Mother of Richard Wagner. She married Friedrich Wagner on June 2nd, 1789 who died in November 1813 (only 6 months after Richards birth), during the Typhus epidemic following the Battle of the Nations. She then married the painter, poet and actor Ludwig Geyer on August 28th, 1814. After his death in 1821 Johanna raised her children alone. The family moved to Dresden and later to Prague and back to Leipzig in 1827 where she stayed until her death. She was buried on the north site of the cemetery. The headstone was moved during the 1990's to the current location.
Mother of Richard Wagner. She married Friedrich Wagner on June 2nd, 1789 who died in November 1813 (only 6 months after Richards birth), during the Typhus epidemic following the Battle of the Nations. She then married the painter, poet and actor Ludwig Geyer on August 28th, 1814. After his death in 1821 Johanna raised her children alone. The family moved to Dresden and later to Prague and back to Leipzig in 1827 where she stayed until her death. She was buried on the north site of the cemetery. The headstone was moved during the 1990's to the current location.
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