Ingrid Persdotter

Ingrid Persdotter (d. 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 Persdotter was the daughter of the mayor of the city of Vadstena, Petri (Per) Jönsson.[3] She entered the Vadstena Abbey 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

  1. ↑ Wernham, Richard Bruce. The New Cambridge Modern History. CUP Archive. p. 191.
  2. ↑ "Sweden". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Philadelphia: Maxwell Sommerville. p. 792.
  3. ↑ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
  4. ↑ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
  5. ↑ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
  6. ↑ Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg: Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Project Runeberg
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