Madame d'Oettlinger
Madame d'Oettlinger or Baroness d'Oettlinger (
From 1803 to 1805, King
Upon the arrival of d'Oettlinger in Karlsruhe, the Swedish Countess
You will soon see the arrival in Karlsruhe of a certain Baroness d'Oettlinger, to high degree accommodating and witty. She will delight you all; she will estimate literature and the fine arts as the Countess Oxenstierna; she will talk to you of fashion and other things; she will by her beauty twist the heads of your men: but beware of her! She is believed to be a tool in the hands of the highest Police. She is dangerous.
Despite the warnings surrounding her arrival in Karlsruhe, d'Oettlinger managed to make herself popular in the city's high society. She was described as a witty beauty with great charm, was noted to have the funds to spend lavishly and hosted receptions for the aristocracy where she performed singing the favorite tune of the Duke of Enghien while playing the harp, all the time presenting herself as a loyal royalist. She met with the Swedish monarch and with the royal secretaries, Gustaf Lagerbjelke and Carl Aron Ehrengranat, both of whom fell in love with her, and managed to acquire the king's documents regarding his plans toward Napoleon.
Madame d'Oettlinger was observed in Paris by the Swedish nobleman De la Gardie in 1815.
References
- Wilhelmina Stålberg (in Swedish): Anteqningar om Svenska kvinnor (Notes on Swedish women)
- Bernt Von Schinkel (in Swedish) : Minnen Ur Sveriges Nyare Historia (Memoires from the earlier history of Sweden)