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Louise Lehzen

1784 - 1870

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Johanna Clara Louise, Baroness von Lehzen (3 October 1784 – 9 September 1870) was the governess and later companion to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Lehzen was born to a Lutheran pastor Joachim Friedrich Lehzen (1735-1800) and his wife, Marie Catharina Melusine Palm (1745-1793), herself the daughter of a priest. In 1819 she entered the household of the Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George III. Five years later, Lehzen was appointed governess to his only child, Princess Alexandrina Victoria. The young princess became second-in-line to the British throne in 1827. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louise Lehzen is the 479th most popular companion (up from 711th in 2019), the 1,874th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,673rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular German Companion.

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Among companions, Louise Lehzen ranks 479 out of 784. Before her are Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Camille Doncieux, Douce I, Countess of Provence, Fulvia Plautilla, Louise de Coligny, and Fredegund. After her are Ida Dalser, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily, Hemma, Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia, Fernán González of Castile, and Mary de Bohun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, Louise Lehzen ranks 27. Before her are Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Dionisio Aguado y García, Ferdinand Ries, Fructuoso Rivera, and Moses Montefiore. After her are Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, William Buckland, George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and François-Joseph Fétis. Among people deceased in 1870, Louise Lehzen ranks 25. Before her are Anthony Mary Claret, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia, Charles Auguste de Bériot, Jules de Goncourt, Ignaz Moscheles, and Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus. After her are David Farragut, Justo José de Urquiza, Konstantin Ushinsky, Friedrich Boie, Victor de Broglie, and Paul-Émile Botta.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louise Lehzen ranks 1,874 out of 7,253. Before her are Regino of Prüm (842), Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria (1752), Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (1694), Leo Frobenius (1873), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), and Golo Mann (1909). After her are Tobias Mayer (1723), William Dieterle (1893), Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891), Friedrich von Flotow (1812), Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905), and Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (1877).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Louise Lehzen ranks 74. Before her are Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784), Prince Joachim of Prussia (1890), Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (1706), Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602), Richenza of Northeim (1087), and Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582). After her are Hemma (800), Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612), Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark (1808), Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg (1772), Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667), and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1694).

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