Brigitta Scherzenfeldt

Teacher, Deceased Person

1684 – 1736

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Who was Brigitta Scherzenfeldt?

Brigitta Christina Scherzenfeldt, as married Bernow, Lindström, Ziems, and Renat, was a Swedish memoirist and weaving teacher who was captured during the Great Northern War and lived as a slave in the kingdom of the Kalmyks in Central Asia. Her story is regarded as a unique source of information about life inside the historic Kalmyk Khanate.

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Born
1684
Bäckaskog
Also known as
  • Шерзенфельд, Бригитта Кристина
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Died
1736
Stockholm

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on July 23, 2013

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