Eva Chamberlain

Eva Chamberlain (1867–1942) born Eva Maria von Bülow, was the daughter of Richard Wagner and Cosima Wagner, and the wife of Houston Stewart Chamberlain. When she was born, her mother was still married to Hans von Bülow. Through her mother, she was also a granddaughter of Franz Liszt. With her siblings Isolde and Siegfried, Eva was brought up by a house teacher.

Eva Chamberlain
Wagner family, August 1881: Blandine Gravina, Heinrich von Stein (Siegfried's home teacher), Cosima Wagner, Richard Wagner, painter Paul von Joukowsky; foreground: Isolde Beidler, Daniela von Bülow, Eva, Siegfried Wagner
Born1867
Died1942 (aged 7475)
NationalityGerman
Spouse(s)Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Parent(s)Richard Wagner
Cosima Wagner

In 1906 Eva took over the care of the sick mother at Villa Wahnfried in Bayreuth, took care of her mail, and was the only family member to have access to the family archive. In 1908 she married Houston Stewart Chamberlain. They acquired a stately villa now the Jean Paul Museum next to the Villa Wahnfried, and moved into it in 1916

In the 1920s and 1930s, she and her sister Daniela were the head of the Altwagnerians who opposed any modernization of Richard Wagner's works. In 1933 she received the honorary citizenship of the city of Bayreuth. She was also a bearer of the Golden Party Badge of the Nazi Party. When she died of cancer in 1942, she was given an honorary funeral by the NSDAP, in which Adolf Wagner gave the eulogy.

References

    Further reading

    • Carrl, Jonathan (2010) Der Wagner-Clan. Biografie einer deutschen Familie. Frankfurt am Main; Fischer. ISBN 978-3-596-18504-7
    • Hamann, Brigitte (2005) Die Familie Wagner. Reinbek; Rowohlt. ISBN 3-499-50658-0
    • Hilmes, Oliver (2009) Cosimas Kinder. Triumph und Tragödie der Wagner-Dynastie. München; Siedler. ISBN 978-3-88680-899-1


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