Stephan von Breuning (librettist)

Stephan von Breuning
Born	(1774-08-17)17 August 1774 Bonn
Died	4 June 1827(1827-06-04) (aged 52)
Occupation(s)	Civil servant, librettist
Spouse	Julie von Vering ​ ​ (m. 1808; died 1809)​ Constanze Ruschowitz ​ ​ (m. 1817)​
Children	3, including Gerhard von Breuning

Stephan von Breuning (17 August 1774 – 4 June 1827) was a German civil servant, librettist and Ludwig van Beethoven's lifelong friend, from his childhood in Bonn when receiving music lessons until acting as his executor in Vienna.