Margrethe Pape (1620–1684) was a Danish baroness. She was the mistress of King

Frederick III of Denmark Frederick III ( da, Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He also governed under the name Frederick II as diocesan administrator (colloquially referred to as prince-bi ...

and the mother of

Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig (20 July 1638 – 17 April 1704) was Governor-general of Norway (''Stattholdere i Norge'') from 1664–1699. He was the leading general in Norway during the Scanian War, whose Norwegian leg is conventio ...

. Margrethe Pape became the lover of Frederick prior to his marriage and succession to the throne. She married the official, '' amtsforvalter'' of Segeberg and ''

etatsråd was a Danish and Norwegian title, which was conferred by the king until 1909 and entailed a third-class rank in the order of precedence, and thus the right to enroll one's daughters in Gisselfeld Convent and Vemmetofte Convent. It was awarded to ...

'' Daniel Hausmann (d. 1670). In 1683,

Christian V of Denmark Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...

granted her the title Baroness of Løvendal.

References

* Merete Harding: Margrethe Pape i Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Hentet 6. oktober 2017 fra http://denstoredanske.dk/index.php?sideId=209625 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pape, Margrethe 1620 births 1684 deaths 17th-century Danish people Mistresses of Danish royalty