The Immortal Beloved is the mysterious addressee of a Love letter which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote on 6 – 7 of July 1812 in Teplitz. The apparently unsent letter was found in the composer's estate after his death. The two candidates favored by most scholars are Antonie Brentano and Josephine Brunsvik. Other candidates are Julie (Giulietta) Guicciardi, Therese Brunsvik, Amalie Sebald, Dorothea ...