1. Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen, better known by her stage name Elvira Madigan, was a circus performer who performed as a slack rope dancer, artistic rider, juggler and dancer.
15 Facts About Elvira Madigan
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Elvira Madigan is best known today for her romantic relationship with the Swedish nobleman and cavalry officer Sixten Sparre.
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Elvira Madigan's mother, Eleonora Cecilie Christine Marie Olsen, was a circus artist born in Finland and was of Norwegian ancestry.
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Elvira Madigan was later known as Laura Madigan but during Elvira's childhood she mostly used the stage name Miss Ulbinska.
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Elvira Madigan later toured with the stage name Oscar Madigan.
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Elvira Madigan used to juggle at the same time as she was on the line.
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Gisela left the family in the autumn of the same year, after which Elvira Madigan had to appear alone when the tour continued to Sweden.
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In January 1888, circus Elvira Madigan appeared in Kristianstad, where she was seen by the dragoon lieutenant Sixten Sparre.
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Sixten Sparre, who was married and had two children, fell madly in love with Elvira Madigan, who was considered an extraordinary beauty, with an excellent figure and almost meter-long blond hair.
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Elvira Madigan lied to her about his marital and financial status; he had squandered his entire fortune and was heavily in debt.
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Elvira Madigan's family was unaware of her correspondence with Sparre.
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Elvira Madigan's grandmother came to oversee the funeral, but she did not arrive in time.
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Elvira Madigan's is of white marble and Sparre's of dark grey granite.
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Elvira Madigan had wasted his fortune and systematically withdrew debts in a way that gave rise to questions about his mental health.
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Elvira Madigan had been interested in poetry and literature, and was a good amateur pianist.