Agnes Hammarskjöld
Swedish woman (1866–1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agnes Hammarskjöld (née Almqvist; 1866–1940) was a Swedish woman who was the wife of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, a Swedish nobleman and prime minister from 1914 to 1917.
Agnes Hammarskjöld | |
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.jpg) Hammarskjöld c. 1907-1908 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| Assumed role 1914–1917 | |
| Prime Minister | Hjalmar Hammarskjöld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Agnes Maria Carolina Almquist 1866 |
| Died | 1940 (aged 73–74) |
| Spouse | Hjalmar Hammarskjöld |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Uppsala |
Biography
Agnes Almqvist was born in 1866.[1] She hailed from an established family, and her father was Fridolf Almqvist who served as the director general of the National Prisons Board.[2] Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, an author, was her father's half-brother.[1] Agnes had four brothers.[3]
She married Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, and they lived in Vasa Castle.[4] They had four sons: Bo, Åke, Sten and Dag.[5]
She was a religious person and intensively dealt with theology.[6] She was one of the confidants of Lars Olof Jonathan Soderblom, the Lutheran bishop of Uppsala.[6] She died in 1940 and was buried in the family grave in Uppsala.[2][7]
In October 2011 a book about her entitled Agnes dag: en bild av Agnes Maria Carolina Almquist, gift Hammarskjöld was published by Lisa Segerhed.[3]
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