Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg (24 January 1702–4 April 1723) was a member of the House of Ascania and Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg by birth and a Princess of Anhalt-Köthen by marriage.
Prince Leopold is famous for being the patron of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Unlike her husband, Frederica Henrietta had little interest in music. Moreover, Leopold had to contribute more and more to the Prussian military, leaving him with less money for music.[1] The consequence of all this was the departure of Bach and his family to Leipzig in 1723.[2][3] Bach blamed Frederica Henriette's lack of interest in music for his having to leave Köthen, although she was dead by the time he took up his post in Leipzig.
Frederica Henrietta suffered from "pulmonary weakness", and died in April 1723 aged 21 and was buried in St. Jakob, Köthen.
Referencesedit
^Johann Sebastian Bach's life (1685-1750) 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, chapter Köthen 1717-1723 - Part 2 (1720-1723); by Jan Koster, Professor Em. of Linguistics, University of Groningen
^Hugo Riemann: Katechismus Der Musikgeschichte, S. 104, BiblioBazaar, 2009
^Volker Ebersbach: Geschichte der Stadt Bernburg in zwei Bänden, Band 1, S. 117, Anhaltische Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998
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