Breden, Christiane von (1839–1901)

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Breden, Christiane von (1839–1901)

Austrian poet. Name variations: Christine von Breden; Christiane Breden; (pseudonym) Ada Christen. Born Christine Rosalia Frideriks, Mar 6, 1839, in Vienna, Austria; died May 23, 1901, in Vienna; married, 1864; m. Adalmar von Breden (writer), 1873.

Wrote poetry to support herself after death of 1st husband and child; writings, noted for their eroticism, social radicalism, and depictions of life in Vienna, include Lieder einer Verlorenen (1868) and Aus der Tiefe (1878).

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