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Engineer and army officer (b. 22 June/4 July 1821; d. 26 January/7 February 1876 in [[Moscow]]), born ''''' Karl Fyodorovich fon Mekk''''' (Карл Фёдорович фон Мекк), also known as '''''Otto Georg Karl von Meck'''''. | Engineer and army officer (b. 22 June/4 July 1821; d. 26 January/7 February 1876 in [[Moscow]]), born ''''' Karl Fyodorovich fon Mekk''''' (Карл Фёдорович фон Мекк), also known as '''''Otto Georg Karl von Meck'''''. | ||
Born into a Baltic German family, Karl was the only son of Otto Adam von Meck (1790–1830), a customs official, and his wife Wilhelmina (b. Hofferberg). On 14/26 January 1848 he married [[Nadezhda Fralovskaya]] (1831–1894), and they had eleven children: Yelizaveta (1848–1907); Aleksandra (1850–1920); Vladimir (1852–1892); Yuliya (1853–1915); Lidiya (1855–ca.1910); [[Nikolay von Meck|Nikolay]] (1863–1929); Aleksandr (1864–1912); Sofya (1867–1936); Maksimillian (1869–ca.1950); Mikhail (1871–1883); and Lyudmila (1872–1946). | Born into a Baltic German family, Karl was the only son of Otto Adam von Meck (1790–1830), a customs official, and his wife Wilhelmina (b. Hofferberg). On 14/26 January 1848 he married [[Nadezhda Fralovskaya]] (1831–1894), and they had eleven children: Yelizaveta (1848–1907); Aleksandra (1850–1920); Vladimir (1852–1892); Yuliya (1853–1915); Lidiya (1855–ca. 1910); [[Nikolay von Meck|Nikolay]] (1863–1929); Aleksandr (1864–1912); Sofya (1867–1936); Maksimillian (1869–ca. 1950); Mikhail (1871–1883); and Lyudmila (1872–1946). | ||
After | After Karl's death, his widow [[Nadezhda von Meck|Nadezhda]] became Tchaikovsky's close friend and patroness (from 1876 to 1890), and their son [[Nikolay von Meck|Nikolay]] married the composer's niece, [[Anna von Meck|Anna]], in 1884. | ||
[[Category:People|Meck, Karl von]] | [[Category:People|Meck, Karl von]] | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 16 April 2023
Engineer and army officer (b. 22 June/4 July 1821; d. 26 January/7 February 1876 in Moscow), born Karl Fyodorovich fon Mekk (Карл Фёдорович фон Мекк), also known as Otto Georg Karl von Meck.
Born into a Baltic German family, Karl was the only son of Otto Adam von Meck (1790–1830), a customs official, and his wife Wilhelmina (b. Hofferberg). On 14/26 January 1848 he married Nadezhda Fralovskaya (1831–1894), and they had eleven children: Yelizaveta (1848–1907); Aleksandra (1850–1920); Vladimir (1852–1892); Yuliya (1853–1915); Lidiya (1855–ca. 1910); Nikolay (1863–1929); Aleksandr (1864–1912); Sofya (1867–1936); Maksimillian (1869–ca. 1950); Mikhail (1871–1883); and Lyudmila (1872–1946).
After Karl's death, his widow Nadezhda became Tchaikovsky's close friend and patroness (from 1876 to 1890), and their son Nikolay married the composer's niece, Anna, in 1884.
