Ebba Sparre

Ebba Sparre Lars Dotter (* 1629, † March 19, 1662 ) was a Swedish maid of honor and known as the best friend of Queen Kristina.

Life and work

Ebba was the daughter of Marshall and State Mans Lars Eriksson Sparre and Marta Banér, also granddaughter of Chancellor Erik Larsson Sparre. Her nickname was la belle comtesse (French for: the beautiful Countess ), because she was a famous beauty at the royal court. They often played the role of Venus in amateur ballet, performed by the nobility at court. Your intimate relationship with Queen Kristina gave rise to speculation that they were lovers. However, these were never confirmed.

Kristina spent the most time with Ebba. They also led Ebba to the English Ambassador Withelocke, as their, bed - fellow ', and assured him that her intellect was as striking as her body. When Queen Christina left Sweden she wrote passionate love letters to Sparre, in which she said that she would always love Ebba. However, such emotional letters were relatively common at this time, and Kristina would also, as written in the same style, to a woman they had never met, but whose writings she admired.

Ebba Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna was engaged, the engagement broke but in order to get married at the initiative of Queen Count Jacob de la Gardie Casimir, the brother of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, the favorite of the Queen. The two married in 1652. However, the marriage was unhappy and remained Ebba Kristina's only female favorite. After Kristina left Sweden remained the two in contact.

In 1661 Ebba Kristina invited to visit them in Hamburg and they also wanted to see Ebba, while she made a visit to Sweden, but this was prevented by Ebba's family.

Weblink

• Biography in the Nordic Family Book ( Sr. )
• Genealogical Overview