Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie

Johanna Eleonora Stenbock (née De la Gardie) (1661 in Hamburg – 1708 in Stockholm), was a Swedish writer, poet, lady-in-waiting and noblewoman.

Johanna was a daughter of Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie and Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck.

In the winter of 1683–84, a group of female courtiers performed the Swedish premier of Iphigénie by Jean Racine at court.

[1] This is regarded as a significant event, as it was the first play performed by an all-female cast in Sweden and symbolized the introduction of French classicism to the country.

[2] She wrote the French poem Portrait d’Ismène for Ulrika Eleonora as well as the German-language psalm Weich, Falsche Welt.