Statsfru ("Lady of the State") is an office at the Royal Court of Sweden. The title has been used for two different offices during the course of history...
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Corte; Russian: Hofdame or Statsdame; Spanish: Dueña de honor; Swedish: Statsfru). In the Middle Ages, Margaret of France is noted to have had seven ladies...
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the Queen, while the court of the Queen is headed by the Statsfru. There is now only one Statsfru, and the other ladies-in-waiting are simply referred to...
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was a Swedish memoirist, translator and court official. She served as statsfru (lady of the Bedchamber) to the queen of Sweden, Victoria of Baden, from...
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was chairman of Sveriges unglottor from 1974 to 1978, when she became a statsfru, a high ranking court official. She served as such until 1994, when she...
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överhovmästarinna whenever she was absent until the introduction of the office statsfru in 1774. As the maids of honour, a Maid of the Bedchamber retired from...
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where her father was head of the court of king Oscar I and her mother as statsfru (lady-in-waiting) to queen mother Désirée Clary. Prior to her marriage...
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courtier count Axel Mauritz Piper of Ängsö (d. 1866) in 1841. She served as statsfru (lady of the Bedchamber) to queen Louise in 1862-1871. She was chosen to...
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married her cousin count Carl Erik Piper (1806–1875) in 1836. She served as statsfru (lady of the Bedchamber) to queen Désirée in 1840-1850. She served as hovmästarinna...
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becoming the mistress of Prince Frederick Adolph. Hedda Piper served as statsfru (Lady of the Bedchamber) to the queen from 1774 to '80, and was appointed...
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