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Gustafva Sofia Hjärne (4 July 1780 – 6 December 1860), was a Finnish baroness, writer and salon holder.
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Gustafva Sofia Hjärne
The History of Nordic Women's Literature {{DEFAULTSORT:Hjarne, Sofia 1780 births 1860 deaths 18th-century Finnish nobility 19th-century Finnish nobility Finnish women novelists 19th-century Finnish poets 19th-century Finnish women writers Finnish salon-holders Finnish women poets People of the Finnish War
Gustafva Sofia Hjärne (4 July 1780 – 6 December 1860), was a Finnish baroness, writer and salon holder.
Biography
Gustafva Sofia Rosenborg was born in Sweden
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, the daughter of Anders Rosenborg and Christina Charlotta Funck. In 1801 Sofia Rosenborg married Captain Gustaf Hjärne. Her husband was later the governor in Hämeenlinna and was elected a member of the Senate of Finland
The Senate of Finland ( fi, Suomen senaatti, sv, Senaten för Finland) combined the functions of cabinet and supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1816 to 1917 and in the independent Finland from 1917 to 1918.
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. They were the parents of four children: Beata Sofia Johanna (b. 1802), Gustaf Adolf (b. 1805), Alexandra (b. 1821) and Hedvig (b. 1821).
Sofia Hjärne was the central figure in one of Finland's earliest literary salons. According to certain sources, during the Finnish War, Sofia Hjärne was instrumental in averting a battle by achieving the peaceful handover of the stronghold of Sveaborg near Helsinki to Russians forces during the Siege of Sveaborg in early 1808.
She translated two plays and wrote poems for almanacs and newspapers anonymously.
In 1831, she published the Swedish language novel ''Tavastehus slott, en romans från Birger Jarls af Bjelbo tidehvarf'' (Helsinki 1837).
The romantic novel centered on the medieval Häme Castle (Finnish: ''Hämeen linna''; Swedish: ''Tavastehus slott''). Based on local legend, it featured the sister of Swedish statesman Birger Jarl and her unhappy love for a Finnish chieftain.
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Gustafva Sofia Hjärne
The History of Nordic Women's Literature {{DEFAULTSORT:Hjarne, Sofia 1780 births 1860 deaths 18th-century Finnish nobility 19th-century Finnish nobility Finnish women novelists 19th-century Finnish poets 19th-century Finnish women writers Finnish salon-holders Finnish women poets People of the Finnish War