Ulla Tessin
Ulrika "Ulla" Lovisa Tessin (born May 23, 1711 in Stockholm as Ulrika Lovisa Sparre ; † December 14, 1768 at Åkerö Castle , municipality of Flen ) was a Swedish lady-in-waiting , court master and countess .
Life
As the daughter of Reichsrat and Field Marshal Count Erik Sparre af Sundby and Stina Lillie, Ulla Tessin married the diplomat Carl Gustaf Tessin on August 27, 1727 and followed her husband on trips to Vienna (1735–36), Copenhagen and Paris (1739–41) as well 1744 to Berlin . She was considered artistically gifted and expanded her social contacts during her husband's diplomatic duties.
In the 1730s Ticino and her husband were active in the amateur theater in Stockholm and participated in performances. Ulla Tessin was a close friend and favorite of Crown Princess Luise Ulrike von Prussia . When she became Queen of Sweden in 1751, she appointed Ulla Tessin her chief stewardess. The correspondence between the two women is preserved in the Reich Archives.
literature
- Tryggve Byström: Svenska komedien 1737–1754 . 1981
- Ulla Tessin . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 28 : Syrten-vikarna – Tidsbestämning . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1919, Sp. 992 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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| SURNAME | Ticino, Ulla |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ticino, Ulrika Lovisa; Tessin, Ulla Lovisa (nickname); Sparre, Ulrika Lovisa (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish lady-in-waiting |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1711 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1768 |
| Place of death | Åkerö Castle , Flen (municipality) |