He was the son of a banker Simon Veit and his wife Dorothea , daughter of Moses Mendelssohn , who subsequently left him to marry Friedrich Schlegel .
Veit was born in Berlin , Prussia .
Veit was the Veit of a banker Simon Veit and Veit 's wife Dorothea , daughter of Moses Mendelssohn , who subsequently left him to marry Friedrich Schlegel .
Veit was born in Berlin , Prussia .