Editing Richard von Krafft-Ebing (section)

=== Background and education ===
[[File:Krafft-Ebingsches Familienwappen.jpg|thumb|Krafft-Ebing family coat of arms]]
Richard von Krafft-Ebing was born as the eldest of five children to Friedrich Karl Konrad Christoph von Krafft-Ebing, a high-ranking official in the Grand Duchy of Baden.

His mother Klara Antonia Carolina was a daughter of the renowned Heidelberg legal scholar and defense attorney [[Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier]]. His paternal lineage was ennobled in the year 1770 by Empress [[Maria Theresia]] and elevated to the [[Baron|Baronial]] status in 1805 by Emperor [[Franz II]] (as Franz I, Emperor of Austria).

Due to his father's professional relocation, the family moved initially to various locations in [[Baden (region)|Baden]] and eventually to [[Heidelberg]]. In Heidelberg, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, after passing his [[university entrance exam]] at [[Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg]], where his grandfather taught law, turned to the study of medicine. He passed the state examination in 1863 "''[[summa cum laude]]''" with his work on "Sensory Delusions" and earned his Doctorate in Medicine. During his studies, he became a member of ''[[Burschenschaft Frankonia Heidelberg]]'' in the winter semester of 1858/59.<ref>''Membership Directory of Burschenschaft Frankonia to Heidelberg. 1956–1966.'' Heidelberg 1966, p. 9.</ref>