Elisabeth Augusta Lindenov

Elisabeth Augusta Lindenov
Elisabeth Augusta Lindenov
Countess of Schleswig-Holstein
Born	28 December 1623
Died	9 August 1677
Spouse(s)	Hans Lindenov
Issue	Sophie Amalie Lindenov
Father	Christian IV of Denmark
Mother	Kirsten Munk

Elisabeth Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein (28 December 1623 – 9 August 1677) was the daughter of king Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk. She shared the title Countess of Schleswig-Holstein with her mother and siblings.

Biography[edit]

As her siblings, she was raised by her grandmother Ellen Marsvin and the royal governess Karen Sehested, but spent 1628-29 at the Swedish court. She was married to Hans Lindenov (d. 1659) in 1639, and became the mother of Sophie Amalie Lindenov. She was described as a vulgar, constantly indebted gambler. She did not side with her sister Leonora Christina Ulfeldt during the conflict between Leonora and the king and was not close to her siblings. She was granted a royal pension in 1664, and was also granted many gifts by king Christian V, but continued to be haunted by debts during her life.