▁E lias ▁von ▁G äh ler . ▁Her ▁sp ouse ▁had ▁no ▁title ▁other ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁General , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁thereby ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁female ▁form ▁of ▁this ▁title , ▁General inde ▁(' liter ary : ▁General ess '). ▁From ▁ 1 7 6 7 ▁on ward , ▁her ▁sp ouse ▁made ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁as ▁court ▁official , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁from ▁that ▁point ▁an ▁active ▁particip ator ▁in ▁court ▁life . ▁ ▁Court ▁life ▁Christ ine ▁Soph ie ▁von ▁G äh ler ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁of ▁King ▁Christian ▁VII ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁where ▁she ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁with ▁her ▁beauty , ▁her ▁v iva cious ness , ▁sar cast ic ▁wit ▁and ▁hum orous ▁temper . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁baron ess ▁Anna ▁Sof ie ▁Bü low ▁and ▁count ess ▁Am al ie ▁Sof ie ▁Hol stein , ▁she ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Gra ces ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁royal ▁court . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁well ▁regarded ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁King ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Queen : ▁she ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁soci ally ▁ind isp ens able ▁at ▁the ▁card ▁games ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁his ▁favor ites ▁E ne v old ▁Brand t ▁and ▁Christian ▁Freder ik ▁Hol stein , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁queen ▁Caroline ▁Mat ilda ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁when ▁she ▁enjoyed ▁out ings ▁with ▁her ▁ladies - in - wait ing ▁during ▁her ▁sum mers ▁in ▁the ▁coun