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therese elssler , lithograph by f. lentzen johann florian elssler 19 november 1878 merano vienna invalidenfriedhof , berlin '' baroness von barnim '' 5 april 1808 prince adalbert of prussia theresia elssler , lithographie von f lentzen.jpg therese elssler
 therese elssler
therese elssler

therese elssler -lrb- ; 5 april 1808 , vienna - 19 november 1878 , merano -rrb- was a dancer .
the sisters therese and fanny elssler were both dancers , the former born in 1808 , the latter in 1810 , both in the vienna suburb of gumpendorf .
they were daughters of johann florian elssler , the personal scribe of joseph haydn .
they received their first lessons at friedrich horschelt 's children 's ballet in the theater an der wien .
they studied dancing with jean-pierre aumer and danced from 1817 to 1825 on the stage of theater am kärntnertor and then continued their ballet education in naples with the great gaetano gioja .
they celebrated their first major triumphs in berlin in 1830 .
after they had made a stir and acquired fame and considerable wealth through their art and charming appearance in the capitals of europe and america , they resigned from the stage in 1841 .
fanny 's last performance was in 1851 in vienna .
after that , she lived on an estate in hamburg until 1854 , then moved to vienna .
on 20 april 1850 , therese married prince adalbert of prussia morganatically .
king frederick william iv of prussia created her baroness of barnim .
prince adalbert died in 1873 .
after that , she lived in bad homburg .
she died on 19 november 1878 in merano .
she was buried under the name `` therese von barnim '' on the invalidenfriedhof in berlin .
her grave is marked with a restitution grave stone .
