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Wegelin 31 October 1766 – 18 August 1842) was a Swedish

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, Swedish artists' model, known for being the depicted woman in a painting by

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named '' Hedvig Wegelin with daughters''. Hedvig Wegelin is a direct ancestor of the Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein.

Biography

Wegelin was born into a

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Stockholm family on 31 October 1766. She was the daughter of Johan Wegelin, a native of

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, and Hedvig Schméer. She moved from Stockholm to the estate of

Hinseberg Hinseberg Manor ( sv, Hinsebergs herrgård) is a women's prison as of today but has formerly served as a residence for several Bourgeoisie, bourgeois and noble families. The property is located next to lake Väringen in Frövi, Sweden. The manor th ...

, but later died in

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. On December 18, 1783, Hedvig Wegelin married

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Jacob Niclas Tersmeden in the parish of Näsby in Örebro County. In 1793, Jacob Niclas purchased Hinseberg and Kägleholm, with the help of the wife's inherited fortune. In the following years, Wegelin and Tersmeden had four children: * Jacob Johan Tersmeden (1785 – 1858) * Carl Reinhold Tersmeden (1789 – 1855) * Hedvig Elisabeth af Flodin (1790 – 1827) * Maria Charlotta Ghan (1792 – 1816) When her husband had passed away in 1822, Hedvig, now a widow, moved to Kägleholm, where she saw the necessity of starting a village school in Ödeby parish. The school was housed in the remaining parts of the old

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and the students were taught geography and history.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wegelin, Hedvig 1766 births 1842 deaths Nobility from Stockholm Swedish people of Latvian descent Swedish people of German descent 18th-century Swedish nobility