Johanna Hård

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Johanna Hård, née Jungberg (3 December 1789 – 12 March 1851), was a Swedish pirate.

She was the widow of Fredrik Hård and lived on Vrångö. In 1822, she was put on trial, along with her servant Anders Andersson, boatswain Johan Andersson Flatås from Gothenburg, and fisher Christen Andersson and his servant Carl Börjesson from Styrsö. They were accused of having attacked, plundered, and killed the crew of the Danish ship Frau Mette, which had been found plundered at Fotö. Authorities believed they had planned the whole affair in Hård's home.

Johan Andersson Flatås, Anders Andersson, and Christen Andersson were beheaded for piracy and murder in 1824, and Carl Börjesson (d. 1835) was sentenced to forced labor. The evidence against Hård was not considered sufficient for a verdict, and she was released. She later moved to Stockholm, where she called herself a sea captain's widow.

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