Margrethe Marie Thomasine Numsen (née Ingenhaef(f); 8 March 1705 - 8 October 1776), was a politically active Danish courtier.
Position held
abbess
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark
Born
1705
Died
October 8, 1776
Overview
Margrethe Marie Thomasine Numsen (née Ingenhaef(f); 8 March 1705 -8 October 1776), was a politically active Danish courtier.
She was the daughter of general major noble Johan Peter Ingenhaeff. She served as lady-in-waiting to queen Anne Sophie Reventlow prior to her marriage. In 1725, she married general noble Michael Numsen. She was given the Ordre de l'Union Parfaite 1753.
After the death of her spouse in 1757, she became a central figure in court life, attributed political influence and often criticized. In 1772, she was appointed the head of the court of the crown prince, the future Frederick VI of Denmark. The crown prince who reportedly liked her very much and called her Mutter.
She belonged to a party at court in opposition to J. H. E Bernstorff alongside Schimmelmann and Prince Charles of Hesse, and supported the candidate of Schack Rathlou as his replacement.
