Stefanie Fredrika Hamilton (1819–1894) was a Swedish court official. She served as ''

överhovmästarinna Court Mistress ( da, hofmesterinde; nl, hofmeesteres; german: Hofmeisterin; no, hoffmesterinne; sv, hovmästarinna) or Chief Court Mistress ( da, Overhofmesterinde; ('grand mistress'); ; no, overhoffmesterinne; sv, överhovmästarinna; russia ...

,'' or senior lady-in-waiting, to

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, the crown princess and later queen of Sweden, from 1857 to 1860. She was the daughter of councillor August Giesecke and Fredrika Theodora Wohlgenau. She married count

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in 1851. She succeeded countess Juliana Lovisa Posse (in office 1853-57, who in turned succeeded

Elisabet Piper Elisabet Augusta Piper (1811–1879) was a Swedish court official. She served as ''överhovmästarinna'' (senior lady-in-waiting) to the queen of Sweden, Sophia of Nassau, from 1872 to 1879. She was the daughter of the British admiral and noblem ...

) as senior lady-in-waiting to Crown Princess Louise in 1857. Hamilton left office one the year following Louise's elevation to queen in 1859. Stefanie Hamilton was described as a personal friend and confidante of Louise. Their correspondence has been preserved and partially published.

References

Sveriges statskalender 1881
*Nils F. Holm
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Lovisa, urn:sbl:9717, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Nils F Holm), hämtad 2013-11-01.
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