Theresa Natalia (1728-78) is wearing the blue ribbon of the Order of Gandersheim, the cross of St Catherine, another cross and a blue jewelled crucifix at her waist. She was one of the daughters of Albrecht, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In 1767, she became Abbess of Gandersheim, Germany, a community of unmarried daughters from noble families, who were not under religious vows.
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circa 1767 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1767-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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