Constance Mozart was the wife of the greatest composer of our time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. There are still many rumors about her - someone considers her a stupid and windy woman and blames her famous husband for the death, and someone believes that Constance was the muse of the great composer. Most likely, the truth is somewhere in between.
Childhood and youth
Constance Mozart (nee Weber) was born in 1762 in Mannheim. Her father, Franz Weber, sang in the theater, and her cousin later became a famous composer.
Since childhood, Constance was not used to living on a grand scale, she grew up as a zealous and hardworking girl. Mozart once wrote to his father about her that the maiden Weber does not have beauty, but is extremely kind and economical.
The Weber family did not live well; three more daughters besides Constance grew up in it. In addition, the father of the family soon died, and the mother was forced to earn a living by renting rooms. Young Mozart settled in one of these rooms.
Acquaintance with Mozart and wedding
At first, the future composer was carried away by his older sister Weber, but soon became inflamed with passion for Constance. It should be noted that young Mozart was a famous ladies' man, he even wrote to his father once that he was ready to marry, but could not choose from a hundred women.
Constance's mother used all the feminine cunning in order to force Mozart to marry her daughter. Mozart's father was initially opposed to this marriage, since the Weber were lower on the social ladder than the Mozarts.
But, probably, something happened between young Wolfgang and Constance, and mother Weber, in order to avoid the shame of her daughter, began to insist on a wedding. Mozart even signed a contract that he undertakes to marry Constance, otherwise he will have to pay a decent amount of money. As a result, the young composer gave up.
Living with a genius
Many of Mozart's contemporaries believe that the marriage turned out to be successful. The composer wrote letters to his wife full of love and tenderness. True, at the same time he did not leave his love affairs, which he did not particularly hide.
The Mozart couple lived in poverty, despite the composer's one-time decent earnings. Probably, Mozart himself did not know how to spend money and did not let his wife do it. And the wife of a genius was forced to obey.
Constance gave birth six times, but only two children survived. Whether she was happily married is a big question. But she knew for sure that she was married to a genius. It was to her that he first showed his works. She performed the main parts in his operas.
The mysterious death of Mozart cast a shadow on Constance Mozart. It was quite obvious that the composer did not die a natural death. Who could have poisoned Mozart is still not clear. It was rumored that it could have been Constance. The day before she found him with his mistress.
Second marriage
After the death of her great spouse, Constance remarried the diplomat Georg Nissen. Constance's second husband was an ardent fan of Mozart. Together they collected the archives of the famous composer and published his biography. This work made a huge contribution to the preservation of the legacy of Mozart. The image of the great husband did not leave Constance until his death.
