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 couple.[2]
Life
Regina Daxenberger was born on 2 January 1811 in Munich. She was the daughter of coppersmith Matthäus Daxenberger and Maximiliane, née Leuthner. She has an older brother, Sebastian Franz von Daxenberger who was a lawyer, writer, politician and a friend of Crown Prince later King Maximilian II of Bavaria.[3]
Portrait
In 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
- ↑ 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