Cecilia af Klercker née Lewenhaupt (1869, in Ericsberg Palace,

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– 1951) was a Swedish memoirist, translator and court official. She served as ''

statsfru A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom sh ...

'' (

lady of the Bedchamber Lady of the Bedchamber is the title of a lady-in-waiting holding the official position of personal attendant on a British queen regnant or queen consort. The position is traditionally held by the wife of a peer. They are ranked between the Mis ...

) to the queen of Sweden,

Victoria of Baden Sophie Marie Victoria of Baden (german: Sophie Marie Viktoria; 7 August 1862 – 4 April 1930) was Queen of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until her death in 1930 as the wife of King Gustaf V. She was politically active in a conservative fashion du ...

, from 1903 to 1930. She was the daughter of courtier count Charles Adam Sixten Casimir Erik Lewenhaupt and Ingeborg Vilhelmina Sofia Charlotta Bonde. She married baron Henrik Vilhelm Falkenberg af Trystorp (1855–1901) in 1895, and the courtier nobleman Adolf Göran af Klercker in 1908. She was a personal and well liked confidant of the queen and was often chosen to accompany her on her many journeys.Svenska män och kvinnor : biografisk uppslagsbok / 4. I-Lindner
/ref> She is known as the translator of the last parts (4–9, 1920–1942) of the famous journal of

Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp ( sv, Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta; 22 March 1759 – 20 June 1818) was Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of King Charles XIII and II. She was also a famed diarist, memoirist and wit. She is ...

, continuing the work begun by her uncle Carl Carlson Bonde. She also published her own memoirs of her life as a lady-in-waiting, ''Förgången glans : en drottnings statsfru berättar'', 1944 (literary:'Former Splendour: the story of a lady-in-waiting of a queen').

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Klercker, Cecilia af 1869 births 1951 deaths Swedish ladies-in-waiting Swedish memoirists Swedish translators Women memoirists People from Katrineholm Municipality

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