Countess Ebba Aurora Ulrika Åkerhielm af Margaretelund (née Gyldenstolpe 1841–1913) was a Swedish court official. She served as ''

överhovmästarinna Court Mistress (; ; ; ; ) or Chief Court Mistress (; ; ; ; ; ) is or was the title of the senior lady-in-waiting in the courts of Austria, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Imperial Russia, and the German princely and royal courts. Chief c ...

'' (senior

lady-in-waiting A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a Royal court, court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking nobility, noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was o ...

) to the queen of Sweden,

Sophia of Nassau Sophia of Nassau (Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette; 9 July 1836 – 30 December 1913), also Sofia, was List of Swedish consorts, Queen of Sweden and List of Norwegian consorts, Norway as the wife of King Oscar II. She was Queen of Sweden ...

, from 1890 to 1907.Gustaf Elgenstierna, Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor. 1925-36. She was the daughter of Count Adolf Fredrik Nils Gyldenstolpe and Countess Ebba Eleonora Brahe. She married prime minister Baron

Gustaf Åkerhielm Baron Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhielm af Margaretelund (24 June 1833 – 2 April 1900) was a Swedish politician, a baron, a landowner, member of the Riksdag of the Estates from 1859 to 1866 and the '' Andra kammar'' (Lower house) of the Riks ...

in 1860. In the 1870s,

Fritz von Dardel Fritz Ludvig von Dardel (24 March 1817 – 27 May 1901) was a Swedish diarist, illustrator and early comics artist. He was a courtier, and is known for his diary and illustrations depicting the life of the Swedish court in the mid-19th century ...

described her as a jolly beauty and an eager participator in high society life, who was well received at court. She was chairman of the board of the charitable foundation 'Kronprinsessans vårdanstalt för sjuka barn' ('Crown Princess' Nursing Institution for Sick Children') between 1885 and 1897. In 1890, she was appointed to succeed Countess

Malvina De la Gardie Malvina De la Gardie (1824–1901) was a Swedish court official. She served as ''överhovmästarinna'' (senior lady-in-waiting) to the queen of Sweden, Sophia of Nassau, from 1880 to 1890. She was the daughter of the nobleman Gustaf Reinhold von ...

as senior lady-in-waiting to the queen. As the queen preferred to devote her time to charitable purposes and religious devotion, and also suffered from weak health, she was often given the task to represent the queen in high society. After the death of her spouse in 1900, she took over the management of the Margretelund Mine.

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