Augusta von Fersen

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Augusta von Fersen, as married Löwenhielm, (1754-1846), was a Swedish noblewoman and lady-in-waiting, a well known figure in the Gustavian court and a royal mistress to Prince Charles.

Augusta was the daughter of Carl von Fersen, granddaughter of Hans von Fersen, niece of Axel von Fersen the Elder and cousin of Axel von Fersen the Younger. She was married to Fredrik Löwenhielm, who spent a lot of his time abroad.

Augusta was lady-in-waiting of the royal court and a well known center in social life, known as one of "The Three Graces" together with the lady-in-waitings Ulla von Fersen-Höpken, her sister, and Lovisa Meyerfelt, née Wrede-Sparre, both known as the most celebrated beauties at court; the Graces was the Godesses of joy in Greek mythology. Ulla was at one point the object of Prince Fredrik Adolf's affection, and Augusta herself was in the 1770s involved in a relationship with Prince Charles; their relationship was publicly known and accepted, but she was not an official mistress. Their relationship was much talked about when Charles was married to Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp in 1774, and contributated to the distance between the Charles and his spouse. She was eventually replaced as a mistress by Charlotte Eckerman and Charlotte Slottsberg.