Catharina Wallenstedt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Catharina Wallenstedt

Swedish writer and courtier

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1627

Place of Birth: Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1719

Profession: writer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Catharina Wallenstedt, née Wallia (1627 – 1719) was a Swedish letter writer and courtier.
She is known for her collection of letters.
Composed of a collection of about 350 letters written between 1673 and 1718, mostly to her spouse and daughter Greta, they have been the object of research.Catharina Wallenstedt was the daughter of Bishop Laurentius Olai Wallius and Catharina Tidemansdotter, and was alongside her siblings ennobled in 1650.
She was maid of honour to Queen Christina of Sweden in 1649–1655.
In 1655 she married Edvard Ehrenstéen (died 1686).
She was the mother-in-law to Nils Gyldenstolpe and Arvid Horn. She was portrayed in the "Teckningar ur svenska adelns familjelif i gamla tider" by Ellen Fries (1895).