Maximilian von Zuccalmaglio married Anna Henrietta Freymann on Jul 18, 1827. He died 9 years later on Dec 22, 1836. Maximilian's nephew, Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, later wrote about his uncle and the widow he left behind;

"The eldest brother of my father, Max, had died years ago in victory castle, in Siegburg [Germany] and left behind a large estate. He was once engaged to a rich lady in Siegburg, however the marriage was postponed. Uncle Max left the rich lady and married the daughter of the construction of roads supervisor, Freimann. The marriage does not seem to have been a good one. Their age difference and their lifestyles were too different. The young woman, Henrietta, was an Evangelist and Max was a Catholic.

After Max died, his family and friends of the deceased wanted the children to be educated in the catholic faith. The family wrote to the King and the King gave the order to educate the children catholic. My aunt, however, wrote to the King that being the mother, she has the right and is entitled to the decision to educate them in the Evangelish denomination. Thus, she raised them as she wished. She had the right.

She was however a remarkable woman, even with the unreasonable demands and became even more exciting. After much time in Opladen, I later learned Henrietta had an affair with a judge in Berlin, a cousin of mine, although I was soon forced to begin a lawsuit against her.

She had another affair with a young physician, Mr. Ewig, who was more interested in her money and relieved her of a large sum. The von Zuccalmaglio family was angry that Henrietta would use Max's money for herself and not for the children.

It was difficult to prove Henrietta's poor administration of Max's estate, however, it was a coincidence that my aunt's own behavior helped. A young lady, who my aunt often visited, and who lived in the neighborhood, was having an affair with a young soldier. The young woman had used a daughter of my aunt, as a messenger for her love affair with this officer. When Henrietta learned of this - she lived in Koln at the time - instead of forbidding her daughter from returning to the woman's home, she invited the neighbor for coffee. She dressed in a morning suit - necessary for flexibility - and when the lady arrived, proceeded to beat her with a riding whip down the stairs and out to the street. Many people saw this action and she was charged. And since my aunt admitted to the act, she was sentenced to one month detention. Because of the verdict, the stubborn woman left her children and her property and fled to Belgium.

Because it could now be proven that the children had no stable home, her father assumed guardianship. Henrietta soon returned and served her punishment. She lived under guardianship. Later she traveled all over Germany and eventually disappered. It was suspected that she went to America where she had two brothers who were living a comfortable life."

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