Agneta Wrede (12 November 1674 – 23 July 1730) was a Swedish noble and landowner. She was a member of the Wrede family, and the Lillie family.
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Agneta Wrede was born on 12 November 1674, in Stockholm to Count Fabian Wrede and Brita Cruus. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Agneta Horn. She was the second child of the couple, and she had two brothers and a sister, all of her siblings would not live past 30.
In 1693, she married count Axel Johan Lillie, and had her daughter Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie with him in 1695.
After the early death of her husband in 1696, Wrede remained a widow for 34 years. Her brothers, Carl Casper and Lars Wrede, both died young without issue while serving in the military, leaving Agneta as the steward of both families vast wealth and properties.
Wrede was a highly capable administrator, overseeing many estates including Lövstad Castle and Häringe Castle.
Wrede died in 1730 at Lövstad Castle after drinking water from Medevi. She is buried in the Lillie vault in Kimstad Church.