page_title: Caroline de la Motte Fouqué
hierarchical_section_title: Caroline de la Motte Fouqué
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Caroline de la Motte Fouqué (1774 - 1831)
context_page_description: Caroline Philippine von Briest was one of the most prolific women writers of the Romantic period.
  She wrote novels, short stories, fairy tales, as well as essays, on Greek mythology, on the history of fashion, and travelogues. Considered to be one of the most accomplished women of Germany of her time, her numerous works gained her a high degree of celebrity.
context_section_description: Caroline Philippine von Briest (better known as Caroline de la Motte Fouqué; 7 October 1773 – 20 July 1831) was one of the most prolific women writers of the Romantic period. 
  She wrote novels, short stories, fairy tales, as well as essays, on Greek mythology, on the history of fashion, and travelogues. Considered to be one of the most accomplished women of Germany of her time, her numerous works gained her a high degree of celebrity.
caption: Caroline von Briest, c. 1800
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