Julie Reventlow (16 February 1763 – 28 December 1816), was a Danish countess, writer and the host of a

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. She was the daughter of count

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and

Caroline von Schimmelmann Caroline von Schimmelmann, née ''Tugendreich Friedeborn'' (1730–1795), was a Danish countess. Her parentage is unknown, but she was the foster daughter of Heinrich Ernst von Gersdorfs in Dresden, and given a good education by him. She marr ...

, sister of

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, and married count Frederik Reventlow (1755–1828) in 1779.Skeel & Kannegaard Genealogy
/ref> She hosted a literary salon at the estate Emkendorf in

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, and published works about education.

Works

* Sonntagsfreuden des Landmannes, 1791 * Kinderfreuden oder Unterricht in Gesprächen, 1793.

References

Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon
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