Marianne Ehrenström
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Marianne Ehrenström, née
Pollet (9 December 1773 – 1867), was a Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality, memorialist, principal and lady-in-waiting. She was a member of the Academy of the Free Arts
and an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
.
Ehrenström was born in Zweibrücken
, Germany
, to the Swedish Commendant of Stralsund
in Swedish Pomerania
,
Lieutenant General
Johan Frans Pollett, and the dilettante painter Johanna Helena von Plachelbel. She became a lady-in-waiting to the queen, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
, in 1790, and kept her position until 1803. She was educated in singing by the singer Christoffer Christian Karsten
, in piano playing by the composer Georg Joseph Vogler
and in drama by the actor Jacques Marie Boutet de Monvel. She was admired as a singer, a piano player and as a painter of landscapes and miniatures and regarded as a great culture personality. She had a noted friendship with dramatist Carl Gustaf af Leopold.
She was elected to the Academy of the Free Arts
in 1800, and as an honorary member to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
in 1814. Between 1815 and 1831, she founded and managed a girl's school. She married Colonel Ehrenström (d. 1816) in 1803. In 1826 she published a book about writers, theatre, music, painting and sculpture. She is most known in history for her memoirs, written in French, a large, often quoted and valuable source about the contemporary period, now kept at the Swedish Academy
.
A selected part of her memoirs where translated and published by Henrik Schück
in 1919 under the title : Den sista gustavianska hofdamen (The last Gustavian lady in waiting).
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Pollet (9 December 1773 – 1867), was a Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality, memorialist, principal and lady-in-waiting. She was a member of the Academy of the Free Arts
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
and an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
.
Ehrenström was born in Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.- Name :Zweibrücken appears in Latin texts as Geminus Pons and Bipontum, in French texts as Deux-Ponts. The name derives from Middle High German Zweinbrücken...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, to the Swedish Commendant of Stralsund
Stralsund
- Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360...
in Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts...
,
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Johan Frans Pollett, and the dilettante painter Johanna Helena von Plachelbel. She became a lady-in-waiting to the queen, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
Sofia Magdalena of Denmark and Norway was a Queen consort of Sweden as the spouse of Gustav III of Sweden....
, in 1790, and kept her position until 1803. She was educated in singing by the singer Christoffer Christian Karsten
Christoffer Christian Karsten
Christoffer Christian Karsten was a Swedish opera singer, sometimes called the greatest male opera singer in Swedish history...
, in piano playing by the composer Georg Joseph Vogler
Georg Joseph Vogler
Georg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler , was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.Vogler was born at Pleichach in Würzburg...
and in drama by the actor Jacques Marie Boutet de Monvel. She was admired as a singer, a piano player and as a painter of landscapes and miniatures and regarded as a great culture personality. She had a noted friendship with dramatist Carl Gustaf af Leopold.
She was elected to the Academy of the Free Arts
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
in 1800, and as an honorary member to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
in 1814. Between 1815 and 1831, she founded and managed a girl's school. She married Colonel Ehrenström (d. 1816) in 1803. In 1826 she published a book about writers, theatre, music, painting and sculpture. She is most known in history for her memoirs, written in French, a large, often quoted and valuable source about the contemporary period, now kept at the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
.
A selected part of her memoirs where translated and published by Henrik Schück
Henrik Schück
Henrik Schück was a Swedish literary historian, university professor and author.-Biography:Johan Henrik Emil Schück was a professor at the Lund University 1890-98. He was a professor at at Uppsala University 1898-1920 and later Rector 1905-1918. He was a member of the Swedish Academy 1913-1947,...
in 1919 under the title : Den sista gustavianska hofdamen (The last Gustavian lady in waiting).
Works
- 1826 - Notices sur la littérature et les beaux arts en Suède
- 1830 - Notice biographique sur monsieur de Leopold, secrétaire d'état