Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie
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Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie (Hamburg
1661 - Stockholm
1708), was a Swedish writer, poet
, lady-in-waiting
and noble
.
Daughter of Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie and Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck. She received a cultivated education with her sister Ebba Maria and her cousins Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck and Maria Aurora of Königsmarck
; her sister became an appreciated poet and singer at court. Johanna became lady-in-waiting and, as her sister, a favourite of the queen, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, and was also a friend of the queen dowager, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
. She was married to her cousin count
Erik Gustaf Stenbock in 1691 and lived with him in England until 1697, were she became popular at the English court and queen Mary II of England
.
She wrote the French poem Portrait d’Ismène for Ulrika Eleonora, and the German language psalm Weich, Falsche Welt. She benefitted poet and writers and are remembered as the benefactor and teacher of the poet and politician Samuel Triewald.
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
1661 - Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
1708), was a Swedish writer, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, lady-in-waiting
Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
and noble
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
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Daughter of Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie and Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck. She received a cultivated education with her sister Ebba Maria and her cousins Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck and Maria Aurora of Königsmarck
Maria Aurora of Königsmarck
Countess Maria Aurora von Königsmarck was a Swedish noblewoman of Brandenburg extraction and mistress of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.-Biography:...
; her sister became an appreciated poet and singer at court. Johanna became lady-in-waiting and, as her sister, a favourite of the queen, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, and was also a friend of the queen dowager, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp was the queen consort of King Charles X of Sweden and queen mother of King Charles XI...
. She was married to her cousin count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
Erik Gustaf Stenbock in 1691 and lived with him in England until 1697, were she became popular at the English court and queen Mary II of England
Mary II of England
Mary II was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of...
.
She wrote the French poem Portrait d’Ismène for Ulrika Eleonora, and the German language psalm Weich, Falsche Welt. She benefitted poet and writers and are remembered as the benefactor and teacher of the poet and politician Samuel Triewald.