Anna Åkerhielm
Anna Åkerhielm or Åkerhjelm, née Anna Agriconia (1642 – 11 February 1698), was a Swedish writer, in languages including Latin, and traveller. She was the first woman in Sweden to have been ennobled for her own actions (1691). Biography Early life Born in Nyköping, Sweden, she was the child of the priest Magnus Jonae Agriconius. But she became an orphan at an early age. Her brother Samuel was secretary at the Swedish embassies in London and Paris, and was ennobled in 1679. She was in 1671 employed at the court of Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken, Princess Maria Eufrosyne, the aunt of king Charles XI of Sweden, where she became known for her great learning and her interest in science. She became the personal companion of the daughter of Maria Eufrosyne, Charlotta De la Gardie, with whom she had an intimate friendship. Charlotta was married to the military officer Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck in 1682, and followed him on his military services around Europ ...
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