Ulrica Arfvidsson (1734-1801), was a Swedish fortune-teller during the days of Gustav III of Sweden, commonly known as "Mamsell Arfvidsson" (Mademoiselle Arfvidsson). Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Categories: Stub ... Gustav III (13 January (O.S.) or (24 January (N.S.) 1746 – March 29, 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. ...

Ulrica Arfvidsson was born the daughter of a caretaker of the royal palace; after the death of her father, her mother remarried a chef of the royal household, and Ulrica grew up comfortably in an environment where she heard many rumours and gossip of the higher circles in society, and became well informed about things many people outside of the court would like to know about.

Not much is known of her earlier life; it seems she had run away from home, as she was searched for in an add in the paper, but in 1780, she had became known as a fortune-teller, and her clientele quickly reached out not only to the aristocracy but in all directions of the society; she is mentioned in many memoirs an diary-notes of the 1780s and 1790s, and she was described as using the methods of reading in Coffe and cards. 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

She resided in a comfortable flat hidden away in an alley where mainly poor people lived, so her customers could come to her discretely, and she was said to have two maids as assistant, one of them of African origin, which was seen as exotic.

Mamsell Arfvidsson enjoyed great popularity within the aristocracy and it was said that she was never wrong, and that her predictions became more and more accurate every year; in 1786, she received an anonymous visit from the king, who pretended to be someone else, and warned him about the man in a mask with a sword; in 1792, the king was assassinated at a masquerade by a man with a sword. 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Her unofficial power was even greater; she had a very wide net of informers giving her information from all over society, from the royal household to private homes; she was said to be an informer to the police, and she was asked about for political advice by several officials and members of the royal family, especially by duke Charles, the future king Charles XIII of Sweden . Charles XIII (Swe: Karl XIII) (October 7, 1748 - February 5, 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway (where he was known as Carl II) from 1814 until his death. ...

In 1792, she became less asked about, some say people was scared away because of her prediction of the murder of the king, and she died of poverty.

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• http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:P_9bpVJExXEJ:www.svenskakyrkan.se/johannes/documents/GustafIII.pdf+ulrica+arfvidsson+1734&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=se&lr=lang_sv (Biography in Swedish)