Luise Eleonore von Wreech (1708 in Tamsel – 1784 in

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) was a Prussian noblewoman. Born Luise Eleonore von Schöning, she was the daughter of Johann (Hans) Ludwig Schöning and granddaughter of

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and heiress of Castle Tamsel. She was the wife of Colonel Adam Friedrich von Wreech. The couple had two daughters, Sophie Friederike and Julie Marie Luise. She became a close friend of Crown Prince Frederick when he stayed at Tamsel between August 1731 and February 1732. She was described by the Crown Prince as having a "complexion like roses and lilies."

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, ''Frederick the Great'', New York, 2001, , p. 84 and he wrote several poems to her. In 1737, her portrait was painted by the Prussian court artist

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. Today this portrait hangs in Princess Wilhelmine's summer residence at Altes Schloss Heremitage in the music room,

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* http://www.safran-arts.com/42day/art/art4aug/05pesne/luise.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Wreech, Luise Eleonore People from the Margraviate of Brandenburg 1708 births 1784 deaths