Regina Daxenberger (2 January 1811, Munich – 16 November 1872) was the daughter of coppersmith Matthäus Daxenberger. Her portrait was included in the famous Gallery of Beauties of the Bavarian King Ludwig I.[1] The king considered her so beautiful that he arranged for her to open a royal ball on the arm of Duke Maximillian of Bavaria, accompanied by the first four royal couples.[2]
Life
editRegina Daxenberger was born on 2 January 1811 in Munich. She was the daughter of coppersmith Matthäus Daxenberger and Maximiliane, née Leuthner. She had an older brother, Sebastian Franz von Daxenberger, who was a lawyer, writer, politician and a friend of Crown Prince and later King Maximilian II of Bavaria.[3]
Portrait
editIn the portrait, she wears the traditional Munich headdress, waist band, natural waistline and a lapel covering part of her big sleeves. A carnation in the background (not visible due to cropping) symbolizes loyalty.[4]
She married the royal cabinet secretary Heinrich Fahrmbacher in 1832. She died in 1872.[5]
References
edit- ^ S. K. Ludovic, "A King's Gallery of Beauty" Strand Magazine (January 1902): 16–23.
- ^ Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/1way/712206965
- ^ Sebastian Franz von Daxenberger, https://de.wickepedia.org/Sebastian_Franz_von_Daxenberger
- ^ Grand Ladies, http://www.gogmsite.net/empire-napoleonic-and-roman/subalbum-schonheitengalleri/1829-regina-daxenberger-by-.html
- ^ Königreich Bayern, https://hdbg.eu/koenigreich/index.php/objekte/index/id/870