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Märta Eketrä
''Märta'' Elisabeth Margareta Eketrä (4 November 1851, in Stockholm – 26 August 1894, in Ulriksdal Palace), was a Swedish lady-in-waiting, favorite and confidant of Sophia of Nassau, queen Sophia of Sweden. Märta Eketrä was the daughter of the noble-born colonel and courtier Johan Gabriel Eketrä and Stanislas Margareta Tersmeden. During her childhood, she was a playmate of Louise of Sweden. She never married. In 1872, she was appointed ''hovfröken'' (maid of honour) to the new Queen after the accession of King Oscar II to the throne. In 1889, she was promoted to the post and rank of ''kammarfröken'' (the highest rank of an unmarried female courtier). Eketrä was a favorite and confidante of queen Sophia. She is noted to have been one of the queen's three favorite ladies-in-waiting, the other two being Ida Wedel-Jarlsberg, Countess Ida von Wedel-Jarlsberg and Ebba von Rosen. In 1878, it was Märta Eketrä who introduced Sophia to the British preacher Lord Radstock, whose t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Radstock
Baron Radstock, of Castletown in the Queen's County, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Vice-Admiral the Honourable William Waldegrave. He was the second son of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (see Earl Waldegrave for earlier history of the family). He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a Vice-Admiral of the Red. On his death, the title passed to his son, the third Baron. He is best remembered for his work as a missionary in Russia. Two of his sons, the fourth and fifth Barons, both succeeded in the title. The barony became extinct on the latter's death in 1953. Despite its territorial designation and the fact that it was in the Peerage of Ireland, the title referred to Radstock in Somerset. Barons Radstock (1800) *William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753–1825) * Granville George Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock (1786–1857) * Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock (1833–1913) * Granville Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Maids Of Honour
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Deaths
Events January * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts. February * February 12 – French anarchist Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant Revolution, a massive revolt of followers of the Donghak movement. Both China and Japan send military forces, claiming to come to the ruling Joseon dynasty government's aid. ** French anarchist Martial Bourdin dies of an accidental detonation of his own bomb, next to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England. March * March 1 – The Local Government Act (coming into effe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1851 Births
Events January–March * January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion in China, one of the bloodiest revolts that would lead to 20 million deaths. * January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly. * January 23 – The flip of a coin, subsequently named the Portland Penny, determines whether a new city in the Oregon Territory will be named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. * January 28 – Northwestern University is founded in Illinois. * February 1 – '' Brandtaucher'', the oldest surviving submersible craft, sinks during acceptance trials in the German port of Kiel, but the designer, Wilhelm Bauer, and the two crew escape successfully. * February 6 – Black Thursday occurs in Australia as bushfires sweep across the state of Victoria, burning about a quarter of its area. * February 12 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Nobility
The Swedish nobility (, or , ) has historically been a legally or socially privileged Social class, class in Sweden, and part of the so-called ''frälse'' (a derivation from Old Swedish meaning ''free neck''). The archaic term for nobility, ''frälse'', also included the clergy, a classification defined by tax exemptions and representation in the Diet (assembly), diet (the Riksdag of the Estates, Riksdag). Today the nobility does not maintain its former legal privileges although family names, titles and coats of arms are still protected. The Swedish nobility consists of both "introduced" and "unintroduced" nobility, where the latter has not been formally "introduced" at the Swedish House of Nobility, House of Nobility (''Riddarhuset''). The House of Nobility still maintains a fee for male members over the age of 18 for upkeep on pertinent buildings in Stockholm. Belonging to the nobility in present-day Sweden may still carry some informal social privileges, and be of certain soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statsfru
Statsfru ("Lady of the State") is an office at the Royal Court of Sweden. The title has been used for two different offices during the course of history. Originally created in 1774, the office was given to several individuals, and simply the title of a married lady-in-waiting in rank between the överhovmästarinna and the kammarfröken. This function disappeared after 1965. From 1994 onward, the title Statsfru has been used by the senior lady-in-waiting of the queen. Historical function Originally, the Swedish Royal Household had no married ladies-in-waiting. The ladies-in-waiting, collectively referred to as ''Hovfruntimret'', consisted of unmarried noblewomen with the title ''Hovfröken'' (maid of honour) one of whom could be promoted to a ''Kammarfröken'' (Senior maid of honour). They were supervised by the ''Överhovmästarinna'', who was a widowed noblewoman, and the ''Kammarfröken'' was her deputy. In 1774, king Gustav III introduced a new office called statsfru, to mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophiahemmet
Sophiahemmet is a private hospital at Norra Djurgården in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ..., Sweden. It is associated with the Sophiahemmet University College. Its connection with the royal family goes back to 1884 when nursing education sponsored by Queen Sophia was still being conducted at the university. The private hospital was constructed in 1889 at its current location on Valhallavägen. On 1 January 2016, Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland was announced as the honorary president of the hospital, replacing Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, who had served as honorary president since 1972. Gallery File:Sophiahemmet Stockholm östhörn 20060509.jpg, The main entrance exterior File:Sofiahemmet interiör 2011a.jpg, The main entrance. File:Sofi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Von Rosen
Ebba is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Ebbe, which is a diminutive form of the Germanic name Eberhard or Everhard, meaning "strong." Alternately, it may be a form of an Old English name Æbbe, of unknown derivation, which was the name of several early saints. The name was the 10th most popular name given to girls born in Sweden in 2009. People * Ebba Amfeldt (1906–1974), Danish film actress * Ebba Andersson (born 1997), Swedish cross-country skier *Ebba Årsjö (born 2001), Swedish para alpine skier *Ebba d'Aubert (1819–1860), Swedish concert pianist *Ebba Bielke (1570–1618), Swedish baroness convicted of high treason * Ebba Boström (1844–1902), Swedish nurse and philanthropist *Ebba Brahe (1596–1674), Swedish countess and courtier *Ebba Busch (born 1987), Swedish politician, leader of the Christian Democrats *Ebba Carstensen (1885–1967), Danish-Swedish painter *Ebba Maria De la Gardie (1657–1697), Swedish poet and countess *Ebba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Wedel-Jarlsberg
Ida Charlotte Clementine von Wedel-Jarlsberg (12 September 1855 – 29 January 1929) was a Norwegian courtier, artist, temperance activist, pacifist and feminist. She was a lady-in-waiting (''hovfröken'') of Queen Sophia of Sweden. Biography She was the daughter of the Norwegian nobleman and landowner Count Peder Anker von Wedel-Jarlsberg (1809–1893) and his wife, Hedevig Annette Betzy Sigismunda Anker (1819–1879). She attended the painting school of Knud Bergslien (1873–74) in Kristiania. Afterwards she continued her studies at Karlsruhe with Hans Gude as an instructor. From 1875 to 1877 she stayed in Munich, where she had the painter Eilif Peterssen as her tutor. She was appointed as maid of honour to queen Sophia of Sweden-Norway in 1878. She is noted to have been a favorite of the queen among the ladies-in-waiting, along with Märta Eketrä and Ebba von Rosen. She lost her position as lady-in-waiting in 1885, because she refused to attend a dinner with prime minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
