Bettina von Arnim (the Countess of Arnim) (4 April 1785, Frankfurt am Main – 20 January 1859, Berlin), born as Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

Bettina von Arnim was closely related to the German writers Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim: the first was her brother, the second her husband. Her daughter Gisela von Arnim became a writer as well. Clemens Brentano, or Klemens Brentano (September 8, 1778 – July 28, 1842) was a German poet and novelist. ... Ludwig Achim (or Joachim) von Arnim (January 26, 1781 – January 21, 1831), German poet and novelist, was born at Berlin. ... Gisela von Arnim (August 30, 1827 – April 4, 1889) was a German writer, mainly of fairy tales. ...

5 Deutsche Mark banknote from Germany of 1991 showing Bettina von Arnim (http://www.germannotes.com)

From 1991 until 31 December 2001, her portrait was printed on the German 5-DM bill. 5 DM 1991 - Bettina v. ... The Deutsche Mark (DM, DEM) was the official currency of West and, from 1990, unified Germany. ... A £20 Bank of England banknote. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Deutsche Mark (DM, DEM) was the official currency of West and, from 1990, unified Germany. ...

Bettina's Briefwechsel mit einem Kinde was a published volume of letters between her and the renowned author, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, that depicted a mutual romance. However, the originals of these letters were discovered after her death, and it was revealed that her published versions were significantly edited to bolster the appearance of an intimate relationship; Goethe's own letters to her were much more formal and impersonal than the versions Bettina had published.  , IPA: , (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832), commonly known as Goethe, was a German poet, novelist, theorist, and scientist who is considered one of the giants of the literary world. ...

The life of Bettina von Arnim, particularly her relationship with Goethe, was explored at length by the Franco-Czech author Milan Kundera in his novel Immortality. Closely tied to the main theme of his book, Kundera interpreted Bettina as attempting to achieve lasting fame through her promotion of and relation to great men. Milan Kundera (IPA: ) (born April 1, 1929 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-born writer who writes in both Czech and French. ...

Works

• Briefwechsel mit einem Kinde, 1835 (Correspondence with a Child – English translation)
• Die Günderode, 1840
• Dies Buch gehört dem König, 1843
• Clemens Brentanos Frühlingskranz, 1844
• An die aufgelöste Preußische Nationalversammlung, 1849

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