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Elvira Madigan
Tightrope walker and trick rider
For the 1943 film, see Elvira Madigan (1943 film). For the 1967 Swedish film, see Elvira Madigan (1967 film).
Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen (December 4, 1867 – July 19, 1889), better known by her stage name Elvira Madigan, was a circus performer who performed as a slack rope dancer, artistic rider, juggler and dancer.
Motzart music from elvira madigan film
She is best known today for her romantic relationship with the Swedish nobleman and cavalry officer Sixten Sparre. Their joint death caused great sensation and the event was described in song by, among others, the author Johan Lindström Saxon in a song beginning "Sad things happen", which gained great popularity.[1]
Early life
Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen was born on December 4, 1867, in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein in the then Kingdom of Prussia.
It is often stated that Elvira Madigan was Danish, but uncertainty prevails over which should be considered