Countess Oldofredi-Hager, Julie
Banat Aristocrat, Author & Poet
Illustrirte Newspaper, 1852
Countess Julie von Oldofredi-Hager was born Feb 8, 1813 at Derbreczin and died Mar 4, 1879 at age sixty-six.
Julie Oldofredi-Hager was the only daughter of the Imperial General John Baron Hager born to and from Altensteig (1761-1822) and Maria Magdalena of Illéssy (1793-1858) in the Hungarian Debrecen, since her father was stationed there at that time. Shortly afterwards he was transferred to Timisoara, where he died, when Julie was nine years old.
1831 she married at the age of 17 years, the Count and Lieutenant Jerome Oldofredi in Vienna. By fall her husband was bedridden for more than two years and while she nursed him she spent the time to study history and literature.
After his recovery Jerome Oldofredi was stationed in the Banat and later Transylvania, where she followed him. Occasionally she traveled with her mother. There, in 1839 she wrote her first book of poetry Blüthen des Gefühls.
In 1842 the family moved to Galicia. One year later, Gustav Heckenast was Oldofredi’s second collection of poems. The work was called “New Poems” and included a foreword by the novelist Caroline Pichler .
In 1847 the family lived for four years in Lviv, then the capital of Galicia. During this time, Julie published two new books of poetry, one of them to charity. During the subsequent military career of her husband, the first Major, later General, the family moved to Tarnopol, Siebenbürgen, Banat, Graz, Horn, Wien und Pest.
In 1852 Julie Oldofredi Hager was awarded the Order of Star Cross Award. A year later she published her last book of poems Moss, the proceeds were donated to the construction of the Votive Church.
After the death of her husband, in her last years Julie was alone in Vienna, where she died in 1879. The couple had a son, who followed after his father and grandfather, a military career.
Published Work:
- Bluten des Gefuhls (1839)
- Gelbe Blätter: Neueste Vermischte Gedichte, Published 1851, 215 pages
- Moos: Vermischte Gedichte, Publisher: K. K. Hof- u. Staatsdr., 1853, 159 pages
Source: Translated from de.wikipedia.org
Published at DVHH.org 6 Apr 2012 by Jody McKim Pharr
Last updated: 07/21/2025