Project Gutenberg 2011-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 75 Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina, grevinde 1621 1698 Ulfeld, Eleonora Christina, Countess Leonora Christina, grevinde til Slesvig og Holsten Bunnett, F. E. (Fanny Elizabeth) 1832 1875 Bunnett, Fanny Elizabeth 14011674 Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark" by Ulfeldt is an autobiographical account written in the late 17th century. The memoir chronicles the life of Leonora Christina, daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark, particularly highlighting her experiences during her lengthy imprisonment in the Blue Tower of Copenhagen. It provides insight into her personal struggles, familial connections, and the political turmoil surrounding her husband, Corfits Ulfeldt, whose actions led to her unjust incarceration. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for a poignant narrative by detailing Leonora Christina's life circumstances, beginning with her illustrious birth and her marriage to Ulfeldt. The author describes her privileged upbringing, her deep love for her husband, and the challenges they faced amid political strife and betrayal. This section introduces her as a complex character who embodies both nobility and suffering, underscoring her resilience in the face of her husband's downfall and her subsequent unjust detention. The memoir emphasizes her emotional turmoil, her reflections on love and loyalty, and her determination to retain her dignity despite the harsh adversities she endures throughout her imprisonment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina, grevinde, 1621-1698 -- Imprisonment Princesses -- Denmark -- Biography Women political prisoners -- Denmark -- Biography Denmark -- History -- Frederick III, 1648-1670 -- Sources Denmark -- History -- Christian V, 1670-1699 -- Sources DL Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Royalty 703094 702843 2024-10-16T07:02:34.738875 2023-09-16T12:59:11.843780 text/html text/html 709321 2011-11-24T17:59:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 320149 2011-11-24T18:03:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 435438 2024-10-16T07:02:48.424841 application/epub+zip 440661 2024-10-16T07:02:40.029851 application/epub+zip 318310 2024-10-16T07:02:37.930880 application/epub+zip 797933 2024-10-16T07:02:54.301793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789834 2024-10-16T07:02:46.809811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474959 2022-09-17T12:03:04.260975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607438 607232 2024-10-16T07:02:33.293878 2023-09-16T12:59:10.748784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 606920 2011-11-24T17:49:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223108 2011-11-24T17:49:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 606963 2011-11-24T17:49:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223001 2011-11-24T17:49:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23650 2024-10-16T07:02:54.448745 application/rdf+xml 25306 2024-10-16T07:02:38.637804 image/jpeg 4723 2024-10-16T07:02:38.233831 image/jpeg 420296 2024-10-16T07:02:34.802846 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia