Thursday, January 20, 2022

Anecdote on one of Kristina's visits to Kopparberget in Falun

Source:

Anekdoter och karaktersdrag af svenska regenternes lefnad ifrån Gustaf I t.o.m. Carl XIV Johan, page 143, Carl Adolph Levison, 1844


The anecdote:

Då drottningen en gång var vid Stora Kopparberget, yttrade dåvarande landshöfdingen Johan Berndes den önskan, det råströken ej måtte bekomma hennes majestät illa; men Christina svarade: "Gud låte sådan rök aldrig tryta."

English translation (my own):

When the Queen was one time at Stora Kopparberget, the then governor Johan Berndes expressed the wish that the rusty smoke would not offend Her Majesty; but Kristina replied, "May God never let such smoke run out."


Above: Kristina.

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