Elise, Countess of Edla
Elise Friedericke Hensler | |
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| Countess of Edla | |
| Born | Elise Friedericke Hensler 22 May 1836 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| Died | 21 May 1929 (aged 92) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Spouse(s) | Ferdinand II of Portugal |
| Issue | Alice Hensler |
| Father | Johann Friederich Conrad Hensler |
| Mother | Louise Josephe Hechelbacher |
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Elise, Countess of Edla (born Elise Friederike Hensler; 22 May 1836 – 21 May 1929) was a Swiss-born soprano who spent most of her life in Portugal, where she became the morganatic second wife of the former King Ferdinand II of Portugal.