# Gertrud Svensdotter

> Gertrud Svensdotter (1656–1675) was a Swedish shepherdess. She was the witness and accuser in the witch trial against Märet Jonsdotter in 1668, the trial that unleashed the great witch hysteria in Sweden called Stora oväsendet, involving a series of witch trials in many parts of the nation and lasting until 1676.

*Initiator of the Swedish witch hysteria*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Born:** 1656
- **Died:** 1675
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

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- [Свенсен, Гертруда](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4981466)

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