In which she has a question

[zeborah]

This is Dorothea of Brandenburg: twice queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; regent in her husbands' absence; commander of all the castles in the three kingdoms; holder of so many fiefs it caused political problems, including the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein after her husband couldn't repay her loans -- in short, the most powerful and presumably vocal woman of 15th century Scandinavia.



W. T. F?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe camouflage? Like "Who, me? Vocal?"
I'd imagine that whoever painted her, if he did so from life, did it with her permission.

[zeborah]

I'd certainly like to think permission was involved, and that sounds plausible. Still a great shame that it should be necessary to such an extent.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

It could have been an in-joke, of course, because everyone knew she was the last person they could shut up.