Friederike von Reden


Friederike von Reden, was a German philanthropist and salon-holder. She is known as the Mutter des Hirschberger Tales.
She married minister Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden in 1802. After being widowed in 1815, she became a significant philanthropist. She founded the bible society Buchwalder Bibelgesellschaft, whose president she was. She founded a number of charitable societies active in Silesia. She also hosted a literary salon in her home,, which became a center of the Silezian aristocracy.