Eleonore von Grothaus

Eleonore von Grothaus
Portrait of Eleonore Freiin von Münster zur Surenburg, née von Grothaus zur Ledenburg, c. 1770
Born
Eleonore Elisabeth Helene Sophie von Grothaus

(1734-04-10)10 April 1734
Died26 March 1794(1794-03-26) (aged 59)
Other namesEleonore von Münster
OccupationsWriter and poet
Known forLedenburg Collection
SpouseGeorg von Münster zu Surenburg
ChildrenErnst zu Münster

Eleonore von Grothaus, also Countess Eleonore von Münster (10 April 1734 – 26 March 1794), was a German noblewoman, a writer and poet, and a lay musician. She may have assembled a collection of writings and music, the Ledenburg Collection from the manor house where she was born. The collection held music by notable 18th-century composers that seemed lost until it was rediscovered in 2015.