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Minna Planer was born on 5 September 1809 to a former Army trumpeter, Gotthelf Planer, [1] in Oederan, Kingdom of Saxony. She was brought up in poverty and then at the age of fifteen was seduced by Ernst Rudolf von Einsiedel, a captain in the King of Saxony's Guards, who abandoned her after making her pregnant.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christine Wilhelmine "Minna" Planer (5 September 1809 – 25 January 1866) was a German actress and the first wife of composer Richard Wagner, to whom she was married for 30 years, although for the last 10 years they often lived apart.
Minna Wagner: A Life, with Richard Wagner. Book. Eva Rieger. 2022. Published by: University of Rochester Press. View. summary. This biography of Minna Planer, Richard Wagner's wife of 30 years, reveals her as a self-assured woman and artist who was vital to her husband's creative life. When Richard Wagner first met Minna Planer in 1834, he was ...
Biography. Wilhelmine, later mostly known as Minna, was born in 1809 in Oederan in the Kingdom of Saxony. At age 15 she was seduced, perhaps raped, [1] by a Ernst Rudolf von Einsiedel, a Saxon officer, leaving her with a daughter Natalie who was raised as her sister.
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- September 5, 1809
- Wilhelm Richard Wagner
- January 25, 1866
Nov 15, 2022 · Minna Planer was a successful actress when she met the young composer and supported them both in the early years of their marriage. She endured with him the fearful crossing of the Baltic which became The Flying Dutchman and accompanied him to receptions and balls in London. They parted company after his affair in Zurich with Mathilde Wesendonck.
Christine Wilhelmine "Minna" Planer was a German actress and the first wife of composer Richard Wagner, to whom she was married for 30 years, although for the last 10 years they often lived apart. Seduced at an early age by an Royal Saxon Army officer, she had an illegitimate daughter, who was brought up as her sister.
This biography of Minna Planer, Richard Wagner's wife of thirty years, reveals her as a self-assured woman and artist who was vital to her husband's creative life. Aa Reduce text Aa Enlarge text
