Background
Von Baumberg was born in Vienna, the daughter of an Austrian civil servant.
Von Baumberg was born in Vienna, the daughter of an Austrian civil servant.
She received a humanistic education and from early on was fascinated by literature. As a result of her interest she later frequented the literary circles of Vienna. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars Batsányi was handed over to the Austrian authorities, who at first imprisoned him in Vienna and then exiled him to Linz.
Gabriele accompanied him to both places, and died in Linz in 1839.
She wrote short poems and prose pieces throughout her life. Several of Baumberg"s poems were set to music by Mozart and Schubert.
