Else Hansen known as Madam Hansen, later enobled as de Hansen (1720 - 4 September 1784), was the royal Danish mistress of king Frederick V of Denmark

Frederick V of Denmark

Frederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...

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Hansen was enobled de Hansen, but the line died with her son. After the death of Frederick in 1766, she lived on her estate Klarskov on Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

, where she lived also after she sold the estate in 1774 and until her death.

At Frederiksborgmuseet, there are three paintings of Hansen by Jens Thrane the younger from 1764.

Issue

• Frederikke Margarethe de Hansen (1747–1802)
• Frederikke Catherine de Hansen (1748–1822)
• Anna Marie de Hansen (1749–1812)
• Sophie Charlotte de Hansen (1750–1779)
• Ulrik Frederik de Hansen (1751–1752)

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