Maria Frederica von Stedingk

Maria Frederica von Stedingk (31 October 1799 - 15 June 1868), was a Swedish composer, noble and lady-in-waiting.

Stedingk was born in Saint Petersburg to the Swedish Field Marshal Count Kurt von Stedingk and Ulrika Fredrika Ekström. She was a lady-in-waiting to the queen of Sweden, Désirée Clary.

Among her compositions are the Nocturne för melodiinstrument (written down by Mathilda Berwald).

The composer Mathilda d'Orozco dedicated her composition Sex Sånger för Piano to her (1842).

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• This page is a translation of its Swedish equivalent.