Anna Hedvig "Hedda" Wrangel

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''Lewenhaupt'' (11 December 1792 in Forstena – 24 July 1833, in Ovesholm) was a Swedish

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. Hedda Wrangel was the daughter of

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Gustaf Julius Lewenhaupt and Anna Helena Alströmer, and married in 1810 at

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to the courtier

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Henning Wrangel af Adinal. Her husband was known for his hot temperament, love life and duels. The couple mainly lived at Sperlingsholm manor. She had no children.

Esaias Tegnér Esaias Tegnér (; – ) was a Swedish writer, professor of the Greek language, and bishop. He was during the 19th century regarded as the father of modern poetry in Sweden, mainly through the national romantic epic ''Frithjof's Saga''. He has b ...

portrayed her in a poem (1827) in which he wrote: "When she sings, oh, breathing stops, and the tongue of gossip itself fall silent." After her death,

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commented: "She flew through life as a

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." ;Works: * Tegnér, Esaias; Wrangel, Anna Hedvig f. Lewenhaupt (1828). ''Tre sånger utur Frithiofs saga. Musik, tillegnad Frithiofs skald af Hedda Wrangel.'' Three Songs from the Saga of Frithiof. Music, dedicated to the Poet Frithiof by Hedda Wrangel' Stockholm. Libris 2435497 #. ''Frithiofs frieri'',

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*''Ave verum pour chant et orgue'',

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composition, autograph

References

* Sperlingsholm. Öfraby socken, Halmstads härad. i Projekt Runeberg * Eliæson, Åke; Olsson, Bror (1949). Esaias Tegnér: en monografi i bild. Malmö: Allhem. Sid. 85. Libris 364522 * http://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Wrangel_af_Adinal_nr_199 1792 births 1833 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Swedish women musicians Swedish classical composers Swedish countesses Swedish women classical composers 19th-century women composers {{Sweden-composer-stub Hedda