Wilhelmina Bonde
Swedish countesses
Wilhelmina Sofia Charlotta "Mina" Bonde (née Lewenhaupt; 10 July 1817 – 1899), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She served as överhovmästarinna to the Queen of Sweden, Louise of the Netherlands, from 1860 to 1869. She was also known as countess Minchen.
Life
Wilhelmina Bonde was the daughter of the courtier count Klaes Lewenhaupt and Wilhemina Kristina Beck-Friis. She was introduced to court and served as hovfröken (maid of honor) to Queen Josephine in 1844–1846.
She married the ceremony master of the royal court, baron Carl Jedvard Bonde of the House of Bonde, in 1846, and settled into his residence in the capital during the winters and Ericsberg Castle during the summers. Bonde is described as a loyal royalist with an elegant and imposing manner, and had a leading role within the Swedish high society life. She exerted charity toward the tenants at her spouse's estate.
In 1857, she was appointed to the post of senior lady-in-waiting or hovmästarinna to the new princess Sophia of Nassau upon her arrival in Sweden.
Senior lady-in-waiting to the queen
In 1860, she was appointed överhovmästarinna (Mistress of the Robes) to Queen Louise in succession to countess Stefanie Hamilton, the highest rank for a female at the royal Swedish court.
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