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Mathilde Wesendonck.
German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner (1828–1902)
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About Mathilde Wesendonck
Agnes Mathilde Wesendonck was a German poet and author. The words of five of her verses were the basis of Richard Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder; the composer was infatuated with her, and his wife Minna blamed Mathilde for the break-up of their marriage.
Everything about Mathilde Wesendonck →- Occupation
- poet, writer, children's writer, librettist
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Born
- December 23, 1828
- Died
- August 31, 1902