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Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685

By Leonora Christina Ulfeldt

(3.5 stars) β€’ 10 reviews

A royal woman suffers unjust imprisonment, yet she refuses to let go of her dignity as she reflects on love, loyalty, and the political machinations that led to her downfall.

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2011-11-24
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"Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark" by Leonora Christina Ulfeldt is a story from the 1600s about a Danish King's daughter, Leonora Christina, and her difficult life. The story mostly takes place while she is locked away for a very long time in Copenhagen's Blue Tower. She writes about her life, especially how hard it is in prison, and how she deals with it all. She talks about her family, her feelings, and all the crazy political problems that surrounded her husband. Because of his choices, she ends up in jail even though she doesn't deserve it. The story begins by explaining how she was born into royalty and her love for her husband. She grew up with lots of advantages but faced problems because of politics and lies that were told about her husband. She seems both strong and like someone who has gone through a lot. Even though life is tough when her husband falls from grace and she gets put in prison, she stays brave. The memoir sheds light on her deepest feelings, what she thinks about love and never giving up, and how she tries to keep her head held high even when things are really rough during her imprisonment.

About the Author

Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" til Slesvig og Holsten, was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and wife of the Steward of the Realm, the traitor Count Corfitz Ulfeldt. Renowned in Denmark since the 19th century for her posthumously published autobiography Jammers Minde, written secretly during two decades of solitary confinement in a royal dungeon, her intimate version of the major events she witnessed in Europe's history, interwoven with ruminations on her woes as a political prisoner, still commands popular interest and scholarly respect, and has virtually become the stuff of legend as retold and enlivened in Danish literature and art.

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