Thun Und Hohenstein - Maria Wilhelmine Von Thun Und Hohenstein

Maria Wilhelmine Von Thun Und Hohenstein

Countess Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein, née Uhlfeldt (1744–1800) was a Viennese aristocrat of the 18th century. She is remembered as the hostess of a musically and intellectually outstanding salon, and for her patronage of music, notably that of Mozart and Beethoven.

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