Countess Amalia "Emilie" Wilhelmina Lewenhaupt (née von Königsmarck) (20 August 1663 – 30 January 1740) was a Swedish noblewoman of German descent who became known as a dilettante painter, actor, and poet.
Allegory with self-portrait and profile portrait of Ulrika Eleonora the Elder attributed to Amalia von Königsmarck
Amalia Königsmarck belonged to the royal court-dilettantes who were among the students of David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. Her known paintings include a self-portrait from 1688, a portrait of her sister Aurora, a portrait of the noblewoman Katarina Ebba Horn from 1698, and a portrait of Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. She was encouraged to participate in the amateur theatre of the royal court by the queen, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark. In the winter of 1683–84, a group of female courtiers performed the Swedish premier of Iphigénie by Jean Racine at court. In the play, Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie acted the part of Iphigénie, Amalia Königsmarck the part of Achilles, Aurora Königsmarck the part of Clitemnestre, Augusta Wrangel the part of Agamemnon, and Ebba Maria De la Gardie the part of Eriphile.[1] This is regarded as a significant event, as it was the first play performed by an all-female cast in Sweden and symbolized the introduction of French classicism to the country.[2] Amalia Königsmarck also wrote poetry. Her poetry was published by Hanselli in the 19th century.[3]
She married count Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt (1662–1703) in the presence of the royal family on 5 January 1689 and became the mother of ten children, only three of whom survived into adulthood:
Emilia Aurora Lewenhaupt (1690 – before 1699), died in childhood
Ulrika Augusta Lewenhaupt (1691 – 1719), twin of Charles Emil. She married Staël von Holstein.
Fredrik Königsmarck Lewenhaupt (1696 – 1770), an army officer
August Kasimir Lewenhaupt (1697 – unknown), died in childhood
Amalia Aurora Lewenhaupt (1700 – 1700), died in infancy
Herminus Gustaf Lewenhaupt (1701 – 1702), died in infancy
Three other children who were stillborn or died shortly after birth
In addition, Amalia Lewenhaupt suffered three miscarriages: in 1693, 1694 and 1702. After her marriage, she was constantly pregnant and on the move, which is why art was no longer a priority in her life.
In 1695, Amalia Lewenhaupt convinced her spouse to enlist in the service of Augustus II the Strong, who was at that time the lover of her sister Aurora. Because of this, her spouse was sentenced to confiscation of property and death in his absence by Charles XII of Sweden in 1703, during the Great Northern War.[4] The same year, however, her spouse died in exile in Hamburg in Germany. She returned to Sweden in 1722. Upon her return to Sweden, she brought with her the fortuneteller Höffern.
In 1740, Amalia Lewenhaupt died in Övedskloster, aged 76. She was thus spared the sorrow of seeing her firstborn son, Charles Emil Lewenhaupt, condemned to death and executed for treason in 1743.
amalia, königsmarck, countess, amalia, emilie, wilhelmina, lewenhaupt, née, königsmarck, august, 1663, january, 1740, swedish, noblewoman, german, descent, became, known, dilettante, painter, actor, poet, amalia, wilhelmina, lewenhauptbornamalia, wilhelmina, k. Countess Amalia Emilie Wilhelmina Lewenhaupt nee von Konigsmarck 20 August 1663 30 January 1740 was a Swedish noblewoman of German descent who became known as a dilettante painter actor and poet Amalia Wilhelmina LewenhauptBornAmalia Wilhelmina von Konigsmarck 1663 08 20 August 20 1663StadeDiedJanuary 30 1740 1740 01 30 aged 76 OvedsklosterNationalitySwedishKnown forpainting poetry actingSpouseCarl Gustaf Lewenhaupt m 1689 wbr Children10 including Charles Emil LewenhauptParentsKurt Christoph von Konigsmarck father Maria Christina von Wrangel mother Contents 1 Life 2 References 3 Sources 4 Further readingLife editAmalia Wilhelmina von Konigsmarck was born in Stade a daughter of Count Kurt Christoph von Konigsmarck 1634 1673 and Countess Maria Christina von Wrangel Lindeberg 1638 1691 She was the sister of Philip Christoph von Konigsmarck Aurora von Konigsmarck and Karl Johann von Konigsmarck and a paternal niece of Otto Wilhelm von Konigsmarck nbsp Allegory with self portrait and profile portrait of Ulrika Eleonora the Elder attributed to Amalia von Konigsmarck Amalia Konigsmarck belonged to the royal court dilettantes who were among the students of David Klocker Ehrenstrahl Her known paintings include a self portrait from 1688 a portrait of her sister Aurora a portrait of the noblewoman Katarina Ebba Horn from 1698 and a portrait of Sophia Dorothea of Hanover She was encouraged to participate in the amateur theatre of the royal court by the queen Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark In the winter of 1683 84 a group of female courtiers performed the Swedish premier of Iphigenie by Jean Racine at court In the play Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie acted the part of Iphigenie Amalia Konigsmarck the part of Achilles Aurora Konigsmarck the part of Clitemnestre Augusta Wrangel the part of Agamemnon and Ebba Maria De la Gardie the part of Eriphile 1 This is regarded as a significant event as it was the first play performed by an all female cast in Sweden and symbolized the introduction of French classicism to the country 2 Amalia Konigsmarck also wrote poetry Her poetry was published by Hanselli in the 19th century 3 She married count Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt 1662 1703 in the presence of the royal family on 5 January 1689 and became the mother of ten children only three of whom survived into adulthood Emilia Aurora Lewenhaupt 1690 before 1699 died in childhood Charles Emil Lewenhaupt 1691 1743 twin of Ulrika Augusta Ulrika Augusta Lewenhaupt 1691 1719 twin of Charles Emil She married Stael von Holstein Fredrik Konigsmarck Lewenhaupt 1696 1770 an army officer August Kasimir Lewenhaupt 1697 unknown died in childhood Amalia Aurora Lewenhaupt 1700 1700 died in infancy Herminus Gustaf Lewenhaupt 1701 1702 died in infancy Three other children who were stillborn or died shortly after birth In addition Amalia Lewenhaupt suffered three miscarriages in 1693 1694 and 1702 After her marriage she was constantly pregnant and on the move which is why art was no longer a priority in her life In 1695 Amalia Lewenhaupt convinced her spouse to enlist in the service of Augustus II the Strong who was at that time the lover of her sister Aurora Because of this her spouse was sentenced to confiscation of property and death in his absence by Charles XII of Sweden in 1703 during the Great Northern War 4 The same year however her spouse died in exile in Hamburg in Germany She returned to Sweden in 1722 Upon her return to Sweden she brought with her the fortuneteller Hoffern In 1740 Amalia Lewenhaupt died in Ovedskloster aged 76 She was thus spared the sorrow of seeing her firstborn son Charles Emil Lewenhaupt condemned to death and executed for treason in 1743 References edit Samlaren 21 a argangen 1900 Runeberg Lars Lofgren 2003 Svensk teater Swedish theater Stockholm Natur amp Kultur Sid 46 ISBN 91 27 09672 6 Konigsmarck slakter urn sbl 11939 Svenskt biografiskt lexikon hamtad 2015 01 21 Minnespenningar ofver enskilda svenska man och qvinnorSources edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amalia von Konigsmarck Svenskt konstnarslexikon Swedish Art dictionary Allhems Forlag Malmo Lars Lofgren Svensk teater Swedish theatre Natur amp Kultur Stockholm 2003 sid 46 ISBN 91 27 09672 6 Konigsmarck slakter urn sbl 11939 Svenskt biografiskt lexikon hamtad 2015 01 21 Minnespenningar ofver enskilda svenska man och qvinnorFurther reading editAmalia von Konigsmarck at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amalia von Konigsmarck amp oldid 1210047244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
