Jenny Von Westphalen

Jenny Von Westphalen

Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny von Westphalen (February 12, 1814 – December 2, 1881) was the only wife of the philosopher Karl Marx. They became engaged in 1836 and married in 1843. They had seven children.

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