Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz
Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz (Baron Joseph Christian von Zedlitz ; February 28, 1790 in Jánský Vrch Castle, Javorník (today in the Czech Republic ) – March 16, 1862 in Vienna , Austria ) was an Austrian dramatist and epic poet.
His wife died 1836, and 1837 he was nominated by the foreign service to work for the Foreign Office . He was sent as representative of the Austrian imperial court to the principalities of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach , Nassau , Braunschweig , Oldenburg and Reuss .
He was also a good friend of Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff .
Works
Todtenkränze , 1828
Gedichte , 1832, 1859
Soldaten-Büchlein , 2 Bände, 1849/50. – Kerker und Krone , 1834 (Drama)
Über die orientalische Frage , 1840 (politische Flugschrift)
Übersetzungen (Lord Byron). – Ausgabe: Dramatische Werke, 4 Bände, 1830–36
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Notes
Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as ' Baron ' ). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin .
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