Historical FigureMale
Hedvig Taube
1714 – 1744
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHedvig Ulrika Taube, also Countess von Hessenstein, was a Swedish courtier and countess, a countess of the Holy Roman Empire, and royal mistress to king Frederick I of Sweden from 1731 to 1744. She and Sophie Hagman are the only two official royal mistresses in Swedish history.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 31, 1714
Stockholm
Date of death
February 11, 1744
Stockholm
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupations & fields
lady-in-waitingsalonnière
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