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Nephew of Ludwig van Beethoven

This article is about the nephew of Ludwig van Beethoven. For his father, see Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven.

Karl van Beethoven (4 September 1806 – 13 April 1858) was the only son born to Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven and Johanna van Beethoven (née Reiß: Reiss) and the sole nephew of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

He is mainly remembered for being the center of a bitter custody battle between his mother and famous uncle after his father's death.

Early years

Beethoven (hereinafter referred to as Karl) was the grandson of Johann van Beethoven, a Flemish-German musician, teacher, and singer.

Beethoven family background

Johann married Maria Magdalena Keverich and had seven children, three of whom survived into adulthood: Ludwig, Kaspar Anton Karl, and Nikolaus Johann.

Karl's mother, Johanna Reiß, was six months pregnant with him when she married Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven on 25 May 1806.

He was born three months later on 4 September 180