12 Facts About Clemens Brentano

Clemens Brentano was the uncle, via his brother Christian, of Franz and Lujo Brentano.

Clemens Brentano's sister was writer Bettina von Arnim, who, at a young age, lionised and corresponded with Goethe, and, in 1835, published the correspondence as Goethes Briefwechsel mit einem Kinde.

Clemens Brentano studied in Halle and Jena, afterwards residing at Heidelberg, Vienna and Berlin.

Clemens Brentano was close to Wieland, Herder, Goethe, Friedrich Schlegel, Fichte and Tieck.

From 1798 to 1800 Brentano lived in Jena, the first center of the romantic movement.

Clemens Brentano married writer Sophie Mereau on 29 October 1803.

Clemens Brentano took on there the position of secretary to the Catholic visionary nun, the Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich.

Clemens Brentano made her acquaintance in 1818 and remained at the foot of the stigmatist's bed copying her dictation until 1824.

One of these visions made known by Clemens Brentano later resulted in the identification of the putative House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus by Abbe Julien Gouyet, a French priest, during 1881.

Clemens Brentano assisted Ludwig Achim von Arnim, his brother-in-law, in the collection of folk-songs forming Des Knaben Wunderhorn, which Gustav Mahler drew upon for his song cycle.

Clemens Brentano's collected works, edited by his brother Christian, appeared at Frankfurt in 9 vols.

Clemens Brentano's work is referenced in Thomas Mann's novel Doctor Faustus.