Important women in the 18th century
Have you always wanted to know who is next to the important men from the 18th Century who were most important women? How did they usually co-rule behind closed doors? Have there been women who made important discoveries? You can read these and other answers here.
Successful women in their 18th century
- Carolina (Lucretia) Herschel was born in Hanover in 1750. She was the first woman to celebrate success as an astronomer. In 1783 she discovered 3 types of nebula and between 1786-1797, 8 comets.
- Elisabeth (Catharina Ludovica Magdalena) Brenato was born as the first fighter for the emancipation of women in April 1785 in Frankfurt am Main. In addition to the publication of some books, she also campaigned for the abolition of the death penalty.
- As one of the first gynecologists (together with her mother) in Germany, Marian Theodore Charlotte Heidenreich v. Siebold known. She was born in Heiligenstadt in 1788.
Women as rulers in the 18th century
There were some important rulers in the 18th Century. Most were only put on the throne because either there were no male descendants or they were too young to rule.
- Queen of Scotland and England from 1702-1707, Anne Stuart was born in London in 1665.
- Ulrika Eleonore ruled Sweden from 1718-1720. She was born in Stockholm in February 1688.
- Tsarina Katharina I was born in Latvia in 1684 under her real name Martha (Elena) Skawronska. She ruled alongside Peter the Elder. Große until his death in 1725 and was then elected Empress.
- Maria Theresa was born a princess in Vienna in 1717. She was Duchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
- A woman named Maria Antonia de Braganca sat on Portugal's throne for the first time in 1777. After her father's death, she reigned with her equal husband. But he had no interest in governing and left everything to his wife.
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Important regents in the 18th century
Below you will find regents from the 18th Century presented. Here, too, the sons were mostly not of legal age and therefore they took on the important position.
- The born Elisabeth (Katharina Christine) Duchess z. Mecklenburg, took the name of Anna Leopoldowna after she converted to the Russian Orthodox faith. She was born in Rostock in 1718.
- The regent Charlotte Amalie v. Hessen-Barchfeld saw the light of day in 1730 and ruled Saxony-Meiningen as guardian of her sons from 1763-1782.
Famous women in history
- The first female doctor in the German story was Dorothea Ch. Erxleben. Since, like many women, she was not allowed to attend university, she fought against it and achieved victory over it in 1741.
- A textbook of the mathematics wrote Maria G. Agnesi, as the first woman in 1748.
The important mistresses in the history of the 18th Century
You shouldn't ignore the mistresses either. Some of these were highly regarded. Children who emerged from such a connection got that Names of the king and were accordingly given high posts as illegitimate children. Daughters were married to nobles.
- The mistress of August d. Strong was Aurora v. Königsmarck (this is not her real name). In 1696 she gave birth to their son Moritz. Augusts not only had her as a lover, but also Constantia v. Cosel (she also gave birth to a child) and Katharina v. Altenbockum as mistress, she also gave birth to a son.
- Von Graevenitz, Wilhelmine stood by Eberhard L. v. Württemberg as mistress at the side. This community existed for 20 years.
- Wilhelmine v. In 1769, Lichtenau became a recognized mistress of Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia. 5 children were conceived. 3 children died shortly after delivery.
There are interesting important things from the 18th Century to discover for you. But there are also many important women to be found in the other centuries.
