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Anna Woynarowska

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Anna Woynarowska, was a Polish noble. She was one of the greatest and most powerful of the private creditors of Charles XII of Sweden during the Great Northern War, and her claim on the Swedish state dragged on for years after the end of the war. In Sweden, she became known simply as "The Polish Countess".

References

  • Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna: Den glömda drottningen. Karl XII:s syster. Ulrika Eleonora D.Y. och hennes tid. Affärstryckeriet, Norrtälje. (1976)
  • Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 32. Werth - Väderkvarn /
  • Siw Wesslén: Eskilstuna i Kungl. bibliotekets okatalogiserade samling