Biography Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie




1 biography

1.1 life
1.2 first exile
1.3 return sweden
1.4 second exile





biography
early life

hedvig ulrika de la gardie daughter of count carl julius de la gardie , countess magdalena christina stenbock. mother mistress of robes princess sophie albertine of sweden, , herself maid of honor queen, sophia magdalena of denmark. married on 7 august 1785 @ drottningholm palace king s favorite gustaf mauritz armfelt. marriage arranged king , armfelt said have married because of rank , status of surname: treated respect never loved , had parallel relationship magdalena rudenschöld. hedvig ulrika, on other hand, intensely in love him , remained loyal him. described silent, serious , reliable.


first exile

in 1792, followed armfelt naples. entrusted of papers , buried them in garden, servant buried them sold documents , replaced them blank paper, contributed exposure of armfelt conspiracy. order of arrest warranted on husband, , because of it, herself detained several times, in rome , venice, during travel italy relatives in riga in livonia in 1794. allowed keep pension lady in waiting , given travel sum duke charles. husband sentenced death in absentia treason, , banned sweden , using name. property of spouse in sweden confiscated, customary given children. armfelt sentenced death, hedvig ulrika legal guardian of children rather him, , therefore given control of swedish property. not manage because of exile, named axel von fersen younger agent of affairs in sweden. remained convinced of husband s innocence, @ least officially.


the couple resided under protection of catherine great in kaluga. hedvig ulrika acted agent of husband on several occasions. visited paul of russia ask better conditions in 1796, failed. when gustav iv adolf of sweden declard of legal majority in 1797, visited swedish monarch , achieved permission return sweden, use husband’s name allow armfelt live anywhere except sweden , russia , stop active persecution toward him. managed permission czar allow armfelt leave russia, , in 1798, traveled him berlin.


during visit in sweden, consulted fortune teller ulrica arfvidsson future of exiled spouse, upon told, days of sorrow over, , spouse.


return sweden

in 1799, hedvig returned sweden appointed head of court of royal children. accepted appointment on condition armfelt allowed return sweden. granted wish, realized in 1800, after had threatened resign if agreement not honored. armfelt duly informed exile had been lifted of consideration of wife , mother. hedvig admired loyalty toward armfelt, while not considered worthy of it. left position @ court in 1803 customary title of excellency, , succeeded royal governess charlotte stierneld.


second exile

in march 1811, armfelt exiled crown prince , de facto regent charles john on suspicion of plots against crown prince. hedvig ulrika de la gardie negotiated crown prince through queen armfelt, out success. in april 1811, armfelt exiled sweden , emigrated russia. because had expressed rage verdict, crown prince included in exile , deprived of pension courtier, disputed queen. joined spouse in 1812. before departure, crown prince surprised @ visit lars von engeström , told regretted exile of armfelt , had been mistaken in him , felt nothing respect him. hedvig ulrika de la gardie given portraits of russian empresses, given , served lady-in-waiting empress in 1820-1822. spent last years in sweden.


hedvig ulrika de la gardie given (lesser) order of saint catherine in 1814.








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