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Christiane Vulpius ( 1765-1816 ) was the mistress and wife of Goethe. In 1788, when a young woman of Weimar, Goethe addressed to her the Römische Elegiens, an epithalamium. They lived together quasi-maritally from 1788 till their marriage in 1806, and afterward till her death in 1816, to his own satisfaction, but to the scandal of the ladies of Weimar and the vexation of Bettina von Arnim-Brentano. Christiane was the sister of Christian August Vulpius; she became the dearest woman in the life of Goethe, having replaced Frau von Stein. , IPA: , later von Goethe, (28 August 1749 â€“ 22 March 1832) was a German polymath: he was a poet, novelist, dramatist, humanist, scientist, theorist, painter, and for ten years chief minister of state for the duchy of Weimar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bettina von Arnim (the Countess of Arnim) (4 April 1785, Frankfurt am Main â€“ 20 January 1859, Berlin), born as Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist. ... Christian August Vulpius (January 23, 1762 - June 25, 1827), German author, was born at Weimar, and was educated at Jena and Erlangen. ... Charlotte von Stein ( 1742- 1827) was a lady-in-waiting in Weimar and a close friend to both Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe whose work and life was strongly influenced by her. ...

Goethe married her the day after she saved his life by physically resisting French soldiers who had invaded his house. Christine Vulpius and Goethe produced a son, Karl August, who died in 1828, and whose wife, Ottilie, cared for Goethe until he died in 1832.

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Geothe's Marriage (255 words)
	It was probably the insecurity of life at this time which led him to marry the mother of his son, with whom he had been living for seventeen years--or rather, should we say, the sense of insecurity led her to consent to the marriage, which she had before refused.
	Nothing in Goethe's life has been so misunderstood and misrepresented as his relations with Christiane Vulpius.
	Christiane was from a much lower rank in society; but she understood Goethe's nature as no one else did.

Kinoeye - Berlinale: Egon Guenther's Die Braut (612 words)
	The film, painting Goethe as seen through her eyes, supposedly manages to show a more relaxed and human side to the poet; a man not preoccupied with his own fame, but someone who enjoyed being about the house and around whom his servants did not feel they had to behave any differently.
	The historical facts suggest a different story: the couple lived together for eighteen years and only then married; poor Christiane bore numerous children for the famous poet, but only one child survived; and she was kept away from official events and stayed with the servants when visitors come to the house.
	He treats Christiane more like a piece of slap and tickle than someone he really cares about and it is hard to sympathise with such a cold and distant lover.

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