Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg

Norwegian countess

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1789

Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1849

Profession: Mistress of the Robes

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg

  • Karen (Christiane Andrea) Wedel-Jarlsberg, nĂ©e Anker (2 November 1789 in Christiania (now Oslo) – 19 June 1849 on Bogstad gĂĄrd), was a Norwegian countess and lady in waiting. Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg was the only surviving child and heir of Peder Anker and Anna Elisabeth Cold (1749–1803) and one of the richest heirs in Norway.
  • She married count Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg 19 May 1807 on Bogstad. In 1814, Norway and Sweden was united and shared the same royal house.
  • During the visits of the royal family in Norway, it was to have a separate Norwegian court.
  • Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg was given the task to be the head lady in waiting of the first Norwegian court since the Middle Ages.
  • From 1817 onward, she was named overhoffmesterinne to the Swedish-Norwegian queens Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, DĂ©sirĂ©e Clary and Josephine of Leuchtenberg: first with the title hovmastarinna (Court mistress) and from 1825 with the title overhoffmesterinne (Chief court mistress).

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