Baroness Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben (née Karoline Henriette Susanne Friederike von Feuchtersleben; 12 October 1774 – 1842), was a German noblewoman and Lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
She was born as a daughter of an Adjutant General of the army of Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Christoph von Feuchtersleben and his wife Rosalie Marie.
[1][2] From 1798 she held the position of Lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte von Hildburghausen and because of this developed a close romantic relationship with writer Jean Paul who was invited to the Ducal court of Hildburghausen by Princess Charlotte.
[2] In July 1799, Paul declared his love for Feuchtersleben in a letter and in October of the same year both became secretly engaged, this engagement didn't last long when von Feuchtersleben's mother wasn't happy with her marrying someone of a lower class and income.
[2] In October 1817, Karoline von Feuchtersleben married Karl Christoph von Grundherr zu Altenthann (1777–1831), from one of the oldest patrician families, who was four years her junior.