12 Facts About Christiane Vulpius

Christiane Vulpius spent her childhood in Luthergasse, one of the oldest parts of Weimar.

Christiane Vulpius's position was poorly paid, and the family lived in difficult circumstances with six children.

Christiane Vulpius was not a regular worker but was one of the "idle middle-class girls" employed there.

That summer, Goethe and Christiane Vulpius began a passionate love affair.

Christiane Vulpius courageously opposed the invading soldiers and was able to stop the looting until Goethe received official protection from the French commander.

Christiane Vulpius had a keen sense of aesthetics, and Goethe at times relied on her advice.

Christiane Vulpius stated that he could not and would not continue the theater business in Bad Lauchstadt without her.

Christiane Vulpius married Ottilie von Pogwisch, who was highly accomplished.

Christiane Vulpius later cared for Goethe until he died in 1832.

Christiane Vulpius was recalled mainly through the many derogatory remarks of her contemporaries.

Also in 1916, Etta Federn, an Austrian-born feminist writer, published the first biography of Christiane Vulpius, taking a psychological approach to her relationship with Goethe.

In 1949, Wolfgang Christiane Vulpius wrote another biography of Christiane Vulpius, re-issued in 1957.