacked the city in which they lived.
