Hofnarr Joseph Fröhlich (Royal jester Joseph Fröhlich) by Heinrich Apel, 1978
Neustädter Markt (Am Narrenhäusel)
Dresden, September 2024
“Joseph Fröhlich (18 February 1694 in Altaussee , Duchy of Styria; 24 June 1757 in Marienmont near Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland) was the court jester of Augustus the Strong. Fröhlich was born the son of a traveling merchant and the granddaughter of a mill owner in Altaussee (Scheichlmühle) in Styria, Austria. His father died before Joseph was born, so the child grew up in his grandfather's mill and initially learned the milling trade. While on his travels, he learned his first tricks of sleight of hand. In 1719 he married Ursula Lainbach, who bore him two sons and a daughter.” (Joseph Fröhlich, Wikipedia)
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