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'''Helga de la Brache''' (1817-1885), was a Swedish con artist. She attained a royal pension by convincing the authorities that she was the secret daughter of King Gustav IV of Sweden and Queen Frederica of Baden.
'''Helga de la Brache''' (1817-1885), was a Swedish con artist. She attained a royal pension by convincing the authorities that she was the secret daughter of King Gustav IV of Sweden and Queen Frederica of Baden.


In 1870, however, an article in a newspaper by C. Norrby, one of her benefactors, appeared, resulting in an investigation.
== Biography ==
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 16 February 2014

Helga de la Brache
BornAurora Florentina Magnusson
September 6, 1817
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedJanuary 11, 1885 (age 67)
Stockholm, Sweden

Helga de la Brache (1817-1885), was a Swedish con artist. She attained a royal pension by convincing the authorities that she was the secret daughter of King Gustav IV of Sweden and Queen Frederica of Baden.

Biography

In 1870, however, an article in a newspaper by C. Norrby, one of her benefactors appeared, resulting in an investigation.

References

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