Euphrosina Heldina von Dieffenau [SEP] date of death
Euphrosina Heldina von Dieffenau
Euphrosina Heldina von Dieffenau, or "Heldin" (died 1636), was a Swedish courtier.
Originally from Germany, she became courtier to Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg in 1590. After the death of Catherine's mother, Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern, she became the lady-in-waiting, nurse and in practice foster mother of Catherine. She were the confidant of Catherine and the two of them had a close relationship for the rest of their life, sometimes
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