Anna Susanne von der Osten
Anna Susanne von der Osten was a Danish courtier and philanthropist.
She was the daughter of German-Danish General Lieutenant Christian Georg von der Osten and Anna Dorothea Gjedde.
From 1720-36, she was a maid-of-honour and from 1736-70 Chief Court Mistress to Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark. She was given the Ordenen de l'Union Parfaite in 1737. To be given this order was common for a lady-in-waiting, but unusual for her, because she was unmarried - the order was usually given to a former maid-of-honour after marriage.
She was the foster mother of Charlotte Baden, later known as Den von Ostenske Stiftelse, to support Lutheran spinsters from the nobility with no other support.
