Julie Helene (Ella) Taube af Karlö (1860–1930), was a Swedish (originally

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)

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and

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. She served as the

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to the

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. Taube was born in Estonia to the German-Baltic hakenrichtern

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Otto Fromhold Taube af Maydel af Karlö and Anna von Dellingshausen, and married the Swedish

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Arvid Taube Arvid Fredrik Taube (19 January 1853 – 14 October 1916) was a Swedish aristocrat who served as the foreign minister between 1909 and 1911 and also, held various diplomatic posts. Biography Taube was born in 1853. He served as the head of the p ...

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to Berlin (1900–09) and

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(1909–11), in 1884. Reportedly, Taube played an important role at the

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in Berlin during the tenure of her spouse as ambassador. From 1916, she served as lady-in-waiting to the queen under

Augusta Lewenhaupt Augusta Lewenhaupt née Wirsén (1851–1939) was a Swedish court official. She served as ''överhovmästarinna'' (senior lady-in-waiting) to the queen of Sweden, Victoria of Baden, from 1908 to 1938. She was the daughter of major count Carl Em ...

. She was nicknamed "resefröken" (Miss Travel) because she was often chosen as the companion of the queen on her frequent travels. Taube was described as stiff and haughty, and was considered to exert a bad influence upon Victoria; though she was reliable and efficient in

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matters, it was said that she created "a certain coldness" in the atmosphere around the queen whenever she was in service.Heribert Jansson (1963). Drottning Victoria. Stockholm: Hökerbergs bokförlag

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taube, Helene Swedish ladies-in-waiting 1860 births 1930 deaths Estonian nobility Swedish countesses

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