Schiller called her "an incomparable creature," and for Goethe, she was the most significant woman of her time: Caroline von Humboldt (1766-1829). Nevertheless, posterity long viewed her primarily as the exemplary wife of Wilhelm von Humboldt. Dagmar von Gersdorff, author of the bestselling book "Goethe's Mother," presents a new image in this biography. Caroline was not only intelligent, educated, energetic, and adventurous, but she was also passionately interested in art and curious about people. She traveled all over Europe, and her home in Rome became a social hub. She supported the German artists living there and collected art with great discernment. As the enlightened cosmopolitan she was, Caroline von Humboldt feels very close to us today. She also appears modern as a lover. Both partners ensured each other's freedoms. Wilhelm was tolerant.