Background
Fanny Arnstein was born the daughter of Daniel Itzig, and was a member of the extensive and influential Jewish Itzig family.
Fanny Arnstein was born the daughter of Daniel Itzig, and was a member of the extensive and influential Jewish Itzig family.
They brought the social influences of Berlin to Vienna, notably the concept of the intellectual salon, to the Vienna of Joseph World War II The Arnstein mansion at Vienna and her villas at Schönbrunn and Baden bei Wien were regularly used for hospitality. She was also involved in charitable works. She was one of the founders of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and was herself a skilled musician.
In 1814, Fanny von Arnstein introduced a new custom from Berlin, hitherto unknown in Vienna: the Christmas tree.