▁participated ▁in ▁political ▁life ▁through ▁their ▁amb ass adors ▁by ▁rec ruit ing ▁agents ▁to ▁forward ▁their ▁ag enda ▁and ▁supporting ▁party ▁fa ctions ▁with ▁subs id ies . ▁France ▁was ▁particularly ▁active ▁early ▁on ▁through ▁its ▁amb assador ▁in ▁Stockholm , ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁de ▁B ia ud os ▁de ▁C aste ja , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁female ▁agents ▁and ▁rec ru ited ▁several ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁among ▁them ▁Marg are ta ▁Gy ll enst ier na ▁( sp ouse ▁of ▁Ar vid ▁Horn ), ▁and ▁Charlot ta ▁von ▁L iew en . ▁ ▁Hed v ig ▁C ath arina ▁De ▁la ▁Gard ie ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁known ▁of ▁these ▁female ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁age ▁of ▁liberty . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁well - known ▁public ▁figure , ▁her ▁sal on ▁being ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁H ats ▁Party , ▁and ▁she ▁wore ▁rib b ons ▁sign alling ▁her ▁political ▁sympath ies . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 1 , ▁she , ▁along ▁with ▁Ele on ora ▁Lind h iel m ▁( sp ouse ▁of ▁the ▁Hat ▁party ▁member ▁Daniel ▁Nik las ▁von ▁Hö p ken ), ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Hed v ig ▁Ta ube ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁king ' s ▁mist ress : ▁their ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Ta ube ' s ▁mother ▁to ▁agree , ▁which ▁they ▁apparently ▁succeeded ▁in