Ingrid Persdotter
Ingrid Persdotter (died 28 March 1524) was a Swedish nun at the convent of Saint Birgitta in Vadstena.[1] She is famous for having written passionate love letters to a knight named Axel Nilsson in 1498.[2]
Ingrid was the daughter of the mayor of the city of Vadstena, Petri (Per) Jönsson.[3] She entered the Vadstena Abbey on 25 October 1495.[4] Apparently, she was placed in the convent because of her love for a member of the nobility, Axel Nilsson (Roos), who was not allowed to marry her because of her social position.[5] Her love letter to him from the convent in 1498 is regarded as one of the most notable stylistic examples from a Swedish pre-reformation nun. It is also one of the eldest letters preserved from a Swedish female.[6]
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References
- ^ Wernham, Richard Bruce (1990). The New Cambridge Modern History. CUP Archive. p. 191.
- ^ "Sweden". Encyclopædia Britannica. Philadelphia: Maxwell Sommerville. p. 792. hdl:2027/nyp.33433082033691.
- ^ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
- ^ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
- ^ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
- ^ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
- Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
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