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Agneta Horn
Agneta Horn (August 18, 1629 – March 18, 1672) was a Swedish writer born to noble parents and a military father. She traveled a great deal throughout Europe in her lifetime as a result of living in a military family and later marrying another soldier. She is most known for writing her autobiography, "Agneta Horns leverne" (also spelled "lefverne").
Life.
Agneta Horn was the daughter of Gustav Horn, Count of Björneborg and Kristina Oxenstierna, and the granddaughter of
still be seen in the church today. There is a plaque commemorating Horn and her husband, as well as a portrait of a mother with two children, believed to be a representation of Horn. She died at the age of 42.
Writing.
Horn's only known work is her autobiography, "Agneta Horn’s Leverne", written around 1650, five years after her husband's death and her return to Sweden. These memoirs were first discovered in 1885, and while largely dealing with personal issues such as