Marie Friberg
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Marie Friberg (1852–1934), was a Swedish
Sweden
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 opera singer (alt
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) of the Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera
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. She is known for her relationship to of King Oscar II of Sweden
Oscar II of Sweden
Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...

, with whom she allegedly had two sons.

In 1883, Friberg aroused attention in the press when she performed as the bride in "Lycko-Pers resa" by August Strindberg
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...

 with the personal Monogram
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 of Oscar II in the bridal crown at Nya teatern
Swedish Theatre (Stockholm)
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 in Stockholm. The paper Dagens Nyheter
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reported that Friberg was housed as the kings mistress with their two sons in a house owned by the monarch.

In 1891, she married the French noble Pascal d'Aubebard vicomte de Ferussac, who adopted her two sons. In 1893, she married Edvard Leman (1841–1922).
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