Adolfina Fägerstedt (31 August 1811-1902), was a Swedish ballerina. She was considered as one of the leading members of the

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in the 1830s and 1840s. She became a student of the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1821, a figurante in 1827, and a premier dancer (ballerina) from 1831 to 1844 and at that point regarded as a leading member of the Swedish ballet. In the 1830s, she is referred to as one of the most notable female members of the Royal Swedish Ballet alongside Sophie Daguin,

Carolina Granberg Carolina Desideria Granberg also known as Carolina Friebel (Stockholm, 31 March 1818 - 2 October 1884), was a Swedish ballerina. She was considered as one of the leading members of the Royal Swedish Ballet. She became a student of Sophie Daguin ...

and Charlotta Alm.Nils Personne:
Svenska teatern : några anteckningar 7. Under Karl Johanstiden : 1835-1838
' Among her roles where the favorite sultana in the pantomime ballet ''Paschan och slafvinnan'' by Anders Selinder with Peter Håkansson, the sister in ''Hemkomsten'' by

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with

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and Sophie Daguin, one of the Three Graces with Carolina Granberg and Charlotta Ek in ''Ett mythologiskt divertissement'' by Selinder, and a ''

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'' with Daguin,

Charlotte Norberg Maria Charlotta "Charlotte" Norberg also known as ''Charlotte Törner'' (27 December 1824 in Stockholm – 25 February 1892 in Stockholm) was a Swedish Ballerina and ballet teacher. She was a star of the Royal Swedish Ballet in the mid 19th-century ...

Carolina Friebel Carolina Desideria Granberg also known as Carolina Friebel (Stockholm, 31 March 1818 - 2 October 1884), was a Swedish ballerina. She was considered as one of the leading members of the Royal Swedish Ballet. She became a student of Sophie Daguin ...

and the French guest artist François Lefèbvre. The chronicler and theater historian said of her: :"

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Adolfina Fägerstedt, ballerina 1831—1844, who had numerous admirers, even some very powerful ones and, when she died in 1902 in an age over ninety, left an astounding home, filled with old silver and a magnificent coffee set of genuine china. Her aging housekeeper, to whom she had willed everything, died shortly after as well, and her 80,000 '' kronor'' as well as the magnificent furnishings where dispersed among the peasantry of

Roslagen Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago. Historically, it was the name for all the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea, including the eastern par ...

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