▁popular ▁dis content ▁with ▁that ▁relationship . ▁Hed v ig ▁C ath arina ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁by ▁arr anging ▁a ▁French ▁play ▁in ▁her ▁private ▁the ater ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁birth day ▁of ▁the ▁king , ▁to ▁which ▁she ▁invited ▁the ▁queen . ▁The ▁queen ▁exc used ▁herself ▁from ▁the ▁reception ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁car ic ature ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Hed v ig ▁Ta ube , ▁but ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁performed ▁and ▁contributed ▁successfully ▁to ▁the ▁propag anda ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁H ats ▁Party ▁and ▁its ▁stand ▁against ▁the ▁ad ul tery ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁R ik sd ag ▁election ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁C aps ▁Party ▁Government ▁of ▁Ar vid ▁Horn ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁H ats ▁Party ▁government ▁supported ▁by ▁France . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Daniel ▁Nik las ▁von ▁Hö p ken ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 , ▁De ▁la ▁Gard ie ▁became ▁the ▁inform al ▁leader ▁and ▁central ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁Carl ▁Gy ll en borg ▁fa ction ▁within ▁the ▁H ats ▁Party ▁government . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁sp ouse ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 , ▁Hed v ig ▁C ath arina ▁De ▁la ▁Gard ie ▁settled ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁her ▁daughter ▁Brit a ▁Soph ia , ▁where ▁she ▁converted ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism