Marie Karoline von Fuchs-Mollard

Countess Maria Carolina von Fuchs- Mollard, called "Charlotte" (* 1675 in Dresden or January 14, 1681 in Vienna, † April 27, 1754 in Vienna), was an educator and later chatelaine at the imperial court in Vienna. From Maria Theresa, she was often called " my vixen ".

Her parents were Ferdinand Ernst Graf Mollard, Vice- President of the Court Chamber and owner of the Palais Mollard in Vienna, and Catherine of Seeau. The lords, barons and counts of Mollard ( Mollarth ) was a Savoyard noble family that belonged to the manor level since 1571.

Maria Carolina of Mollard came as a maid of honor of Archduchess Maria Anna, daughter of Emperor Leopold I, to the imperial court. In 1710 she married Christoph Ernst Fuchs to Bimbach and spine Home ( 1664-1719 ), who had been raised in 1705 by Emperor Joseph I in the Imperial Count. From this marriage two daughters were born, so that the count's branch of the family of fox already went out with them again. One of these daughters married the later Field Marshal Leopold Joseph von Daun. Count Fuchs itself was würzburgischer Privy Council, Obrister, chamberlain, real imperial privy councilor and minister of Lower Saxony circle. He died in 1719 in Hamburg and was buried in Altona.

1728 Countess Fuchs was Empress Elisabeth Christine, the wife of Emperor Charles VI. , As an educator of the Archduchess Maria Theresa and Maria Anna, was appointed, who were at that time 11 and 10 years old. Especially between Archduchess Maria Theresa and the Countess developed a friendly relationship that went beyond the time as an educator.

1736 Countess Fuchs was appointed to Maria Theresa's chatelaine, they also gave her a small castle in Rodaun, which is also known under the name " fox Schlössl " today. The connection between the two remained even when Maria Theresa in 1740 took over the reign of the Habsburg hereditary lands.

At the express request of Maria Theresa, the countess was buried as the only non- Habsburg in the Imperial Crypt. On the coffin lid, the Empress had the inscription " To the immortal remembrance of a benevolent grateful heart for the noble education to virtue. I, Maria Theresa " install.