Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy

[2] A childhood friend described her as "not beautiful, but charming because of her expressive black eyes, her sylph-like figure, her delicate, modest manners and her witty conversation."

She had a wide range of literary and musical interests and spoke not only English, French and Italian, but was also able to read Homer's epics in the original language.

Having grown up with the Itzig family's appreciation of Bach, she represented a "classical" aesthetic that was oriented towards the content of music and developed something new based on what was tried and tested.

This gave her son Felix the opportunity to perform his singspiels, symphonies and concertos together with the music of Mozart and Beethoven with the Royal Court Orchestra.

The Hensel/Mendelssohn Bartholdy family burial ground, in which her children Fanny and Felix are buried, as well as the grave of her son Paul, are also located nearby.