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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
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. However, when the descendant of von der Schulenburg who made the discovery returned to the attic to study the interesting 200-year-old manuscript more closely, he ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Maria Aurora, countess von Königsmark 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. The beautiful and gifted daughter of an impoverished German nobleman in Swedish service, Countess.
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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
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. In 1684, she aroused interest when she staged Racine’s play Iphigénie en Aulide at Court.
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.
Marie-Aurore was born on 20 September 1748. She was the illegitimate daughter of Maurice de Saxe, [a] Marshal of France, [1] and Marie-Geneviève Rinteau, an actress. [2] (. Marshal Maurice de Saxe was himself the product of a love affair between Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Maria Aurora von Königsmarck .)
