Dorothea Ostrelska
Dorothea Ostrelska, also known as Dosieczka, Doska and Dvärginnan Dorothea (Dorothea the Female Dwarf), floruit 1577, was a Polish Court dwarf in service of the queen of Sweden, Catherine Jagellon. She was a favorite and confidante of the queen, and placed in a position of some political influence. She upheld a correspondence with the sister of Catherine, Sophia, and has left some writings which provides a source of information of contemporary Sweden.
References
- Nadine Akkerman: The Politics of Female Households: Ladies-in-waiting across Early Modern Europe (2013)
- Handlingar rörande Sverges historia. Ur utrikes arkiver samlade och utgifna af And. Fryxell / Del 3
- Sture Arnell (1951). Karin Månsdotter. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. ISBN
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