Jenny von Westphalen Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny Edle von Westphalen (12 February 1814 - 2 December 1881) was a German theatre critic and political activist. She married the philosopher and political economist Karl Marx in 1843. Background Jenny von Westphalen Born: 1814 Died: 1881 Daughter of aristocracy. Wife of Karl Marx. Mother to seven children, via her marriage to Marx: Jenny, Laura, Edgar, Heinrich, Franziska, Eleanor and one last child who died before being named. Only Jenny, Laura and Eleanor survived into their teens. Letters from Jenny Marx Theatre Reviews by Jenny Marx
Jenny Marx, née Jenny von Westphalen (1814 1881), the wife of Karl Marx posters & prints by Corbis
Born Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny von Westphalen on February 12, 1814, in the small north German town of Salzwedel; died in London on December 2, 1881; daughter of Johann Ludwig von Westphalen (a Prussian civil servant) and Caroline Heubel von Westphalen; education uncertain, but perhaps attended a private Catholic school in Trier; married Karl Ma. Jenny von Westphalen was older than Karl Marx by four years. They were already well-acquainted with each other since they were children but became more intimate during their teenage years. Like Marx, Jenny was educated and highly literate, and both were eventually drawn to each other. Born in 1814 to Prussian aristocracy, Jenny von Westphalen was well known in Trier's social circles. She was expected to fulfil class expectations by grooming herself for marriage to a Prussian officer or a man of high birth. Marx married his childhood sweetheart, Jenny von Westphalen, and stayed married for life. He also took a close and traditional interest in the marriages of his daughters, Jenny and Laura, both to French men (and Eleanor fell in love with Henri Lissagaray, but did not marry).
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Jenny von Westphalen, 1830s. Freiin Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny von Westphalen or better known as Jenny von Westphalen or also Jenny Marx (born 12 February 1814 in Salzwedel, now Germany, and died 2 December 1881 in London) was the wife of philosopher Karl Marx, and daughter of Baron Ludwig von Westphalen, a professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms. Freiin Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny von Westphalen or better known as Jenny von Westphalen or also Jenny Marx (born 12 February 1814 in Salzwedel, now Germany, and died 2 December 1881 in London) was the wife of philosopher Karl Marx, and daughter of Baron Ludwig von Westphalen, a professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin. Jenny von. English: Johanna "Jenny" von Westphalen (12 February 1814, Salzwedel - 2 December 1881, London) was the wife of Karl Marx, and the daughter of Johann Ludwig, Baron von Westphalen, a professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin. She is not to be confused with her daughter Jenny Caroline, who married the socialist Charles Longuet and therefore is better known as Jenny Longuet. At the depth of the couple's long poverty, Jenny still carried calling cards identifying her as "born, Baroness Jenny von Westphalen." The couple had seven children, but only three lived to adulthood.
Jenny von Westphalen (18141881), wife of the philosopher Karl Marx, soon after marriage Stock
Correspondence1839-1869. Correspondence. 1839-1869. Jenny Von Westphalen was born into a prominemt family in Trier and married Karl Marx after a lengthy engagement. Is said to have been an early influence on his politics and was involved with his work throughout her difficult life. Send corrections, comments and additions to Sally Ryan. (Jenny von Westphalen 1841 to Karl Marx). In 1843, after seven years of engagement, the "Queen of the ball" of Trier marries Dr. Karl Marx, four years her junior. As an enthusiastic democrat, she henceforth "mengeliered" with him in politics, became his secretary, conducted for him the extensive correspondence with comrades, publishers.
Die vor 200 Jahren geborene Jenny von Westphalen galt als eine außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeit: gebildet, mutig, großherzig. Trotz aller Schwierigkeiten hielt sie an ihrer Liebe zu Karl Marx. From such liberal political beginnings, Jenny von Westphalen and Karl Marx became pioneers in revolutionary socialism. Jenny Marx — born Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny von Westphalen — came from a long line of Scottish and Prussian radicals, noblemen, and military men. Her father Ludwig was the youngest son of Philipp von Westphalen and Jeanie.
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Born in 1814 to Prussian aristocracy, Jenny von Westphalen was well known in Trier's social circles. She was expected to fulfill class expectations by grooming herself for marriage to a Prussian officer or a man of high birth. Each had the following dedication: "To my dear, ever beloved Jenny von Westphalen." The covers of the albums were later included by Marx in his book of verse dedicated to his father. Recently a copybook and a notebook belonging to Karl Marx's eldest sister Sophie were discovered among the documents of Heinrich Marx's heirs in Trier.
