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Karl van Beethoven (4 September 1806 – 13 April 1858) was the only son born to Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven and Johanna van Beethoven (née Reiß: Reiss) and the sole nephew of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Karl van Beethoven (1806-58) Beethoven's nephew. Karl van Beethoven, son of Carl and Johanna, was the only child of the three Beethoven brothers, and thus the sole Beethoven of the next generation. Beethoven, his uncle, saw Karl as the Beethoven to carry the illustrious musical name forward.
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Other historians have offered varying theories about Beethoven’s motives and the saga even produced a film, the 1988 “Beethoven's Nephew,” which suggested an unsubstantiated theory about a homosexual relationship.
Beethoven’s Nephew: Karl van Beethoven. Karl, Kaspar’s son, became a central figure in Beethoven’s life. After Kaspar’s death, Beethoven fought for and won custody of Karl, a decision driven by his desire to provide the boy with a stable upbringing. This relationship, however, was fraught with challenges and misunderstandings. The ...
Beethoven's Nephew: Directed by Paul Morrissey. With Wolfgang Reichmann, Dietmar Prinz, Jane Birkin, Nathalie Baye. In an effort to provide a secure future for his nephew Karl, Beethoven is fighting his sister-in-law over the custody for the boy.
When his brother (Caspar Carl) died in 1815, Beethoven was initially named the sole guardian of his nine-year-old nephew, Karl. However, a last minute change made Karl’s mother co-guardian, whom Beethoven immensely disliked.
