Marie Magdalena Rustad
Marie Magdalena "Lillemor" Rustad (21 December 1859-1943), was a Norwegian court official.[1] She served as the overhoffmesterinne for Queen Maud of Norway.
Marie Magdalena Rustad was the daughter of Halvor Schou and Anna Cecilie Crowe. She married Fritz Rustad in 1880.
After Norway became an independent Kingdom in 1905, she was appointed Overhoffmesterinne or principal lady-in-waiting to the queen, while her spouse was appointed the equivalent position to the newly elected king. During the Union of Sweden-Norway the royal family mainly lived in Sweden, and the Norwegian royal court staff only served when the royal family visited Norway. Her predecessor Elise Løvenskiold had served queen Sophie of Norway and Sweden when the queen visited Norway. There were thus tradition to build upon, however the duties of the new court staff were to be more extensive and the court become a more permanent institution. The office of principal lady-in-waiting came to be that of a deputy to the queen.
Both she and her spouse participated in the coronation in Trondheim on 22 June 1906, were she and the three ladies-in-waiting Krag, Huitfeldt and Fougner followed just after admiral Sparre, general Ole Hansen, and the king and queen, and she and her spouse, being principal lady-in-waiting and head of the royal court, personally escorted the queen to the altar when she was crowned by the bishop Wexelsen.[2] She participated in many representational events, such as during the visit of Theodore Roosevelt to Oslo in 1910.
She and her spouse both retired in 1925.
References
- «Rustad Marie Magdalene». Hvem er Hvem? / 1912 / Runeber.org. Besøkt 22. mai 2019.
- Erindringer fra nittiårene og tiden omkring århundredeskittef.
| Court offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Elise Løvenskiold |
Overhoffmesterinne to the Queen of Norway 1906-1925 |
Succeeded by Emma Stang |