Life Christine Sophie von Gähler




1 life

1.1 court life
1.2 fall of struensee
1.3 later life





life

she born colonel noble henrik ahlefeldt (1711-1765) , frederikke marsilia krag (1724-1756). in 1762, married officer noble peter elias von gähler. spouse had no title other of general, , thereby known female form of title, generalinde ( literary: generaless ). 1767 onward, spouse made successful career court official, , point active participator in court life.


court life

christine sophie von gähler leading profile of royal court of king christian vii of denmark, attracted attention beauty, vivaciousness, sarcastic wit , humorous temper. baroness anna sofie bülow , countess amalie sofie holstein, became known 1 of 3 graces of danish royal court. leading figure of court , regarded both king queen: regarded socially indispensable @ card games played king , favorites enevold brandt , christian frederik holstein, queen caroline matilda of great britain, when enjoyed outings ladies-in-waiting during summers in countryside, during escorted admirers while husbands left @ home. became known lovers, weather there truth in these rumors or not, though referred spouse in public. contemporary chronicles claim had affair claude louis, comte de saint-germain because needed financial assistance both spouse , true lover, , letter writer luise gramm claim relation struensee once made queen jealous. person, comes across in correspondence free minded , tolerant person disliked gossip , plots had ability civil , see in people disliked.


she described female courtier perhaps favored queen , in company @ card games, masked balls , outings, friendship established @ least 1767 onward. in 1770, accompanied king , queen upon tour through duchies, during corresponded spouse. @ trip, accompanied queen in informal dinners , outings enjoyed struensee , closets friends. in 1771, given order of queen because of close friendship. present queen @ hirschholm palace during summer of 1771.


christine sophie von gähler decorated ordenen de l union parfaite (1765) , order of mathilde, mathildeordenen (1771).


fall of struensee

in connection fall of queen s lover struensee, christine sophie von gähler , spouse both arrested , imprisoned on night of 16–17 january 1772, after home searched. @ arrest, showed no fear calmly commented glad accompany spouse in prison. son commented, not worried father, had surely been careful, worried mother. reason arrest close relationship queen, contact had struensee, , favors had enjoyed because of it, made , spouse suspected involved in queen s crime, , suspected of having been given political documents safe keeping; spouse arrested because of political career under struensee. however, nothing incriminating found. during interrogation, claimed never have been involved in state affairs, , had advised spouse defer it, had needed salary career under struensee.


later life

she freed , released in may of year, officially cleared, though warned worthy of punishment foolish , unwise behavior . spouse were, however, deprived of offices , couple expelled , banned residing in of estates. therefore forced leave denmark, , settled in itzehoe in germany. 1 of admirers, general major j. f. classen, aided them economically granting them yearly income. became widow in 1783. in 1792, married count carl alexander von der goltz, died during wedding night.








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