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In 1674, she abandoned her husband because of his adultery and debauched lifestyle, and become a domestic servant to H. Schlangenfeldt in
Huvudsta in Stockholm, where she worked for four years. According to court documents, she was originally advised to dress as a man by her colleague, the soldier's
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She was present in all the military drills and performed all her duties as a soldier. In Easter 1679 she married the maid
Kerstin (or Kjerstin) Ersdotter in accordance with all customary traditional ceremonies of the church. After the wedding, however, Kerstin Ersdotter discovered the biological
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In 1678, her employer was visited by a man with the task to enlist soldiers to the king. In parallel, the brother of her employer, the master mariner Erik
Persson Arnelii, reportedly discovered her gender and persuaded her to enlist as a soldier by threatening to expose her if she did not. He
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Olsdotter was judged guilty of the charges under the law of the act of religion from 1655: for having, with full intent, "mutilated" her gender, "mocked God and the Order of God", and fooled authorities and her "fellow
Christians" by impersonating a man. She was sentenced to death by
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The Royal court confirmed the verdict on 12 November, and ordered the priests to clarify for her what sin she had committed in the eyes of religion. It was decided by the court, that she would go to her execution dressed as a man, but wear female headgear. She was decapitated on
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widow, Sara, for the purpose of seducing a vivacious widow, referred to by the names Maria or
Walborg. After this incident, she left her employ and successfully sought employment as a male servant in the household of the country administrator Jon Persson in
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From the late 16th century to the early 19th century, there were several known cases in
Swedish military history of women dressing and presenting as men, especially in the early 18th century. The most famous case was the one of
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parish in LĂ„nghundra HĂ€rad. She married the village tailor Anders
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sex of her groom when attempting to have intercourse, and reported
Lisbetha Olsdotter to the authorities for fraud. She was arrested on Norrmalm and put on trial on 5 July 1679.
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Arnelii, who had helped her, were also arrested. The case, however, was so unusual, that the verdict would be confirmed by the highest Royal court in the country first.
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266:17th-century Swedish LGBT people
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