Catherine Charlotte De la Gardie has been described as talented, brave, beautiful and clear sighted, without prejudices and with an open mind. She received but a shallow education meant to make her attractive on the marriage market, but she educated herself in various subjects and became a supporter of the age of enlightenment. She was a life friend of Olof von Dahlin and Carl von Linn*, who expressed _his_ admiration of her. <sep>, Pronoun: his