Leonora Christina Ulfeldt: Biography, Facts and Career
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Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" til Slesvig og Holsten (8 July 1621 – 16 March 1698), was daughter to King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk and wife of the Steward of the Realm, the traitor Count Corfitz Ulfeldt. Renowned in Denmark since the 19th century for her posthumously published autobiography Jammers Minde, written secretly during two decades of solitary confinement in a royal dungeon, her intimate version of the major events she witnessed in Europe's history, interwoven with ruminations on her woes as a political prisoner, still commands popular interest and scholarly respect, and has virtually become the stuff of legend as retold and enlivened in Danish literature and art.
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- Full name: Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
- Born: 1621-07-08
- Nationality: Kingdom of Denmark
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q262989
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Who is Leonora Christina Ulfeldt?
Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" til Slesvig og Holsten (8 July 1621 – 16 March 1698), was daughter to King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk and wife of the Steward of the Realm, the traitor Count Corfitz Ulfeldt.
What nationality is Leonora Christina Ulfeldt?
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt is Kingdom of Denmark.
When was Leonora Christina Ulfeldt born?
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt was born on 1621-07-08.
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