Esslingen am Neckar
Schloß Serach
propriétaire, poète, hôte d'un salon littéraire · 1828-1844
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Alexandre de Wurtemberg (1801-1844)
Count of Wurtemberg · colonel (Obrist)
Count Alexander of Wurtemberg (Alexander Christian Friedrich, Copenhagen 1801 – Wildbad 1844), son of Duke Guillaume-Frédéric-Philippe and nephew of King Frédéric Ier, pursued a career as a cavalry officer alongside his work as a lyric poet. Garrisoned at Esslingen, he acquired the Serach estate, on the heights above the town, in 1828, and had the residence enlarged in 1834: his new salon, with ceilings painted by Julius Lettenmayer, became the heart of the Serach poetic circle, where Justinus Kerner, Gustav Schwab, Ludwig Uhland, Hermann Kurz, Emma Niendorf and above all his close friend Nikolaus Lenau gathered. Author of collections published between 1837 and 1843, he died prematurely at Wildbad in 1844 and rests in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart.
Naissance5 novembre 1801, Copenhague
Décès7 juillet 1844, Wildbad
FonctionCount of Wurtemberg · colonel (Obrist)
MaisonMaison de Wurtemberg
ÉpoqueSwabian Romanticism, Kingdom of Wurtemberg
Histoire & patrimoine
The Serach Circle of Poets
In the 1830s, the Count's summer residence above Esslingen became a place of literary sociability of the Swabian school: Kerner, Schwab, Uhland, Hermann Kurz, Emma Niendorf and Lenau were received in the salon enlarged in 1834. The estate then passed in 1853 to Prince Felix of Hohenlohe-Öhringen.
Schloß SerachRepères dans sa vie
1801-11-05
Born in Copenhagen, son of Duke Guillaume-Frédéric-Philippe of Wurtemberg.
avant 1828
Wurtemberg cavalry officer, lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment stationed at Esslingen; he would leave the army with the rank of colonel.
1828
Buys the Serach estate near Esslingen, built in 1820 for Karl August Georgii.
1832
Marries the Hungarian countess Hélène Festetics de Tolna; he henceforth divides his life between Austria and Wurtemberg.
1834
Has the Serach residence enlarged; the new salon, painted by Julius Lettenmayer, hosts the circle of Swabian poets.
1837
Publishes his Gedichte.
1838
Lieder des Sturms (Stuttgart).
1841
Gesammelte Gedichte (Stuttgart).
1843
Anonymously publishes the sonnet collection Gegen den Strom; winter stay in Italy 1843-1844 for health reasons.
1844-07-07
Dies at Wildbad; buried in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart.
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Alexandre de Wurtemberg (1801-1844) dans l’histoire
Enlargement of Serach and birth of the poets' circle
1834 · The new salon becomes the meeting place of the Swabian poets.
Esslingen am Neckar, SerachSources de la fiche
Cette synthèse croise plusieurs sources pour documenter les lieux, événements et relations historiques.
- Alexander, Graf von Württemberg (ADB/NDB) — Deutsche Biographie
- Alexander of Württemberg (1801–1844) — Wikipedia (en)
- Serach — Wikipedia (de)
- VIAF 372737 — VIAF