Juliane Cathrine Wilhelmine Wedel Jarlsberg (1818–1872) was a Norwegian court official. She served as the '' overhoffmesterinne'' for Queen Louise of Norway.

Life

She was the daughter of Norwegian baron Ferdinand Carl Maria Wedel-Jarlsberg (1781–1857) and Juliane Wilhelmine von Benzon (1783–1853). In 1851, she married the Norwegian nobleman Frederik (Fritz) Joachim Wedel Jarlsberg (1819–1880). She was the mother of

Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg ''Baron'' Frederik (Fritz) Hartvig Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (7 July 1855– 27 July 1942) was a Norwegian aristocrat, jurist and diplomat. Biography Fredrik Wedel Jarlsberg was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Baron Fred ...

. Her parents served at the Norwegian court, where her father was head of the court of king Oscar I and her mother as ''

statsfru A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom sh ...

'' (lady-in-waiting) to queen mother

Désirée Clary Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary ( sv, Eugenia Bernhardina Desideria; 8 November 1777 – 17 December 1860) was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 5 February 1818 to 8 March 1844 as the wife of King Charles XIV John. Charles John was a former Fr ...

. Prior to her marriage, Juliane Wedel Jarlsberg served as ''hoffrøken'' (maid of honour) to queen Josephine of Sweden and Norway under

Fanny Løvenskiold Francisca "Fanny" Veronika Johanne Josephine Løvenskiold (7 February 1807 – 19 March 1873) was a Norwegian court official. She served as the ''overhoffmesterinne'' for Queen Josephine of Norway. Life Born Francisca Veronika Johanne Josephin ...

. After her marriage, she was appointed '' overhoffmesterinne'' or principal lady-in-waiting to Queen Louise of Norway, who became queen in 1859. Her spouse was in parallel appointed be the ''hoffmarskalk'' (chamberlain) of the spouse of queen Louise, king Charles IV of Norway. During the Union of Sweden and Norway, the Royal family mainly stayed in Sweden, and the Norwegian court staff served during their visits in Norway: during their visits in Norway, the royal family left their Swedish entourage at the border and was welcomed by their Norwegian court staff, and turned over their duties to their Swedish equivalents, and she thus shared her duties with her Swedish equivalent

Wilhelmina Bonde Wilhelmina "Mina" Sofia Charlotta Bonde, née Lewenhaupt (10 July 1817 – 1899), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She served as överhovmästarinna to the Queen of Sweden, Louise of the Netherlands, from 1860 to 1869. She was also known as ' ...

in this fashion. The queen's Norwegian household was however much smaller than her Swedish household: in 1869, Juliane Wedel Jarlsberg's Swedish equivalent

had three married ladies-in-waiting (

) and three maids-of-honour (

hovfröken A maid of honour is a junior attendant of a queen in Royal Household, royal households. The position was and is junior to the lady-in-waiting. The equivalent title and office has historically been used in most European royal courts. Role Traditi ...

) under her, while Juliane Wedel Jarlsberg had only one ''statsfru'' (

Josephine Sparre ''Josephine'' Sophie Anette Charlotte Sparre af Söfdeborg (28 July 1829, Dyrendal, Norway – 17 August 1892), called ''Jossan'' or ''Schossan'', was a Swedish noble, lady-in-waiting and a royal mistress to King Charles XV of Sweden. Life Joseph ...

) and one maid-of-honour (Alexandra Morgenstierne).
Sveriges och Norges stats-kalendar
', 1869

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wedel Jarlsberg, Juliane 1818 births 1872 deaths Norwegian ladies-in-waiting Mistresses of the Robes (Norway) 19th-century Norwegian people