Princess Mary Despina Karadja

Swedish poet and writer on mystical themes. Although a member of the Swedish royal family, she spent many years in Britain. Karadja was the daughter of an eminent envoy to the Ottoman Empire based in London. She lived in London and later in Sussex and wrote several books, chiefly in English. She founded the White Cross Union and was president of the Universal Gnostic Alliance, founded in January 1912 to propagate gnosis (knowledge) of "the Great Spiritual Laws which rule the Universe, and thus promote the spiritual evolution of the human race."

Sources:

Karadja, Mary. Esoteric Meaning of the Seven Sacraments. N.p., 1910.

——. Etincelles (French epigrams). N.p., 1890.

——. King Solomon: A Mystic Drama. N.p., 1912.

——. Towards the Light. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1909.