author
grevinde Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
1621–1698
A royal daughter, political exile, and enduring literary voice, she turned years of captivity into one of Denmark’s most memorable memoirs. Her life reads like a court drama, but her writing is sharp, personal, and unexpectedly alive.
2 Audiobooks
Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685
by grevinde Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt's "Jammers-minde". En egenhændig skildring af hendes fangenskab i Blaataarn i aarene 1663-1685
by grevinde Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
About the author
Born in 1621, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk. She became one of the best-known women in Danish history, not only because of her place at court but because of the dramatic turns her life took.
She married the powerful nobleman Corfitz Ulfeldt while still very young, and after his fall from favor she followed him through years of political conflict, exile, and suspicion. In 1663 she was imprisoned in Copenhagen's Blue Tower, where she remained for more than two decades.
Her lasting fame rests on Jammers Minde, the memoir she wrote out of that experience. Published long after her death in 1698, it is remembered for its vivid detail, intelligence, and resilience, and it helped secure her place as a classic figure in Danish literature.