Ingela Gathenhielm

Ingela Olofsdotter Gathenhielm (née Hammar; 11 September 1692 – 29 April 1729) was a Swedish shipowner and privateer in service of King Charles XII of Sweden during the Great Northern War.

[1] In 1710, Lars Gathenhielm was granted royal permission to attack and plunder ships from all nations belonging to the enemy of Sweden during the Great Nordic War.

Lars made a fortune, inducted to the Gothenburg city guild in 1715 and ennobled, alongside his brother Christian, for his service to the crown.

What's confirmed is that when Lars died in 1718, Ingela inherited his royal privateering permit and continued to manage his fleet (and his alleged pirate empire).

Ingela died in 1729, and was buried alongside her first husband in the Gathenhielm family tomb in Onsala, Sweden, beneath the tower of the church.