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Margaret Leijonhufvud or Margareta Eriksdotter (1 January 1516 – 26 August 1551) was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor of, and the intermediary to, her spouse the King.
- Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud
- Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa
- Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden
- Gustav I of Sweden
Margaret Leijonhufvud was Queen of Sweden from 1536 until her death in 1551. Born Margareta Eriksdotter on 1 January 1516 at Ekeberg Castle, she was the daughter of Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa and Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud, who was executed in the Stockholm bloodbath when Margaret was only four years old. In 1536, she married King Gustav I and ...
Oct 1, 2020 · Margareta Leijonhufvud (1513–1541), Queen of Sweden from 1536 until 1551, was King Gustav Vasa's second wife. His marriage to his first wife, Katarina of Sachsen-Lauenburg (who died in 1535), resulted in 'only' one son, and it was deemed necessary for the king to re-marry and have more children in case the heir to the throne did not survive.
Jun 18, 2021 · by Susan Flantzer. © Unofficial Royalty 2021. Credit – Wikipedia. The second of the three wives of Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden, Swedish noblewoman Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud was born on January 1, 1516, at Ekeberg Castle in Närke, Sweden. She was the third of the six children of Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud (died 1520, link in ...
Queen of Sweden . Name variations: Lejonhufvud. Born on January 1, 1514; died on August 26, 1551; became second wife of Gustavus I Adolphus Vasa (1496–1560), king of Sweden (r. 1523–1560), in 1536; children: John III (1537–1592), king of Sweden (r. 1568–1592, who married Catherine Jagello , sister of Sigismund II, king of Poland ...
May 10, 2023 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. English: Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516-1551), in Swedish Margareta Eriksdotter, was a Swedish noblewoman who by marriage became queen of Sweden. Margaret Leijonhufvud. Queen consort of Sweden.
Jul 22, 2018 · Margaret Leijonhufvud was Queen of Sweden from 1536 until her death in 1551. Born Margareta Eriksdotter on 1 January 1516 at Ekeberg Castle, she was the daughter of Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa and Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud, who was executed in the Stockholm bloodbath when Margaret was only four years old. [read more]
