Hanna Styrell

Hanna Styrell

Hanna Styrell, (Stockholm 21 January 1842- 19 April 1904), was the royal mistress of King Charles XV of Sweden.

Styrell was born daughter of a baker in Stockholm and became an actress at the the age of seventeen, when she performed in the inauguration of the Odéon Theatre in 1859 under the name Hanna Stjernblad. She suddenly appeared as the hostess on the King's country estate Bellevue in the summer of 1860. As a royal mistress, she often lived on the estate Väntorp, a short distance from the royal Ulriksdal Palace. Väntorp was given to her in 1866, when she had became quite wealthy; she is listed with a fortune at that year. In 1865, she and Charles gave birth to a daughter, Ellen Maria, who was to grow up with her sister, Theresia. Theresia's husband was later made royal wallpaper master. Her relationship with Charles continued until Charles death in 1872. They went to Spa separately during his sickness the last year of his life. In 1876, she married the officer Adolf Tersmeden, who became a baron and a landlord upon his father's death. Hanna made many improvements to the estate, which was appreciated by the employees.

References

* Germund Michanek, "Carl XV och Hanna på Väntorp".


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