Hedda von Fersen
Hedda von Fersen | |
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Portrait by Lorens Pasch the Younger, c. 1790 | |
| Born | Hedvig Eleonora von Fersen 2 July 1753 Sweden |
| Died | 8 November 1792 (aged 39) Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Buried | Old English Cemetery, Livorno |
| Family | Klinkowström |
| Spouse(s) | Thure Leonard von Klinkowström |
| Issue | 4 children, including Hedvig Amalia Charlotta |
| Father | Axel von Fersen the Elder |
| Mother | Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie |
| Occupation | Lady-in-waiting |
Hedvig Eleonora "Hedda" von Fersen (2 July 1753 – 8 November 1792) was a Swedish noble and a lady in waiting to the Swedish queen, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. She was the daughter of Axel von Fersen the Elder and Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie, and the sister of Axel von Fersen, Sophie Piper and Fabian von Fersen. In 1773, she married marshal Baron, later Count, Thure Leonard von Klinkowström in his second marriage, and with him had four children, among them were the artist Hedvig Amalia Charlotta Klinckowström and Axel Leonhard von Klinckowström, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences and Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale.