Euphrosina heroine von Dieffenau

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Registration Euphrosina heroine of Dieffenaus the pedigree of David Mandelsloh (1614)

Euphrosina Heldin von Dieffenau , also Heldina (* around 1550 ; † October 6, 1636 at Stegeborg Castle ), was a German-Swedish lady in waiting .

Coat of arms of their hero of Tiefenau

Life

Euphrosina heroine of Dieffenau came from the Strasbourg family hero of depth (f) enau and was probably a daughter of the Palatine steward Samuel hero of Tiefenau, more likely, however, by his brother Gerson hero of Tiefenau (around 1529-1583), Council Mömpelgard and Castellan on Sponeck Castle .

After the early death of Anna Maria von der Pfalz , the first wife of the later King Karl IX. , 1589 Euphrosina was appointed foster mother and court master of Princess Katharina . From this a lifelong friendship developed between the two women. Katharina was the only one of six children from this marriage who survived childhood. From his second marriage to Christine von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , the king had four more children, including Katharina's half-brother, who later became King Gustav II of Sweden .

Euphrosina Heldin von Dieffenau married the Spanish colonel in the Swedish service Alphonso Cacho y de Canuto. In 1614 she was a widow. She returned to court service and remained in her service after Katharina's marriage to Johann Kasimir (Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg) . Presumably she was the godmother of Marie Euphrosine von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg .

She was described as very educated, knew Latin and taught Gustav Adolf reading and prayers. She died very old at the age of 87 at Stegeborg Castle and was buried in Skällvik Church (Skällviks kyrka).

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For him see Wilhelm Teichmann: Eine Schuld des Margrave Christoph von Rodemachern . In: Alsace-Lorraine Yearbook 9 (1930)
  2. ↑ Aldarich Arnold: The Wasserburg Tiefenau and their owners. In: The Ortenau. 23rd year. 1936, pp. 97-112
  3. ↑ See Rikskansleren Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brefvexling Volume 2, Stockholm: PA Norstedt & Söner, 1900, p. 642 letter no. 138
personal data
SURNAME Dieffenau, Euphrosina heroine of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dieffenau, Euphrosina Heldina by
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swedish court lady
DATE OF BIRTH 1550
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 1636
Place of death Stegeborg