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Ebba Flygare
Ebba is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Ebbe, which is a diminutive form of the Germanic name Eberhard or Everhard, meaning "strong." Alternately, it may be a form of an Old English name Æbbe, of unknown derivation, which was the name of several early saints. The name was the 10th most popular name given to girls born in Sweden in 2009. People *Ebba Amfeldt (1906–1974), Danish film actress *Ebba d'Aubert (1819–1860), Swedish concert pianist *Ebba Bielke (1570–1618), Swedish baroness convicted of high treason * Ebba Boström (1844–1902), Swedish nurse and philanthropist * Ebba Brahe (1596–1674), Swedish countess and courtier * Ebba Busch Thor (born 1987), Swedish politician, leader of the Christian Democrats *Ebba Carstensen (1885–1967), Danish-Swedish painter * Ebba Maria De la Gardie (1657–1697), Swedish poet and countess *Ebba De la Gardie (1867-1928), Swedish reporter *Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa (died 1549), Swedish noble, mother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebbe
Ebbe is a Scandinavian masculine given name. The feminine version is Ebba. It is mainly now found in Denmark and Sweden and may refer to: * Ebbe Carlsson (1947–1992), Swedish journalist and publisher * Ebbe Frick, Swedish sprint canoer *Ebbe Gilbe (1940–2008), Swedish documentary filmmaker and director * Ebbe Grims-land (1915–2015), Swedish composer, viola and mandolin player *Ebbe Gyllenstierna (1911–2003), Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete *Ebbe Hamerik (1898–1951), Danish composer *Ebbe Hertzberg (1847–1912), Norwegian professor, social economist and legal historian *Ebbe Hoff (1906–1985), American physiologist * Ebbe Carsten Hornemann (1784–1851), Norwegian politician *Ebbe Kornerup (1874–1957), Danish painter and writer *Ebbe Langberg (1933–1989), Danish actor and film director * Ebbe Lieberath (1871–1937), Swedish military officer, writer and pioneer of Swedish Scouting * Ebbe Nielsen (1950–2001), Danish entomologist *Ebbe Parsner (1922†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Leijonhufvud
Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud (24 December 1520 in Ödeby Lillkyrka, Ekeberg, Närke – 15 January 1584 in Stegeholm), known as (), was a politically-active Swedish noblewoman. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-law of King Gustav I of Sweden: she was also the maternal aunt of Queen Catherine Stenbock and the daughter-in-law of the regent Christina Gyllenstierna. In 1568, she financed the deposition of King Eric XIV of Sweden, which placed her nephew John III of Sweden on the throne. Biography Marriage Born to Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud (d. 1520), a victim of the Stockholm Bloodbath, and Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa, and relative of Gustav Vasa, who became king of Sweden in 1523. Her sister Margaret was engaged to Svante Stensson Sture, the son of former regent Christina Gyllenstierna, but the engagement was broken in 1536 when king Gustav decided to marry her. Instead, Sture was married to Märta. There is a well known legend as to how this c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Ramsay
Ebba Ramsay (1 October 1828 – 29 October 1922) was a Swedish social worker, writer, and translator. She was among the first Sunday school teachers in Sweden and created the first institution in the country devoted to the care of mentally and physically challenged children. She is remembered for her work that stressed the importance of providing adequate care for children with disabilities at a time when their needs were typically ignored. Early life and education Ebba Gustava Karström was born on 1 October 1828, in Saint Nicholas parish, Stockholm County, Sweden, to Carolina Catharina (née Almqvist) and Wilhelm Svedin Karström. Her father was the district customs manager of Stockholm. Her family was very pious and from a young age, she was dedicated to activities that could provide emotional support and relief from distress. She was educated at the Hammarstedtska skolan run by and studied music and languages with Adolf Fredrik Lindblad. She became proficient enough in Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tove Lo
Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 29 October 1987), known professionally as Tove Lo (), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been called "Sweden's darkest pop export" by ''Rolling Stone.'' She is known for her raw, grunge-influenced take on pop music. Her honest, complex and autobiographical lyrical content has led to her being dubbed "the saddest girl in Sweden". Raised in the Djursholm district of Danderyd, Lo is an alumna of the music school Rytmus Musikergymnasiet. She formed the rock band Tremblebee in 2006. After it disbanded, Lo pursued a career in songwriting and earned a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music in 2011. Working with producers Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin, and Xenomania, she became a successful songwriter, while also recording and releasing her own compositions independently. In 2013, Lo was signed to Universal Music, Island and Polydor. The following year, Lo rose to prominence with her debut album, ''Queen of the Clouds'', which opened at num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Prince Oscar Carl August Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (15 November 1859 – 4 October 1953) was a Swedish religious activist, the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and his consort, Sofia of Nassau. Born as a Prince of Sweden and Norway, he was known as Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland. However, by marrying contrary to Swedish constitutional requirements, he lost those titles, becoming instead Luxembourgish nobility as Prince Bernadotte and Count of Wisborg. Career Prince Oscar, before his marriage, served in the Swedish Navy, where he was enlisted for 25 years and attained the rank of Vice Admiral. In his youth, he visited the United States several times, beginning in 1876, and sailed around the world from 1883 to 1885 on the ''Vanadis''. Bernadotte was very active in social organizations, especially religious ones, such as the YMCA of Sweden and ''Friends of Mission to the Laps'', both of which he chaired for many years. As the only member of Swedish royalty known to be ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Munck Af Fulkila
Princess Ebba Bernadotte (''née'' Ebba Henrietta Munck af Fulkila; 24 October 1858 – 16 October 1946), was a Swedish noble, lady-in-waiting and a titular princess, the spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte. Life She was the daughter of Finnish-born noble Colonel Carl Jacob and Baroness Henrica Cederström. She was a lady-in-waiting of the Crown Princess, Victoria of Baden, who in 1885 visited her brother-in-law in Amsterdam, where he was to undergo a medical examination for a heart difficulty. Marriage Ebba and Oscar visited the Norwegian sailor church during their stay in Amsterdam and fell in love: Ebba was religious and influenced Oscar in this regard. When Oscar told his family that he wished to marry Ebba, they were scandalized and he was forced to take a two-year consideration period, and Ebba was dismissed as a lady-in-waiting. In 1887, Oscar told his family that he had not changed his mind, and the Royal House gave its consent to the marriage on condition that Oscar's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Morman
"Ebba" Jeanette Morman (1769 – 9 October 1802) was a Swedish stage actress. She was active at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791-1802 and was popular actress, known for her demonic character portraits. Life Ebba Morman married cleric Johan Peter Brolin in 1788, but was divorced by 1792, when she signed a contract with the name Ebba Jeanette de Morman. She had a relationship with the actor Carl Schylander from 1792 to her death from tuberculosis in 1802. They married shortly before her death. Career Morman debuted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791. She performed at the Royal Swedish Opera before she was contracted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1792. She was a valued member of the Royal Dramatic Theatre and had the position to refuse to be a replacement for any actors than the two female stars, Fredrique Löwen and Marie Louise Marcadet. She also performed as a guest actor at the Stenborg Theatre. She was a tragedienne, but she is foremost remembered as a star wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Modée
Ebba Wilhelmina Modée (1775–1840), was a Swedish noble and courtier, the love interest of king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. She was the daughter of Carl Wilhelm Modée and Ebba Ulrika Sparre af Söfdeborg. She was maid of honor to the Swedish princess Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp from 1794 to 1801, and accompanied her on her trip to Germany and Austria in 1798-99. In 1795, at the time of his engagement to Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Gustav IV Adolf fell in love with her. He offered her to end his engagement, abdicate and elope with her to Bohemia. He also had a document of abdication set up, and was ready to make use of it. She declined, and encouraged him on his trip to Russia in 1796, where he was to be engaged to the Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia; the following year, he married Frederica of Baden Princess Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden (12 March 1781 – 25 September 1826) was Queen of Sweden from 1797 to 1809 as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Lindqvist
''Ebba'' Helfrid ''Lindqvist'' -Galéen (April 7, 1908 in Oscar Fredrik parish, Gothenburg, grew up in Grebbestad – September 5, 1995 in Varberg), was a Swedish writer (poet). She studied for a Master's degree in Uppsala and became a Swedish teacher at Göteborg upper secondary school for girls. Married in 1933 with business school graduate Ivar Galéen and eventually had three children. Poetry critic at Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (Gothenburg, Trade and Shipping Gazette) from 1949 to 1956. In Grebbestad, Tanum Municipality has established the memorial garden ''Ebba Lindqvist's Place'' with a bust by Per Agelii. Career Her debut was in 1931 with the collection of poems ''Jord och rymd'' (Earth and Space), but her real breakthrough came with ''Fiskläge'' (The Fishing Village, 1939) depicting life in the Bohuslän archipelago. In 1939 Lindqvist's husband and then Ebba Lindqvist herself with their two children moved to New York. They dared not stay in Sweden dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Lindkvist
Ebba Johanna Bergman Lindkvist, also Lindqvist, (1882–1942) was a Swedish actress and film director. In 1910 she directed the short drama, ''Värmländingarna'', which premièred in Sweden on 27 October 1910. As a result, she is considered the first woman to have become a film director in Sweden, creating her first film the year before Anna Hofman-Uddgren's ''Stockholmsfrestelser'' was premièred on 27 April 1911. She would chronologically be the second female feature film director in the world after Alice Guy-Blaché having debuted as a film maker in 1910, one year before both Anna Hofman-Uddgren and Luise Fleck. Biography Born on 10 March 1882 in Stockholm, Ebba Johanna Bergman was the daughter of Emma Augusta Charlotta, née Brobeck, and Gustaf Edvard Bergman. The second of four children, she studied song and drama with the opera singer Bertha Tammelin (1836–1915) and the actor Emil Hillberg (1852–1929). She went on to work as an actress in both travelling and municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Leijonhufvud
Ebba Mauritzdotter Leijonhufvud, also called Ebba Mauritzdotter Lewenhaupt (1595 – 25 January 1654), Countess of Raseborg, Lady of Käggleholm, Eksjöhovgård and Tullgarn, was a Swedish noble and courtier and member of the Leijonhufvud family. She served as ''överhovmästarinna'' in 1633–1634 and foster mother in 1639–1644 to Christina, Queen of Sweden. She was also known for her donations to various churches. Early life Ebba Mauritzdotter was born to count Mauritz Stensson Leijonhufvud and Amalia von Hatzfeld: her paternal grandmother was her controversial name sake Ebba Lilliehöök, after which her father and herself inherited the County of Raseborg. She married ''riksråd'' and chancellor count Svante Sture (d. 1616) in 1613, and ''riksråd'' and general governor Claes Horn of Kanckas (d. 1632) in 1618. As was the custom in the Swedish nobility until the late 18th-century, however, she kept her own name Leijonhufvud after marriage. In 1636, she became closely affili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Jungmark
Ebba Anna Jungmark (born 10 March 1987) is a Swedish high jumper. She finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships, and competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final. Jungmark won the NCAA Indoor Championship for Washington State University in March 2008 (1.89 m). Her personal best jump is 1.96 metres, achieved at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, France. Jungmark won the silver medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i .... Competition record References Swedish female high jumpers 1987 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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