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Catharina Elisabeth Goethe, born Catharina Elisabeth Textor, (19 February 1731 – 13 September 1808) was the mother of German playwright and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his sister Cornelia Schlosser. She was also known by the nickname Frau Aja and the title Frau Rat.
- Catharina Elisabeth Textor, 19 February 1731, Frankfurt
- Johann Caspar Goethe
- 13 September 1808 (aged 77), Frankfurt
Catharina Elisabeth Goethe (* 19. Februar 1731 in Frankfurt am Main; † 13. September 1808 ebenda; gebürtige Textor) war die Mutter von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Sie war auch bekannt unter ihrem Spitznamen Frau Aja sowie als Frau Rat unter dem Titel ihres Ehemanns.
Apr 27, 2022 · Daughter of Dr. jur. Johann Wolfgang Textor, d. J. and Anna Margaretha Textor. Wife of Dr. Johann Caspar Goethe. Mother of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Cornelia Friederike Christiane Schlosser; Hermann Jacob Goethe; Catharina Elisabeth Goethe; Johanna Maria Goethe and 2 others. ; Georg Adolf Goethe and Goethe « less.
- Frankfurt, Hesse
- Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
- February 19, 1731
- Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
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Johann Caspar Goethe, Cornelia's son and Johann Wolfgang's father, moved into the property in 1741, and lived there with his wife Catharina Elisabeth Goethe from 1748. Johann Wolfgang was born in the house on 28 August 1749. In 1754, Cornelia died, and her son quickly set about renovating the house on Großer Hirschgraben.
- Museum, cultural institution, memorial site
- 23 Großer Hirschgraben, Altstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
- 114,849 (2018)
GOETHE, Katharina Elisabeth, known as “Frau Rat” (1731-1808). The mother of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. She was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, and was a daughter of Johann Wolfgang Textor, a prominent citizen of that city. At the age of seventeen she was married to Johann Kaspar Goethe, by whom she had four children.
Biography. Katharina Elisabeth Goethe was born in Frankfurt am Main on February 19, 1731. She married Johann Kaspar Goethe on August 20, 1748 and had four children, one of whom was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer and statesman. Katharina was known to have “exceptional intellect, marked individuality, and a joyous cast of mind ...
supporter of the Bavarian usurper, Goethe’s father’s hopes for advancement in Imperial politics were dashed. Instead, Johann Caspar turned to local Frankfurt politics and in 1748 mar-ried Catharina Elisabeth Textor, the gregarious, down-to-earth daughter of Frankfurt’s chief administrator. Neither the Goethes nor the Textors were
