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Countess Maria Aurora von Königsmarck (Swedish: Aurora Königsmarck) (28 August 1662 – 16 February 1728) was a Swedish and German noblewoman of Brandenburg extraction and mistress of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
- Königsmarck
- 16 February 1728, Quedlinburg
- 28 August 1662, Stade
- Mistress of Augustus the Strong
Mar 19, 2024 · Maria Aurora, countess von Königsmark (born May 8, 1662, Stade, Bremen [Germany]—died Feb. 16, 1728, Quedlinburg, Brandenburg) was a German noblewoman and mistress of Augustus II the Strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland. She was for many years a powerful figure at the Saxon court.
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Maria Aurora Gräfin von Königsmarck (* 28. April 1662 in Stade; † 16. Februar 1728 in Quedlinburg) war eine deutsche Adelige und Dichterin. Sie entstammte dem altmärkischen Adelsgeschlecht Königsmarck. Sie war Mätresse Augusts des Starken und danach Pröpstin des Stiftes Quedlinburg.
Dec 26, 2021 · Countess Maria Aurora von Königsmarck (sv: Aurora Königsmarck) (28 August 1662 – 16 February 1728) was a Swedish noblewoman of Brandenburg extraction and mistress of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
- Stade, Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- Andrzej Hennel
- April 28, 1662
Maria Aurora von Königsmarck. 1662 - 1728. Sweden. Maria Aurora von Königsmarck was the daughter of Conrad Christofer von Königsmarck and Maria Kristina Wrangel and lived in Sweden from 1680 to 1692, where she was a central figure in the pious circle connected to Queen Ulrika Eleonora the elder.
Feb 12, 2012 · Maria Aurora Königsmarck’s autobiography, Meditations et Memoires, dictated to her spiritual adviser von der Schulenburg, was found in 1912, in an attic of a rectory in the town.
Aurora von Königsmarck was a writer of fiction who was also active within other cultural spheres. She served as an administrator for the noble secular canonesses in Quedlinburg in western Saxony. Aurora von Königsmarck was born in 1662. She was brought up at Agathenburg castle, near Stade.
