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Charlotte Albertine Ernestine von Stein (also mentioned as Charlotta Ernestina Bernadina von Stein), born von Schardt; 25 December 1742, Eisenach – 6 January 1827, Weimar, was a lady-in-waiting at the court in Weimar and a close friend to both Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, whose work and life were strongly influenced by her.