Ingegjerd Løvenskiold Stuart

Ingegjerd Ebba Dagmar Løvenskiold Stuart, née Andvord (born 27 September 1931) is a Swedish-Norwegian courtier, she holds the position of Mistress of the Robes to Queen Sonja.

Early life

She is a daughter of diplomat Rolf Otto Andvord and Ingrid Anna Kristina Sten.[1] Her parents divorced when she was five years old, following which she lived in Sweden with her Swedish mother and stepfather. She has one sister Anita who married Ulf Ander.

Marriage and issue

While visiting her father in Paris, she met business magnate Harald Løvenskiold, member of Løvenskiold noble family whom she married in 1951.[2] On her marriage, she became a daughter-in-law of Carl Otto Løvenskiold (1898–1969) and mother of Carl Otto Løvenskiold (born 1953).[3]

Later life

From 1952, Løvenskiold Stuart was involved with the modernisation of the buildings at Bærums Verk together with the Directorate for Cultural Heritage. The industry at Bærums Verk was eventually closed down, and the locality was transformed into a shopping mall Handelsstedet Bærums Verk which opened in 1985. The same year she was recruited by Sonja of Norway as mistress of the robes (Norwegian: overhoffmesterinne) in the royal court [2] after Else Werring.

She has been active in the local branches of the Conservative Party, Norges Forsvarsforening and the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association. After her husband died in 1994, she married Robert Stuart in 1995. Stuart was the US ambassador to Norway from 1985 to 1989. The couple resided in Lake Forest, Illinois.[2]

In 1989 she was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav.[4] In 2009 a statue of her was erected at Bærums Verk.[2]

Honours

Country Appointment Ribbon
Norway Commander of the Order of St. Olav [5]
Royal Family Order of Harald V, 2nd Class [6]
Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Luxembourg Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau [7]

References

  1. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Løvenskiold, Harald". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 363–364. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Øverbye, Morten (20 June 2009). "Den utvalgte". Budstikka (in Norwegian). pp. 22–24.
  3. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Løvenskiold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Kommandør av St. Olavs Orden". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 July 1989.
  5. ^ "Hun har rang på linje med en general. Dette er de 10 kvinnene som har vært dronningens vikar". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  6. ^ "from 1987, Princess Ragnhild in the large diamond tiara. The other diamond tiara is worn by Ingegjerd Lovenskiold | Royal tiaras, Crown princess, Windsor fc". Pinterest. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  7. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Oslo May 2, 1990. King Olav has Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte, visiting. Here from the castle where a better meal will be consumed during a gala dinner. Here is the Master of Ingegjerd Løvenskiold on his way into the dining room at the castle. Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn / NTB / NTB Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2025-06-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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