Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn in October 16, 1770. Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He was one of the most famous and greatest composers of all time. He knew a lot more  instruments that the Piano. It is said he was baptized in a Roman Catholic church on 17 December 1770. Beethoven was named after his grandfather. He moved to Vienna in his early twenties and settled there, That is where he got some talent in painting. His hearing became bad because of tinnitus around around 1796, though he did not stop writing music, he went on with composing, performing and conducting, then he got completely death and he still went on. Beethoven was getting quite some income but he also depended on some patrons like Archduke Rudolph the youngest son of  Emperor Leopold II, Archduke Rudolph and Beethoven were friends in the early 1800's Archduke Rudolph was learning the piano from Beethoven. In May of 1799 Beethoven gave piano lessons to the daughters of Anna Brunswick. Beethoven formed a relationship with the older daughter Josephina. not long after the lessons were done she married Count Josef Deym. around 1811 Beethoven became very ill, getting very bad headaches and awful fevers. Beethoven died in 1827.