Agneta Wrede
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Lövstad Castle, Östergötland
Agneta Wrede | |
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 Portrait of Agneta Wrede by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1692). | |
| Born | 12 November 1674 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 23 July 1730 (aged 55) Lövstad Castle, Östergötland |
| Noble family | Wrede |
| Spouse | Axel Johan Lillie (m. 1693) |
| Issue | Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie |
| Father | Fabian Wrede |
| Mother | Brita Cruus af Gudhem |
| Occupation | Landowner, philanthropist |
Agneta Wrede (12 November 1674 – 23 July 1730) was a Swedish noble and landowner. She was a member of the Wrede family, and the Lillie family.
Agneta Wrede was born on 12 November 1674, in Stockholm to Count Fabian Wrede and Brita Cruus. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Agneta Horn. She was the second child of the couple, and she had two brothers and a sister, all of her siblings would not live past 30. [1][2]
In 1693, she married count Axel Johan Lillie, and had her daughter Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie with him in 1695. [2][1]
After the early death of her husband in 1696, Wrede remained a widow for 34 years. Her brothers, Carl Casper and Lars Wrede, both died young without issue while serving in the military, leaving Agneta as the steward of both families vast wealth and properties.[1]
She was a highly capable administrator, overseeing many estates including Lövstad Castle and Häringe Castle. [1]