Charlotta Aurora De Geer later Gyldenstolpe and Wetterstedt (1779–1834), was a Swedish salonist, lady-in-waiting and noble.
Born to the noble and royal court chamberlain Johan Jakob De Geer. Lady-in-waiting and then (1818) head of the court of Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp and also lady in waiting to Frederica of Baden. She was in 1796 married to her relative, Major General and governor Count Nils Gyldenstolpe. She divorced in 1810 and married the statesman count Gustaf af Wetterstedt. During the reign of King Charles XIII of Sweden, she was one of the central figures of the capital's society, described as a charming beauty, and hosted salon which functioned as a political forum. She was herself politically influential, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte was a frequent guest at her salons. She was the parent of Jaquette Löwenhielm.
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