Cassandra Austen-Cassandra Austen died in Steventon,England.
Silhouette of Cassandra Austen
Born	9 January 1773(1773-01-09)
Died	22 March 1845 (aged 72)

Cassandra Elizabeth Austen (9 January 1773 – 22 March 1845 ^[1]) was an amateur English watercolourist and the older sister of Jane Austen. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Watercolor ( US) or Watercolour ( UK) (and "aquarelle" in French is a Painting method Jane Austen (16

Childhood

Austen was born in 1773 at a rectory in Steventon, Hampshire to the Rev. George Austen (1731–1805), a rector, and his wife Cassandra, née Leigh (1739–1827). Depending on denomination, local custom and the status of the minister the Building inhabited (or formerly inhabited by the leader of a local Christian church can Steventon is a small village in north Hampshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1502 Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The Reverend is a style used as a Prefix to the names of many Christian Clergy and ministers It is correctly called a style rather The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic There were eight Austen children; as Cassandra and Jane were the only girls they maintained an especially close relationship throughout their lives. Over one hundred letters addressed to Cassandra from Jane have survived. These letters have helped historians to construct details about the life of Jane Austen. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it

The sisters went to Mrs Cawley, their uncle's sister, to be educated in 1783. Cawley lived initially in Oxford, and later in Southampton, and, when an epidemic broke out in Southampton, the Austen sisters returned to Steventon. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England In Epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people is a classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a Between 1785 and 1786 the sisters attended the Reading Ladies boarding school in the Abbey gatehouse in Reading, Berkshire. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers Reading Abbey is a large ruined Abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. A gatehouse is a feature of European Castles Manor houses and Mansions Originally a gatehouse was a fortified structure built over the gateway Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Jane was originally not to go, as she was considered to be too young for schooling, but ended up going along with Cassandra. In their mother's words, "if Cassandra's head had been going to be cut off, Jane would have hers cut off too". ^[2]

Cassandra Austen's drawing of Mary I of Scotland from her sister Jane's manuscript The History of England.

Artwork

Austen, and Jane, were also tutored at home in drawing and piano playing. Drawing is a Visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In 1791, she produced a series of circular illustrations of British monarchs for Jane's manuscript The History of England, which are noted to have resembled members of the Austen family more than royalty. This page links to lists of monarchs that have reigned the various kingdoms and other states that have existed in the British Isles throughout recorded history ^[1] Cassandra Austen is also credited with having created two paintings of her sister. One, painted in 1804, is a back view of Jane seated by a tree. The other, an incomplete frontal portrait dated circa 1810, was described by a family member as being "hideously unlike" Jane Austen's real appearance. This sketch is now housed in the National Portrait Gallery, London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ^[3]

Later life

George Austen was not wealthy and had supplemented his income as a country parson "by taking in pupils and tutoring them for Oxford". ^[4] After graduating from Oxford University, in 1794, one former-pupil, Thomas Fowle, became engaged to Cassandra Austen. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the ^[4] Fowle needed money to marry and went to the Caribbean with a military expedition as chaplain to his cousin, General Lord William Craven. A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of Major-General William Craven 1st Earl of Craven ( 28 September 1770 &ndash 30 July 1825) was a British soldier ^[4] There, Fowle died of yellow fever in 1797. Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease Austen inherited £1000 from him, which gave her a little financial independence but, like her sister, she never married. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency ^[4]

After the death of her father in 1805, Austen, her sister, and their mother moved to Southampton, where they lived with their brother Frank and his family for five years. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England They moved again in 1809 to a cottage in the village of Chawton on their brother Edward's Chawton House estate. In modern usage a cottage is a dwelling typically in a rural or semi-rural location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities Chawton is a village and Civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Chawton House is a grade ll* listed Elizabethan Manor house in the village of Chawton in Hampshire. For other uses see Estate. An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds

When Jane died in 1817, Austen is reported to have destroyed many of her letters, most of them dated after 1795. ^[1] Austen herself lived alone until her death on 22 March 1845, aged 72. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common She was buried at St Nicholas' Church in Chawton, Hampshire. ^[5][6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Cassandra Austen. " (n. d. ) Jane Austen Centre Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2006. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
2. ^ "Jane Austen's Life and Family. " (n. d. ) The Jane Austen Information Page. Retrieved December 31 2006. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
3. ^ "A New Portrait of Jane Austen. " (2003). Jane Austen's Regency World. Retrieved December 31 2006. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Berkshire Family Historian. Retrieved: 11 October 2007
5. ^ St Nicholas parish history Retrieved: 11 October 2007
6. ^ "St Nicholas, Chawton, Hampshire. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed " (2004). Ukgraves. info. Retrieved: 31 December 2006. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.