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| ⚫ | '''Brita Persdotter Karth''' is a fictional person in [[Sweden|Swedish]] history. She was earlier believed to have been the [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] or perhaps even wife of the exiled [[prince |
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| ⚫ | '''Brita Persdotter Karth''' is a fictional person in [[Sweden|Swedish]] history. She was earlier believed to have been the [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]] or perhaps even wife of the exiled [[prince Gustav of Sweden]], son of king [[Eric XIV of Sweden|Eric XIV]], and her eldest son Lars was believed to have been the forefather of the [[nobility|noble]] Swedish families of Eldstierna and Stierneld. |
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==The story behind the legend== |
==The story behind the legend== |
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The history about Brita Karth and her alleged children with prince Gustav was the product of baron [[Adolf Ludvig Stierneld]] (1755-1835), courtier and a well-known collector of historical documents, whom historians have later found also to be a ruthless forger of such documents. Wishing to claim a royal ancestry for his own family Stierneld reported having found handwritten notes by Brita Karth herself regarding her relation and family with Gustav in an old pious book that was to have been given to her by Gustav's mother, [[Karin Månsdotter]]. |
The history about Brita Karth and her alleged children with prince Gustav was the product of baron [[Adolf Ludvig Stierneld]] (1755-1835), courtier and a well-known collector of historical documents, whom historians have later found also to be a ruthless forger of such documents. Wishing to claim a royal ancestry for his own family Stierneld reported having found handwritten notes by Brita Karth herself regarding her relation and family with Gustav in an old pious book that was to have been given to her by Gustav's mother, [[Karin Månsdotter]]. |
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Although Stierneld's claims were at the time accepted by the [[Swedish House of Nobility]] |
Although Stierneld's claims were at the time accepted by the [[Swedish House of Nobility]] they were also soon refuted by historians and genealogists, beginning with an essay by A.T.G. Oxenstierna in 1869 and later by noted archivist and genealogist [[Victor Örnberg]] (1839-1908) in ''Svenska ättartal''. Today Brita Karth and her children are regarded as completely fictional. |
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==Brita Karth according to the legend== |
==Brita Karth according to the legend== |
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Brita Karth was said to have been born about 1568 in [[Silesia]] as the daughter of a Swedish warrior named Peder Karth and to have died somewhere after 1594. She is said to have married prince Gustav in [[Kashin]] in [[Russia]] in 1594 after |
Brita Karth was said to have been born about 1568 in [[Silesia]] as the daughter of a Swedish warrior named Peder Karth and to have died somewhere after 1594. She is said to have married prince Gustav in [[Kashin (town)|Kashin]] in [[Russia]] in 1594 after already having delivered four children of his: Lars (or Laurentius) (1586-1660), Eric (1588-?), Carl Gustav (1590-?) and Catherine Sigrid (1592-?). |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* Gustaf Elgenstierna: ''Svenska adelns ättartavlor'', vol. II (Stockholm 1926; facsimile edition 1998) |
* [[Gustaf Elgenstierna]]: ''Svenska adelns ättartavlor'', vol. II (Stockholm 1926; facsimile edition 1998) |
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* Bengt Hildebrand: entry on the family of "Eldstierna" in ''[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]]'', vol. XIII (Stockholm 1950) |
* Bengt Hildebrand: entry on the family of "Eldstierna" in ''[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]]'', vol. XIII (Stockholm 1950) |
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* Ulf Sundberg: ''Kungliga släktband'' (Lund 2004). |
* [[Ulf Sundberg]]: ''Kungliga släktband'' (Lund 2004). |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://runeberg.org/sqvinnor/0243.html The fictional story of Brita Karth as related by Wilhelmina Stålberg & P. G. Berg in ''Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor'' (Stockholm 1864)] |
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 26 December 2023
Brita Persdotter Karth is a fictional person in Swedish history. She was earlier believed to have been the mistress or perhaps even wife of the exiled prince Gustav of Sweden, son of king Eric XIV, and her eldest son Lars was believed to have been the forefather of the noble Swedish families of Eldstierna and Stierneld.
The story behind the legend
[edit]The history about Brita Karth and her alleged children with prince Gustav was the product of baron Adolf Ludvig Stierneld (1755-1835), courtier and a well-known collector of historical documents, whom historians have later found also to be a ruthless forger of such documents. Wishing to claim a royal ancestry for his own family Stierneld reported having found handwritten notes by Brita Karth herself regarding her relation and family with Gustav in an old pious book that was to have been given to her by Gustav's mother, Karin Månsdotter.
Although Stierneld's claims were at the time accepted by the Swedish House of Nobility they were also soon refuted by historians and genealogists, beginning with an essay by A.T.G. Oxenstierna in 1869 and later by noted archivist and genealogist Victor Örnberg (1839-1908) in Svenska ättartal. Today Brita Karth and her children are regarded as completely fictional.
Brita Karth according to the legend
[edit]Brita Karth was said to have been born about 1568 in Silesia as the daughter of a Swedish warrior named Peder Karth and to have died somewhere after 1594. She is said to have married prince Gustav in Kashin in Russia in 1594 after already having delivered four children of his: Lars (or Laurentius) (1586-1660), Eric (1588-?), Carl Gustav (1590-?) and Catherine Sigrid (1592-?).
References
[edit]- Gustaf Elgenstierna: Svenska adelns ättartavlor, vol. II (Stockholm 1926; facsimile edition 1998)
- Bengt Hildebrand: entry on the family of "Eldstierna" in Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, vol. XIII (Stockholm 1950)
- Ulf Sundberg: Kungliga släktband (Lund 2004).