Disappearing Acts: Helga de la Brache

Womanica - A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and Wonder Media Network

Helga de la Brache (c.1817-1885) was the secret daughter of exiled King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. At least, that’s what she told people to earn their sympathies and money. But before there was Helga, there was Aurora Florentina Magnusson, a working class maid who transformed herself into a lost princess.

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