Prince Frederick Ferdinand Constantin of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Konstantin Friedrich Ferdinand of Saxe -Weimar- Eisenach ( born September 8, 1758 in Weimar, † September 6, 1793 in Wiebelskirchen ) was a prince of Saxe- Weimar -Eisenach and the Electorate of Saxony major general in the time of the Enlightenment.
Life
Friedrich Ferdinand Konstantin was a son of Duke Ernst August II Konstantin (1737-1758) from his marriage to Anna Amalia (1739-1807), daughter of Duke Charles I of Brunswick -Wolfenbüttel. He was born three months after the death of his father, while his mother and his grandfather led the regency for his older brother Karl August in the Duchy. Friedrich and his brother were the chief steward of Count John Eustace slot gt Görtz, brought up later by Christoph Martin Wieland. After his brother had become of age, joined Karl Ludwig von Knebel their training from.
With Goertz and toggle the princes went on their Grand Tour to Paris, on their route they were made in Frankfurt von Knebel known by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. After returning Friedrich moved in 1775 Tiefurt Palace. The introverted prince had largely estranged from his brother, even at that time. Also to his wife and Goethe he later found no relationship. He turned to music and fell in love with the unstandesgemäße Caroline of llth ( 1778-1789 ). The ratio but was prevented by the influence of the family and also of Goethe. Goethe wrote to Frau von Stein: "On the tears of Carolinchen I seem to be to blame, and so I am [ ... ] ". Anna Amalia opened the lovers: " then what would be the only beggar prince ". Frederick then began to travel, a letter to his brother Karl August describes this to Knebel: "My brother sent me from London a letter [ ... ] where he does not write a word, than that he wants me for my birthday luck. "
1784 Friedrich went to the Electorate of Saxony services that have been transmitted to him by his brother. He was Lieutenant-General and received a regiment in Naumburg. In the war against France in 1793, he went to the side of Prussian troops as a major general to the Rhine. He fell ill in Pirmasens, where the Saxon troops camped at the Ruhr, which he died. He died unmarried and left with several different women born out of wedlock children. One of his mistresses was the opinion, inter alia, by Martin Gregor- Dellin Johanna Rosina Pätz from White Rock, who was the mother of the composer Richard Wagner. Frederick is buried in the Eisenach George Church.