Sophia Magdalena Krag Juel Vind
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Sophia Magdalena Krag Juel Vind (1734–1810), was a Danish Salon holder
, landowner and noble
. She is considered to have exerted considerable political influence in Danish politics during the late 18th century.
Daughter of Carl Christian von Gram (1703–80) and Birgitte Christine Friis (1715–75) and in 1752 married to landowner Baron
Jens Krag-Juel Vind (1724–1776). She belonged to the elite of the aristocraty and received the L’union parfaite
in 1757. Nothing is known of her life prior to 1776. As a widow, she became the richest landowner of her country, and her house in Copenhagen
became the center of the capitals aristocracy. During the 1780s and 1790s, she was the "hostess" of the “danske parti” (The Danish party) which opposed the ruling “tyske parti” (German party) who ruled Denmark from 1784, and she was in opposition to A.P. Bernstorff, Christian Ditlev, Ludvig Reventlow and Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann
and was regarded a powerful enemy of the Reventlow family. In 1790, she was the instigator of proprietærfejde; the Jutian nobilitys opposition movement to the new country labour reforms, whose meetings took place at her estate Stensballegård; with her connections, she was a real treath to the ruling government.
In 1799, she inherited the county
of Frijsenborg after her aunt Elisabeth Sophie Desmercières.
Salon (gathering)
A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine taste and increase their knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to...
, landowner 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...
. She is considered to have exerted considerable political influence in Danish politics during the late 18th century.
Daughter of Carl Christian von Gram (1703–80) and Birgitte Christine Friis (1715–75) and in 1752 married to landowner Baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
Jens Krag-Juel Vind (1724–1776). She belonged to the elite of the aristocraty and received the L’union parfaite
Ordre de l'Union Parfaite
The Ordre de l'Union Parfaite was created by Queen consort Sophie Magdalene of Denmark and Norway on August 7, 1732, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of her happy marriage with King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway. Given to both men and women, L'Union Parfaite was the first Dano-Norwegian order...
in 1757. Nothing is known of her life prior to 1776. As a widow, she became the richest landowner of her country, and her house in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
became the center of the capitals aristocracy. During the 1780s and 1790s, she was the "hostess" of the “danske parti” (The Danish party) which opposed the ruling “tyske parti” (German party) who ruled Denmark from 1784, and she was in opposition to A.P. Bernstorff, Christian Ditlev, Ludvig Reventlow and Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann
Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann
Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann was a German-Danish politician, businessman and patron of the arts. His father was Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann.-Early life and career:Ernst von Schimmelmann was born in Dresden...
and was regarded a powerful enemy of the Reventlow family. In 1790, she was the instigator of proprietærfejde; the Jutian nobilitys opposition movement to the new country labour reforms, whose meetings took place at her estate Stensballegård; with her connections, she was a real treath to the ruling government.
In 1799, she inherited the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Frijsenborg after her aunt Elisabeth Sophie Desmercières.