Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark
- First published
- 1929
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark" by Leonora Christina is an autobiography completed in 1674. Written after twenty-two years of imprisonment in Copenhagen's Blue Tower, this work chronicles the author's captivity with vivid detail and dark humor. Drawing on biblical references and shifting between languages, Christina transforms her suffering into Denmark's finest 17th-century prose work. Her intimate account blends authentic experience with dramatization, creating a defensive yet elegant narrative that captures prison life's grotesque and moving realities.
- Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina, grevinde, 1621-1698
- Princesses
- Women political prisoners
- Denmark
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #38128. Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark on Wikipedia.