Catharina Wallenstedt, née ''Wallia'' (1627 – 1719) was a Swedish letter writer and courtier. She is known for her collection of letters. Composed of a collection of about 350 letters written between 1673 and 1718, mostly to her spouse and daughter Greta, they have been the object of research.
[Eva Österberg, red (1997). Jämmerdal & Fröjdesal. Kvinnor i stormaktstidens Sverige. Stockholm: Atlantis AB. ]
Catharina Wallenstedt was the daughter of Bishop
Laurentius Olai Wallius
Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "''From Laurentum''" (a city near Rome).
It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' (" laurel").
People with the name include:
In Early Christiani ...
and Catharina Tidemansdotter, and was alongside her siblings ennobled in 1650. She was maid of honour to
Queen Christina of Sweden
Christina ( sv, Kristina, 18 December (New Style) 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. She succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death ...
in 1649–1655. In 1655 she married Edvard Ehrenstéen (died 1686). She was the mother-in-law to
Nils Gyldenstolpe and
Arvid Horn
Count Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm (6 April 166418 April 1742) was a Swedish general, diplomat and politician, a member of the noble Horn family. He served twice as President of the Privy Council Chancellery (1710–1719 and 1720–1738) ...
.
She was portrayed in the "Teckningar ur svenska adelns familjelif i gamla tider" by
Ellen Fries
Ellen Fries (23 September 1855 – 31 March 1900) was a Swedish feminist and writer. She became the first female Ph.D. in Sweden in 1883. She was also involved in founding several women's organizations.
Biography
She born in 1855 at Rödslegà ...
(1895).
References
* Eva Österberg, red (1997). Jämmerdal & Fröjdesal. Kvinnor i stormaktstidens Sverige. Stockholm: Atlantis AB.
Gustaf Elgenstierna, Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor. 1925-36Gustaf Elgenstierna, Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor. 1925-36* Gabriel Anrep
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1627 births
Swedish ladies-in-waiting
1719 deaths
17th-century Swedish women writers
17th-century letter writers
Women letter writers
17th-century Swedish writers
People of the Swedish Empire
18th-century letter writers
Court of Christina, Queen of Sweden
Swedish letter writers
18th-century Swedish writers