Exile
In 1318, her husband was deposed and Nyköpingshus castle was taken. Martha fled to her brother in Denmark, where she spent most of the rest of her life. Her husband soon joined her, and she became a widow in 1321, after having lived through of her brother's death in 1319 and her son's murder in 1320. She negotiated for marriages of her daughters and spent the years of 1326-1329 in Germany. The last years of her life were spent as a nun in the convent of Saint Peter in Naestved. She was buried in the St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted.
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Famous quotes containing the word exile:
“No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice.”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)
“Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one’s family and affairs.”
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“The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass. Armenian refugees, Jewish refugees, refugees from Franco Spain. But a political leader or artistic figure is an exile. Thomas Mann yesterday, Theodorakis today. Exile is the noble and dignified term, while a refugee is more hapless.... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)