Louise Stolberg

Countess Frederikke Louise von Stolberg, previously known as Luise von Gramm (August 21, 1746–November 29, 1824) was a Danish saloniste, playwright and letter writer. She is attributed with a certain degree of political influence upon various power holders in the policy of Denmark and Germany; she participated in the 1784 coup in Denmark. Her preserved correspondence is regarded as a valuable historic source about the courtiers of the Danish royal court of her time. Life She was born to Count Christian Ditlev Reventlow (1710-1775) and his first wife, Baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer (1718-1754). Court life In 1761, she married the courtier nobleman Christian Frederik von Gram (1737-1768). The social position of her first spouse made her a participator in Danish Royal Court life. She was one of the few people Queen Caroline Matilda befriended prior to the banishment of her favorite Louise von Plessen. Reportedly, Gramm acted as a form of channel between the queen in her isolation with Louise von Plessen, and the other female courtiers: she informed the queen what the women of the court said about her, and then informed the women of the court what the queen said about them, which for a time gave her an influential position until her method was discovered. For a time, she and her spouse were regarded as important people because of her favor with the queen.