Princess Klementine von Metternich

Princess Klementine Maria Octavia von Metternich (30 August 1804 – 6 May 1820) was an Austrian princess.

Klementine von Metternich
Portrait of Klementine as Hebe by Moritz Michael Daffinger, 1819
Full name Klementine Maria Octavia
Born	(1804-08-30)30 August 1804
Died	6 May 1820(1820-05-06) (aged 15)
Noble family	Metternich
Father	Klemens, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein
Mother	Countess Eleonore von Kaunitz

Biography

Princess Klementine von Metternich was born on 30 August 1804 into the House of Metternich. Her father was the Austrian diplomat Klemens, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein. Her mother was Countess Eleonore von Kaunitz, a granddaughter of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg.[1] She was their fifth child and second daughter.[2]

Klementine was painted by Moritz Michael Daffinger in 1819, posed as the goddess Hebe.[3] The painting Portrait of a Lady attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence is allegedly a portrait of Klementine.[4]

She died from tuberculosis on 6 May 1820.[5]

References

1. Nadeau, Ryan (2016). "Creating a Statesman: The Early Life of Prince Clemens von Metternich and its Effect on his Political Philosophy". cupola.gettysburg.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
2. Freitag, Sabine; Wende, Peter (21 December 2000). "British Envoys to Germany 1816-1866:". Cambridge University Press – via Google Books.
3. "MORITZ MICHAEL DAFFINGER (AUSTRIAN, 1790-1849) , Princess Clementina Metternich (1804-1820) as Hebe, in loose white dress with yellow sash fastened by a strand of pearls and drop pearl pendant at corsage, her dark brown hair curled and upswept". www.christies.com.
4. "Portrait of a lady, thought to be Princess Clémentine de Metternich". Musée Cognacq-Jay. 18 March 2014.
5. "Princess Clementine Metternich - Artist - Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk.