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    Antonie Brentano was an Austrian philanthropist, art collector, and patron of the arts born in 1780 in Vienna. She was the daughter of an Austrian diplomat and art collector and grew up surrounded by art. She was a close friend of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who dedicated his Diabelli Variations to her.

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    Antonie Brentano was an Austrian philanthropist, art collector, and patron of the arts born in 1780 in Vienna. She was the daughter of an Austrian diplomat and art collector and grew up surrounded by art. She was a close friend of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who dedicated his Diabelli Variations to her.

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    Antonie Brentano (28 May 1780 – 12 May 1869 in Frankfurt), born Johanna Antonie Josefa Edle

    von Birkenstock and known as Toni, was an Austrian philanthropist, art collector, arts patron, and
    close friend of Beethoven, being the dedicatee of his "Diabelli" variations.

    Early life[edit]
    Antonie was born 28 May 1780 in Vienna. She was the daughter of Austrian diplomat, educational
    reformer, and art collector Johann Melchior Edler von Birkenstock (1738–1809) and his wife Carolina
    Josefa von Hay (born 1755 in Fulnek/Böhmen; died 18 May 1788 in Vienna). She had three siblings,
    two of whom died in infancy:

     Hugo Konrad Gottfried von Birkenstock (15 December 1778 in Vienna – 10 April 1825
    in Ybbs an der Donau). Lieutenant in the k.u.k. Weydenfeld-Infantry
     Konstantin Viktor von Birkenstock (born and died 1782 in Frankfurt)
     Johann Eduard Valentin von Birkenstock (born and died 1784 in Frankfurt)

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