Erhardine Adolphine "Ravnsberg" Hansen née Rantzau (23 September 1815 – 10 June 1893) was a Danish actress who was active at the

Royal Danish Theatre The Royal Danish Theatre (RDT, Danish: ') is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first s ...

in the period 1833-1861. She was married to

royal chamber singer Kongelige kammersangere or The Royal Chamber Singer is a prestigious title given to Danish Opera singers by the monarch. Only about 50 people have received the award since it was started in 1700. The first non-native Danish person who was appointe ...

Jørgen Christian Hansen.

Early life

She was born on 23 September 1815 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, the daughter of Erhardt, Count Rantzau and Frederikke Antonette née Rummelhoff.

Career

She had her debut at the

on 5 December 1833 as Nina in ''De 7 militære Piger''. Later roles included The title role in ''Valerie'' (1835), Ida Münster in ''Hermann v. Unna'' (1835), Fru Nothington in ''Capriciosa'' (1839), Elisabeth Munk in ''

Elverhøj ''Elves' Hill'' () is a comedy by Johan Ludvig Heiberg (poet), Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with overture and incidental music by Friedrich Kuhlau (Op. 100), which is considered the first Danish national play. History ''Elves' Hill'' was commissioned ...

'' (1840), Esperance in ''Østergade og Vestergade'' (1842), Frøkenen in ''Den nye Barselstue'' (1845), Fru Krans in ''Æventyr paa Fodrejsen'' (1848) and Regan and Goneril in ''King Lear'' (1851 and 1858). She made her last appearance on 30 May 1861 as Arianke Grovsmeds in ''Den politiske Kandestøber''.

Personal life

She married royal chamber singer Jørgen Christian Hansen on 4 May 1836. They had six children of which two reached adulthood: * Carl Christian Jørgen Hansen (29 July 1838 - 8 April 1902) * Augusta Magdalene Hansen (25 February 1841 - 20 November 1894)

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